Croatia advances, beats Scotland 3-1


(AP) — Croatia advanced to the round of 16 at the European Championship by beating Scotland 3-1.

Nikola Vlašić, Luka Modrić and Ivan Perišić all scored for the 2018 World Cup finalists.

Scotland briefly equalized at 1-1 when midfielder Callum McGregor scored with a long-range shot in the 42nd minute.

Scotland finished last in Group D with one point from its three matches.

Raheem Sterling scored again at the European Championship and England beat the Czech Republic 1-0 to win Group D.

Jack Grealish drove down the left and chipped the ball towards the back post in the 12th minute for Sterling to head in.

Sterling also hit the post 10 minutes earlier.

The Manchester City midfielder scored England’s only other goal at the tournament in the opening win over Croatia.

Both England and the Czech Republic had already advanced to the round of 16 before the match.