Placed among the favorites for the 2026 World Cup, England will have a lot to do in the group stages. For their first match, the Three Lions will challenge Croatia, the eleventh nation in the world and third in the 2022 edition, before facing Ghana (June 23) then Panama (June 27) for a particularly tough Group L.
This meeting will also be an opportunity for Thomas Tuchel to silence the criticism received in the country. The coach made several surprise changes when his group was announced, notably deciding to remove Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, Harry Maguire and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
England-Croatia, the probable lineups
England: Pickford – R. James, Stones, Konsa, O’Reilly – Anderson, Rice – Saka, Bellingham, Gordon – Kane (cap.)
Croatia: Livakovic – Sutalo, Vuskovic, Gvardiol – Stanisic, Modric (cap.), Kovacic, Perisic – Pasalic, Kramaric, Baturina
How to follow the match live and streaming?
The match between England and Croatia will kick off this Wednesday June 17 at 10 p.m. The meeting will take place at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington on the outskirts of Dallas, Texas (105,000 seats) and will be available to watch for free on M6, or on beIN Sports 1 for subscribers to the channel.
