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Match predictionOur tip: 2-1
England vs Croatia Prediction: Tuchel's Three Lions to Edge Modric-Led Underdogs in World Cup Opener
England face Croatia on 17 June 2026 in the opening match of FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with kick off at 4pm local time (9pm UK), in a group that also includes Ghana…
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- On 2026-06-17 at 21:00 GMT, England take on Croatia in week 1 of World Cup (2026).
- In their last 10 matches, Referee C. Turpin averaged 3-4 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 22 fouls.
- With the data available to us, T. Tuchel and Z. Dalić have not met as managers before.
- There are no injury or suspension concerns for either England or Croatia.
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, England should be met by Croatia's expected 3-4-2-1.
- England came off a win (3-0 vs Costa Rica) and Croatia also triumphed (2-1 vs Slovenia).
- England (3-1-1) and Croatia (3-0-2) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
- Dominance for England: across 5 clashes, they've won 3 games and only lost 1 game to Croatia, with 1 stalemates.
- TheyScored users favour 2-1 (29.2%) over all other scorelines - 2-3 sits second at 10.1%.
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1
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Events
| 12' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 36' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 42' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 45+5' | 2 - 2 | ||
HT 2 - 2 | |||
| 47' | 3 - 2 | ||
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| 85' | 4 - 2 | ||
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England is going head to head with Croatia on 17/6/2026 20:00 GMT for the WorldCup World Cup. Our users most predicted score for this game is 2 - 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and England v Croatia H2H statistics!