Thomas Tuchel side England play Croatia today in their opening World Cup group game. The teams both make up Group L alongside Ghana and Panama. The games have been scheduled for 9pm BST at the A&T stadium in Arlington Texas.
In recent competitions, England and Croatia have often come head-to-head. Notably Croatia beat England in 2018 to reach the World Cup final. They also faced each other in Euro 2021 where England won 1-0.
England have already faced setbacks with the injury of Newcastle defender Tino Livramento. Tuchel has called up Chelsea player Trevoh Chalobah to replace him..
The pair have faced a total of nine times since 2004.
Game Since 2004:
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