2026 World Cup: Probable lineups for England vs Croatia clash

17.06.26 FT World Cup

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In Dallas, England and Croatia will kick off their 2026 World Cup campaigns in the opening matchday of Group L.

For this high-stakes encounter, Thomas Tuchel will have to make do without the injured Chalobah. On the other side, the Vatreni boss, Zlatko Dalic, approaches the match with a full-strength squad.

Here are the probable starting lineups for both teams:

England: Pickford - James, Stones, Konsa, O’Reilly - Anderson, Rice - Saka, Bellingham, Gordon - Kane (c).

Croatia: Livakovic - Sutalo, Vuskovic, Gvardiol - Stanisic, Modric (c), Kovacic, Perisic - Sucic, Musa, Baturina.

Joshua SOSSOU

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