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England v Croatia: World Cup 2026 – live

The Guardian UK Wednesday 17 June 2026, 18:00 UTC By Scott Murray 1 min read
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⚽️ Kick-off: 3pm local time/4pm EDT/9pm BST/6am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email ScottIt’s day seven of the 2026 World Cup, and finally England are on their way. Hear the roar, of the red, white and … ah who remembers that cheesy old song anyway? Point is, after an interminable wait, England are at long last getting down to business.

⚽️ Kick-off: 3pm local time/4pm EDT/9pm BST/6am AEST
⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Scott

It’s day seven of the 2026 World Cup, and finally England are on their way. They are Tom’s 26. Hear the roar, of the red, white and … ah who remembers that cheesy old song anyway? Point is, after an interminable wait, England are at long last getting down to business.

Whether they’d have hand-picked Croatia as their first opponents is a moot point. On the one hand, England are a young and vibrant team, the sap rising, while most of Croatia’s first choice are in their 30s and their captain and talisman Luka Modric is now into his fifth decade. But on the other, this is a team that reached the final in 2018 and the semis last time round, and all of that Croatian experience has got to count for something.

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