UEFA Nations League, League A 5EnglandENG 12/11/2026 19:45 CroatiaCRO Venue Wembley StadiumPreview for England v CroatiaHarry Kane is on the brink of history. The England captain equalled Peter Shiltons record of 125 caps during the last international window, and if he features against Croatia at Wembley on Thursday night, he will become the most-capped player in the history of the England mens team.Its been quite a year for Kane. Fresh from winning the 2026 Ballon dOr, he leads a side that has bounced back strongly from its World Cup semi-final exit in the summer. England finished third at the tournament, and Thomas Tuchels side have impressed in the Nations League.After losing 3-2 to world champions Spain at Wembley in their opener, England beat Czechia twice and then thrashed Croatia 7-0 in October. Tuchels men sit in second place in Group A3and know that if they avoid defeat against Croatia then that will be enough to secure their quarter-final place. To finish top of the group, England would need to beat Croatia and Spain and ensure they have a higher goal difference than the world champions.Croatia will be determined to avoid a repeat of last months hammering. Luka Modri, now 41, remains their most influential player.England have won eight of their 13 meetings with Croatia, with Croatia winning three and two ending in draws.The Nations League Table UEFA Nations League 2026 World League A Group C #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 4 1 Spain4400125712 W W W W 2 England4301143119 W W W L 3 Croatia4103414-103 L L L W 4 Czechia4004210-80 L L L L Position 1, 2 : Play Offs: Quarter-finals Position 3, 4 : Possible Play-off Team News for England v CroatiaTuchel will have to rethink his defence after a series of withdrawals. Marc Guhi pulled out of the squad with a hip injury picked up in Manchester Citys defeat to Nottingham Forest. Newcastles Dan Burn has been called up in his place.Ezri Konsa will also miss Thursdays game, although he is expected to return to full training later in the week ahead of the Spain match. Bournemouths James Hill, who has played every minute of the Premier League season, has been handed his first senior call-up.Tuchel must decide whether to play Burn, give Hill his debut or move Jarell Quansah into the middle and bring Ben White or Trent Alexander-Arnold in at right-back. Goalkeepers Jordan Pickford and James Trafford will share the number one jersey across the two games and it seems logical that the experienced Everton man will be held back for the Spain clash.There are four uncapped players in the squad: Hill, Josh King, Jason Steele and Jobe Bellingham, who joins his brother Jude in the senior squad for the first time.Cole Palmer and Phil Foden have both been left out. Croatia midfielder Ivan Perisic is suspended while Slaven Bilic also has plenty of injury headaches with Josip Sutalo, Martin Pongracic, Andrej Kramaric, Franjo Ivanovic and Kristijan Jakic all withdrawing.Expected line-ups for England v CroatiaEngland: Trafford; White, Quansah, Hill, Hall; Rice, Anderson, Bellingham, Ngumoha, Gordon; KaneCroatia: Livakovic; Stanisic, Vuskovic, Caleta-Car, Gvardiol; Modric, Kovacic; Vlasic, Mario Pasalic, Baturina; BudimirRecent Form for England v CroatiaEngland have only ever failed to score in one Nations League game at Wembley their 1-0 defeat to Denmark in 2020Englands 14 goals in four games is the most across all Nations League divisionsCroatias 7-0 defeat to England in Rijeka was their heaviest in a senior mens international England have won the last four meetings between the two nations Recent Results : England UEFA Nations League England ENG W 3 0 2026-10-06 Czechia CZE UEFA Nations League Croatia CRO W 0 7 2026-10-03 England ENG UEFA Nations League Czechia CZE W 0 2 2026-09-29 England ENG UEFA Nations League England ENG L 2 3 2026-09-26 Spain ESP World Cup England ENG L 1 2 2026-07-15 Argentina ARG Recent Results : Croatia UEFA Nations League Croatia CRO L 1 2 2026-10-06 Spain ESP UEFA Nations League Croatia CRO L 0 7 2026-10-03 England ENG UEFA Nations League Spain ESP L 4 1 2026-09-29 Croatia CRO UEFA Nations League Czechia CZE W 1 2 2026-09-26 Croatia CRO World Cup Portugal POR L 2 1 2026-07-03 Croatia CRO Where to Watch England v Croatia: TV and online streamsEngland v Croatia kicks off at7:45pm GMT on Thursday, November 12at Wembley Stadium.The match is live onITV1in the UK and can be streamed on ITVX. In the US, its onFOX Sportsat2:45pm ET.Prediction for England v CroatiaEngland were far too strong for Croatia in the return game, arguably producing their best performance under Tuchel. Anything similar to that will be too much for the visitors. 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