Watch Croatia vs England live streams as two familiar foes meet in a match being played behind closed doors at Stadion HNK Rijeka. The Three Lions will look to take advantage of the lack of home support by securing a second straight Nations League 2026/27 win and keep in touch with Group A3 leaders Spain.
Fourteen years on from the end of his first spell in charge, Slaven Bilic returned to the Croatia dugout this summer and saw his team make the perfect start as they defeated Czechia 2-1. The evergreen Luka Modric and Marco Pasalic grabbed the goals in that game, but the ageing side were then undone by Spanish brilliance in a 4-1 midweek hammering. They’ll expect an equally tough time against an England team that triumphed 4-2 in the teams' World Cup meeting, but don't expect the Balkans to be anywhere near as open.
England had a tough start to their Nations League campaign but showed plenty of promise – especially in attack – in the 3-2 defeat by Spain. The World Cup bronze medallists were patient in overcoming Czechia's stubborn 10-man resistance to win 2-0 in Prague, thanks to in-form duo Harry Kane and Anthony Gordon, who have scored in both games. Jordan Pickford will return in goal, but Thomas Tuchel may well decide to hand Trent Alexander-Arnold and Lewis Hall another opportunity to impress at full-back.
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Croatia vs England team news
Croatia starting XI: Livakovic, Stanisic, Vuckovic, Gvardiol, Perisic, Modric, Kovacic, Ivanovic, Sucic, Baturina, Musa.
Pandur, Kotarski, Smolcic, Sutalo, Kramaric, Vlasic, Mario Pasalic, Jakic, Marco Pasalic, Matanovic, Sucic, Misic
England starting XI: Pickford, Quansah, Konsa, Guehi, Hall, Anderson, Scott Bellingham, Saka, Gordon, Kane.
Steele, Trafford, Alexander-Arnold, Garner, Branthwaite, Calvert-Lewin, Chalobah, Eze, Gibbs-White, Rogers, Ngumoha, Lewis-Skelly
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What is the Croatia vs England start time?
The scheduled Croatia vs England kick-off time on Saturday, October 3 is 5pm BST, which is 9am PT / 12pm ET.
That's 2am AEST on Sunday, October 4 in Australia.
What is the Croatia vs England head-to-head?
These two teams have met on numerous occasions in big tournaments over the past decade, contributing to 12 meetings since Croatian independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991.
The Three Lions hold the advantage having won on seven occasions, while Croatia have triumphed three times. There have also been two draws.
England won the most recent fixture, running out 4-2 winners at the World Cup 2026.
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