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England vs Croatia

Competition – Nations League

Stadium: Wembley Stadium

Date: 12th November 2026

Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT

Wembley Stadium has been a good venue for England against Croatia, with both meetings there in the recent record ending in England wins. Thursday’s Nations League game brings the sides together again less than six weeks after England won 7-0 in Croatia. England are second in Group 3 on nine points. Croatia are third with three, after four defeats in their last five games. Kick-off is at 7:45pm GMT.

England have won four of their last five, scoring 20 goals and conceding seven. The latest was a 3-0 home win over Czechia in October, three days after a 7-0 win in Croatia. Before those, they won 2-0 in Czechia and lost 3-2 at home to Spain in the Nations League, while the oldest result is a 6-4 win over France at the World Cup in July. England have kept clean sheets in their last three games.

Croatia have lost four of their last five, scoring five and conceding 16. Their most recent game was a 2-1 home defeat to Spain in October, three days after a 7-0 home loss to England. Before that, they lost 4-1 in Spain, and their only win in the sample was a 2-1 victory in Czechia. The oldest result is a 2-1 defeat to Portugal at the World Cup in July, which ended their tournament.

England have won four of the last five meetings, with the other drawn, and Croatia have not beaten them in the sample. The most recent was England’s 7-0 win in Croatia in October, and before that they won 4-2 at the World Cup in June. England also won 1-0 at Wembley at the European Championship in June 2021, and 2-1 at Wembley in the Nations League in November 2018, a month after a 0-0 draw in Croatia. Croatia have scored only three goals across the five meetings.

England sit second in Group 3 on nine points, three behind leaders Spain, while Croatia are third on three. An England win would take them to 12 points, level with Spain on current standings.

In the UK, the match is live on ITV 1 with streaming on ITVX, and viewers in Scotland can watch on STV or STV Player. In Croatia, it’s on Nova TV, while US viewers can stream it on fuboTV or ViX.

Stake

Possible Lineups

England

4-2-3-1

HOME

Croatia

4-5-1

AWAY
P
Pickford
L
Livakovic
H
Hall
G
Guehi
Q
Quansah
AA
Alexander-Arnold
G
Gvardiol
V
Vuskovic
S
Sutalo
S
Stanisic
LS
Lewis-Skelly
A
Anderson
P
Perisic
K
Kovacic
J
Jakic
M
Modric
V
Vlasic
E
Eze
B
Bellingham
R
Rogers
K
Kane
M
Matanović

England — Form

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
✓ England 3-0 Czech Republic Nations League 06.10.26
✓ Croatia 0-7 England Nations League 03.10.26
✓ Czech Republic 0-2 England Nations League 29.09.26
✕ England 2-3 Spain Nations League 26.09.26
✓ France 4-6 England World Cup 18.07.26

Croatia — Form

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
✕ Croatia 1-2 Spain Nations League 06.10.26
✕ Croatia 0-7 England Nations League 03.10.26
✕ Spain 4-1 Croatia Nations League 29.09.26
✓ Czech Republic 1-2 Croatia Nations League 26.09.26
✕ Portugal 2-1 Croatia World Cup 03.07.26

Head to Head

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Croatia 0-7 England Nations League 03.10.26
England 4-2 Croatia World Cup 17.06.26
England 1-0 Croatia European Championship 13.06.21
England 2-1 Croatia Nations League 18.11.18
Croatia 0-0 England Nations League 12.10.18

Where to Watch

🇬🇧 Great Britain
ITV 1 UKSTV ScotlandITVXSTV Player
🇭🇷 Croatia
Nova TV
🇮🇪 Ireland
ITV 1 UKSTV ScotlandVirgin Media TwoITVX
🇺🇸 USA
fuboTVViX
🇨🇦 Canada
DAZN CanadafuboTV Canada
🇦🇺 Australia
beIN SPORTS 3beIN Sports Connect
🇩🇪 Germany
DAZN Germany
🇪🇸 Spain
DAZN Spain
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Ziggo Sport 3Ziggo Go
🇵🇹 Portugal
Sport TV3Sport TV MultiscreenMatch Player
TV Channel Streaming Radio

Table

Nations League Standings — League A, Group 3

Pos. Team MP W D L GF GA GD P Form
1 Spain 4 4 0 0 12 5 7 12
WWWW
2 England 4 3 0 1 14 3 11 9
WWWL
3 Croatia 4 1 0 3 4 14 -10 3
LLLW
4 Czech Republic 4 0 0 4 2 10 -8 0
LLLL

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