Posted June 4Jun 4 England's first game of the 2026 World Cup is against Croatia.The game is live on ITV on 17th June at 9pm (BST). Please use this thread for speculation, pre and post match chat on the England game.
June 4Jun 4 Author Last Three Meetings:13/06/2021- England 1-0 Croatia (Euros)18/11/2018- England 2-1 Croatia (Nations League)12/10/2018- Croatia 0-0 England (Nations League)Meetings at Major Tournaments:13/06/2021- England 1-0 Croatia (Euros)11/07/2018- Croatia 2-1 England [ET] (World Cup)21/06/2004- Croatia 2-4 England (Euros)
June 5Jun 5 Yeh they punch above their weight every era and fair play to them.Love big World Cup games - lovely and warm weather, long evenings, everything at stake, always drama - but role on the knockouts!!
June 5Jun 5 I'm gonna say we lose because I totally see England disappointing us straight out of the gate
June 15Jun 15 I do NOT have a good feeling about this game in the slightest.I have no idea what our starting 11 will actually be because he hasn't used the most recent friendlies to showcase what he thinks would be a strong core for us but having them together. Also, I get that managers still want to win and they are building their own profile by getting those results but honestly, how motivated can a German manager truly be for driving England to a World Cup win?
June 15Jun 15 Oh and that referee can be shocking. He loves to blow a whistle for... nothing really. Like the game won't be slow paced enough being split into quarters
June 15Jun 15 What I'll say now is be prepared that there is 100% chance that England will drop points in at least one game. We've never scored 9 out of 9 in any WC ever and realistically this game is the most likely it'll happen in.
June 15Jun 15 2 hours ago, Dobbo said:What I'll say now is be prepared that there is 100% chance that England will drop points in at least one game. We've never scored 9 out of 9 in any WC ever and realistically this game is the most likely it'll happen in.A draw isn't the worst thing in the world, but I think we'll beat Croatia. Things seem a lot happier in the camp this time around and it's pretty clear outside of the Bellingham/Rogers issue, if everyone is fit out first XI is pretty clear and very balanced.
June 16Jun 16 Author Other Meetings between England and Croatia:09/09/2009- England 5-1 Croatia (World Cup Qualifying)10/09/2008- Croatia 1-4 England (World Cup Qualifying)21/11/2007- England 2-3 Croatia (Euros Qualifying)11/10/2006- Croatia 2-0 England (Euros Qualifying)20/08/2003- England 3-1 Croatia (Friendly)24/04/1996- England 0-0 Croatia (Friendly)
June 16Jun 16 Author Last Three Meetings:13/06/2021- England 1-0 Croatia (Euros)18/11/2018- England 2-1 Croatia (Nations League)12/10/2018- Croatia 0-0 England (Nations League)
June 16Jun 16 Author Other Meetings at Major Tournaments:11/07/2018- Croatia 2-1 England [ET] (World Cup)21/06/2004- Croatia 2-4 England (Euros)
June 16Jun 16 Author Newcastle United full-back Tino Livramento has been ruled out of England's World Cup campaign with a calf injury and has been replaced by Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah.Livramento, 23, sustained the injury during a training session on Sunday before England's World Cup opener against Croatia on Wednesday night (21:00 BST).
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