England open their World Cup Group L marketing campaign in opposition to Croatia in Arlington tonight.
It has not been a completely easy build-up for Thomas Tuchel’s males with a few of their equipment being stolen en path to Kansas Metropolis whereas defender Tino Livramento has been pressured to drag out of the event attributable to damage.
Croatia have an ageing squad however it’s nonetheless sprinkled with high quality. The skilled Luka Modric continues to patrol the midfield whereas Josko Gvardiol and younger expertise Luka Vuskovic make up two thirds of the defence.
Modric performed a key function as Croatia beat England within the 2018 semi-finals and the Three Lions shall be keen to realize revenge.
The place to observe England v Croatia: TV and on-line streams
England versus Croatia kicks off tomorrow evening at 9pm UK time. You possibly can watch it on ITV1 and stream by way of ITVX.
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Stats for England v Croatia
- That is Croatia’s seventh World Cup look. Of their earlier six participations, they have been both eradicated within the group stage (thrice) or reached the semi-finals (thrice), together with a run to the ultimate in 2018.
- Croatia and France are the one groups to have reached the semi-finals in every of the final two World Cup editions.
- Croatia have gained all 4 of their World Cup penalty shootouts; the joint-best file within the competitors’s historical past together with Germany.
- Luka Modrić has accomplished extra line-breaking passes throughout the final three World Cup tournaments than some other participant – the Croatian captain has damaged the opposition’s traces 199 instances in 17 matches.
- England shall be making their seventeenth World Cup look – it additionally marks their eighth consecutive participation, the longest uninterrupted run of their historical past.
- Since profitable their solely World Cup in 1966, England have progressed previous the quarter-finals on solely two events: 1990 (4th place) and 2018 (4th place).
- England stored 9 clear sheets of their 10 matches in 2025, together with a shutout in every of their eight UEFA World Cup qualifiers, making them the one staff to not concede within the UEFA qualifiers; England’s 2.1 xG in opposition to was additionally the very best anticipated targets in opposition to whole of all European groups.
- England have each gained and stored a clear sheet in every of their final 10 aggressive matches, changing into the second European nation to take action after Spain between October 2014 and June 2016.
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