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Familiar foes Croatia and England meet in the Nations League, with this game being played behind closed doors because of crowd trouble involving Croatia fans during a Nations League match against France in March 2025.
After a petition from the FA, only 100 England fans will be allowed in overall to watch.
Both teams head into this match with matching records of beating the Czech Republic and losing to Spain, meaning this game is a decider for second place in the group overall.
England head in as favourites, but the Coratians have surprised England before, like in the 2018 World Cup semi-final, and Slavan Bilic’s men will believe they can cause more English heartbreak here.
Croatia vs England key information
• Date: Saturday, October 3rd
• Kick-off time: 17:00 BST
• Venue: Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka
• Referee: Sven Jablonski
• VAR: Christian Dingert
• TV channels: ITV (UK)
• Odds: CRO (3/1) - DRAW (14/5) - ENG (17/20)
Croatia team news
Croatia are without defenders Josip Juranovic and Martin Erlic, who pulled out of the squad last week due to injur. Martin Erlic missed the Spain match with a hamstring strain and has since withdrawn as well.
Veteran midfielder Luka Modric did not play against Spain but could be set to feature against England. Premier League duo Luka Vuskovic and Josko Gvardiol could both play against England too.
Croatia predicted lineup vs England, (4-3-3)
Coach: Slavan Bilic
Livakovic ; Smolcic, Vuskovic, Gvardiol, Perisic; Modric, Kovacic, Sucic; Baturina, Beljo, Pasalic
England team news
After missing the previous game, Ezri Konsa may return to the lineup at centre back. Trevor Chalobah filled in against the Czech’s and could retain his spot after a decent showing. Nico O'Reilly has withdrawn from the England squad due to injury, so Newcastle’s Lewis Hall, who missed the Spain game, is expected to retain his spot.
One confirmed change will be Jordan Pickford, who will replace James Trafford, as Thomas Tuchel confirmed that both keepers would play two games each.
England predicted lineup vs Croatia, (4-2-3-1)
Coach: Thomas Tuchel
Pickford; Alexander-Arnold, Konsa, Guehi, Hall; Anderson, Garner; Saka, Bellingham, Gordon; Kane
Where to watch
England’s trip to Croatia will be shown on ITV in the United Kingdom. The match will also be streamed on ITVX.
Head-to-Head
Croatia and England have played each other five times since 2018. England lost the first match in that series in the World Cup semi-final, but since then have not lost to the Croats (3W, 1D).
In their history, though, Croatia and England have an even record when playing in Croatia, with one win, draw and loss each.
Odds for Croatia vs England
England are the favourites to win, coming in at 17/20 at bet365, compared to Croatia at 3/1. A draw is at 14/5.
Odds correct at time of writing, subject to change.
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