| This game will take place at the HNK Rijeka Stadium Rujevica in Rijeka. Croatia will look to establish momentum in Group C on home turf. The Vatreni rely on their technical midfield setup featuring veteran Luka Modric alongside Mateo Kovacic and emerging talent Martin Baturina to control the tempo at Stadion Rujevica. England enter in this match aiming for maximum points on the road. The Three Lions boast a stacked attacking arsenal led by skipper Harry Kane, with Jude Bellingham, Marcus Rashford, and Bukayo Saka providing rapid transitions in attack. In the head to gead games England defeated Croatia 4–2 at AT&T Stadium in this year World Cup. Harry Kane scored twice alongside goals from Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford, while Martin Baturina and Petar Musa netted for Croatia. In 2021 both teams once again face this time in Euro 2020 group stage and England manage a 1-0 win at Wembley stadium. While Croatia famously eliminated England in the 2018 World Cup Semi-Finals, England have held the advantage in recent competitive meetings, winning the last two official encounters. |
