England will look to book their place in the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals when they host Croatia at Wembley.
Thomas Tuchel’s side won 7-0 in the reverse fixture and sit second in League A Group 3 with nine points out of 12, so they need one more point from their final two games to progress.
Croatia lost 2-1 at home to Spain in their last outing, leaving them in third place in the group and six points behind England.
England v Croatia kick-off time
England v Spain kicks off at 7.45pm GMT on Thursday, November 12 at Wembley.
England v Croatia how to watch
The game will be shown live in the UK on ITV1, with coverage starting from 7pm.
BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT will provide full match commentary.
England team news
Manchester City defender Marc Guehi went off at half-time against Nottingham Forest after picking up a hip injury and has now withdrawn from the England squad, with Dan Burn taking his place.
Ezri Konsa has been ruled out of the Croatia game due to a knee injury, although he will return to full training before England’s fixture against Spain.
Bournemouth’s James Hill has now been added to the senior squad for the first time, joining fellow uncapped players Jobe Bellingham, Josh King and Jason Steele.
Myles Lewis-Skelly picked up a yellow card in both of the games against the Czech Republic in the last international break and now has to serve a one-match ban.
Jude Bellingham is now walking a disciplinary tightrope, as he is just one yellow card away from his own suspension in the Nations League.
Jordan Pickford and James Trafford both got two games each in the last international break, and it remains to be seen who starts between the sticks here.
With Bukayo Saka injured and Noni Madueke not selected, Rio Ngumoha could make his full England debut on the right wing.
Harry Kane will lead the line at Wembley and earn his 126th cap, surpassing the previous appearance record held by Peter Shilton.
Croatia team news
Since naming his squad for the games against England and the Czech Republic, Slaven Bilic has had to deal with a series of withdrawals.
Josip Sutalo, Martin Pongracic, Kristijan Jakic, Andrej Kramaric and Franjo Ivanovic have all declared themselves unavailable.
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Ivan Perisic scored the opening goal in Croatia’s 2-1 defeat to Spain last month, but was also sent off for two bookable offences and now serves a one-match ban.
Como midfielder Martin Baturina is expected to replace Perisic on the left wing, with Nikola Vlasic on the opposite flank and Ante Budimir leading the line.
Luka Modric remains captain of his country at the age of 41 and is set to win his 207th cap.
England v Croatia odds
Following the win at the World Cup and the win in Rijeka, England are 5/19 favourites to make it three wins out of three against Croatia in 2026.
Croatia are 11/1 to secure all three points at Wembley, while The Draw is 6/1.
To win Nations League A Group 3, Spain are strong favourites at 2/9, and England are quoted at 9/2.
In the outright Nations League betting, Spain head the market at 2/1 ahead of 3/1 France, 4/1 England and 11/2 Portugal.
England v Croatia prediction
This is the third meeting between these two nations in the last five months, and England have won the previous two by an aggregate score of 11-2.
England brutally exposed Croatia’s defensive weaknesses in both games and should rack up the goals here. Over 3.5 England goals is available at 12/5.
The Three Lions have also kept clean sheets in each of their last three Nations League games, so we’re backing them to win to nil once again at 23/20.
With a strong defence and a fearsome attack, Tuchel’s side should be able to beat Croatia by a three-goal margin, so back England -2.5 on the handicaps at 5/3.
For the correct scoreline, a 3-0 England win is available at 15/2, while a 4-0 win for the hosts can be backed at 3/4.
They were 4-0 up at half-time in the reverse fixture last month, so England-England in the Half-Time Full-Time market is worth a bet at 6/4.
Kane scored twice against Croatia at the World Cup and netted a brace against them in the Nations League match in Rijeka. He’s 27/10 to score two or more goals on his record-breaking night.
The Ballon d’Or winner also opened the scoring in both of those games, and he is 5/2 to be the first goalscorer.
Jude Bellingham registered two goals and three assists across the previous two games against Croatia. The midfielder is 8/13 to score or assist at Wembley.
