# ‘An eternal shame’: Bilic and Croatia aim to use 7-0 humbling as fuel against England > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/926163 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 1 outlet covering · First listed: Guardian, Nov 11, 2026, 6:30 AM · Read it: The home humiliation last month has left a scar on Croatian football but their manager wants them to use it to positive effect in the Wembley rematchAs Croatia prepare to face England at Wembley on Thursday in the Nations League, wounds from a humiliating defeat by the same opponents last month are fresh and there is a lingering feeling of unease.No one will say it – certainly not Slaven Bilic, who always believes in achieving goals that may seem unreachable to most others – but the impression is that Croatia would be satisfied to accept another defeat, provided it was gentle enough by score… ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 6:30 AM: [‘An eternal shame’: Bilic and Croatia aim to use 7-0 humbling as fuel against England]() — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom) The home humiliation last month has left a scar on Croatian football but their manager wants them to use it to positive effect in the Wembley rematchAs Croatia prepare to face England at Wembley on Thursday in the Nations League, wounds from a humiliating defeat by the same opponents last month are fresh and there is a lingering feeling of unease.No one will say it – certainly not Slaven Bilic, who always believes in achieving goals that may seem unreachable to most others – but the impression is that Croatia would be satisfied to accept another defeat, provided it was gentle enough by score…