Venue: Wembley Stadium, London. Compare predicted starting 11 lineups, tactical formations (4-2-3-1 vs 4-2-3-1), and manager strategies ahead of kickoff on the interactive Tactical Pitch Lab.
Under Thomas Tuchel (4-2-3-1), England's projected starting 11 is: GK: Pickford; DEF: Guéhi, Konsa, Alexander-Arnold, Colwill; MID: Rice, Bellingham, Palmer; FWD: Kane, Saka, Gordon. Under Zlatko Dalić (4-2-3-1), Croatia's projected starting 11 is: GK: Livaković; DEF: Gvardiol, Šutalo, Jakić, Sosa; MID: Modrić, Kovačić, Pašalić; FWD: Kramarić, Perišić, Budimir. Customize formations and export a 1080×1350 matchday graphic in the Interactive 2D Pitch Builder or inspect starter-filtered England vs Croatia Per-90 Bet Builder Stats.
Manager: Thomas Tuchel
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Manager: Zlatko Dalić
No active verified injuries. Squad fully fit.
Under Thomas Tuchel (4-2-3-1), England's projected starting 11 is: GK: Pickford; DEF: Guéhi, Konsa, Alexander-Arnold, Colwill; MID: Rice, Bellingham, Palmer; FWD: Kane, Saka, Gordon. Under Zlatko Dalić (4-2-3-1), Croatia's projected starting 11 is: GK: Livaković; DEF: Gvardiol, Šutalo, Jakić, Sosa; MID: Modrić, Kovačić, Pašalić; FWD: Kramarić, Perišić, Budimir.
Official England F.C. and Croatia F.C. starting 11s are officially announced 75 minutes prior to kickoff on matchday across official UEFA Nations League channels.
RoboKlopp freezes its 2026/27 starting XI projection 120 minutes prior to kickoff using injury reports, press conferences, and rotation models, then switches automatically to the official confirmed XI once team sheets drop while highlighting every surprise selection.