FC Dallas’ Petar Musa made his World Cup debut with Croatia against England at Dallas Stadium on Wednesday. The game kicked off at 3 p.m. England is one of the highest-ranked teams in the tournament. England beat Croatia 4-2 on Wednesday. Martin Baturina and Musa answered each of Harry Kane ’s first-half goals in a rematch of the 2018 semifinal game won by Croatia. Musa’s goal came on the final play before the whistle ending the first half. Musa tracked a header from Ivan Perisic and put a one-timer past Jordan Pickford, who was also beaten in the 36th minute by Baturina. That shot into the left corner ticked off Pickford’s hand. Musa has already scored 12 goals so far for FC Dallas this season, making him one of the top scorers in the MLS. NBC 5 spoke with Musa about preparing for the world’s biggest soccer tournament. “The work I was putting in every day, it was my motivation to work even harder.” Musa said, “It was funny when I said, I would like that one of our games will be in Dallas, and this happened, you know, the first game against England, against a big, big team. But yeah, we are not scared of anyone.” Croatia’s squad also features legend Luka Modric, who helped lead them to back-to-back World Cup semifinals, including in 2018 against England. Croatia, which is based in Virginia for training, also plays Panama on June 23 at 6 p.m. CT in Toronto and then Ghana on June 27 at 4 p.m. CT in Philadelphia. In total, three active FC Dallas players will represent Croatia, Haiti, and Sweden in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking a first for the club. World Cup 2026 World Cup 5 hours ago Reunion Tower puts on FIFA-themed light show for World Cup matches 2026 World Cup 12 hours ago World Cup features Texas doubleheader with games at Dallas and Houston stadiums 2026 World Cup 5 hours ago Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal stunned by DR Congo 1-1 in World Cup opener ...read more read less