Croatia vs England Nations League: kickoff, teams, where to watch
Croatia host England in a UEFA Nations League League A3 clash at Stadion Rujevica in Rijeka on Saturday, with kickoff at 5pm BST.
The match will be played behind closed doors. UEFA punished Croatia over crowd disturbances against France in 2025, so the game goes ahead in an empty stadium, just like the 0-0 draw between the sides in 2018.
Croatia are without defender Martin Erlic through a hamstring injury, but Luka Modric is expected to return to the starting lineup alongside Mateo Kovacic. Manager Slaven Bilic is back in charge of the national team.
England manager Thomas Tuchel has a clean bill of health but is missing several stars, including Declan Rice, Cole Palmer and Marcus Rashford. Jordan Pickford is set to reclaim the goalkeeper spot, while Harry Kane leads the attack with Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka.
England beat 10-man Czech Republic 2-0 on Tuesday to sit second in the group. In India, the match streams on SonyLIV and airs on the Sony Sports Network.
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