England vs Croatia Official Lineup, Wednesday, 17 June 2026, World Cup Group L
Here are the official starting lineups for England and Croatia in their Group L opening match at the FIFA World Cup on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The match is set to begin at 4:00 p.m. ET at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This game includes 7 players from Serie A who have been selected for the Croatia National team. The legendary Luka Modrić plays as a central midfielder for AC Milan in Serie A and serves as the captain of the Croatia national team.
👉 Serie A players called up for 🇭🇷 the Croatia National team:
- Fiorentina Defender Marin Pongracic
- AC Milan midfielder Luka Modric
- Atalanta midfielder Mario Pasalic
- Torino midfielder Nikola Vlasic
- Como midfielder Martin Baturina
- Inter midfielder Petar Sucic
- Bologna midfielder Nikola Moro
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🇭🇷 Croatia Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Dominik Livaković; Josip Stanišić, Josip Šutalo, Luka Vušković, Joško Gvardiol; Petar Sučić, Luka Modrić (Captain); Ivan Perišić, Martin Baturina, Mario Pašalić; Petar Musa
Substitutes: Andrej Kramarić, Igor, Matanović, Luka Sučić, Toni Fruk, Nikola Vlašić, Marco Pašalić, Mateo Kovačić, Kristijan Jakić, Ante Budimir, Nikola Moro, Martin Erlić, Duje Ćaleta-Car, Marin Pongračić, Dominik Kotarski (GK), Ivor Pandur (GK)
Starting lineups
Substitutes
England World Cup 2026 Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), James Trafford (Manchester City)
- Defenders: Reece James (Chelsea), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Marc Guehi (Manchester City), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), John Stones (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Dan Burn (Newcastle), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Midfielders: Declan Rice (Arsenal), Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)
- Forwards: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle)
Croatia World Cup 2026 Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Dominik Kotarski (Copenhagen), Ivor Pandur (Hull City)
- Defenders: Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City), Duje Caleta-Car (Real Sociedad), Josip Sutalo (Ajax Amsterdam), Josip Stanisic (Bayern Munich), Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina), Martin Erlic (Midtjylland), Luka Vuskovic (Hamburg)
- Midfielders: Luka Modric (AC Milan), Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City), Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), Nikola Vlasic (Torino), Luka Sucic (Real Sociedad), Martin Baturina (Como), Kristijan Jakic (Augsburg), Petar Sucic (Inter), Nikola Moro (Bologna), Toni Fruk (Rijeka)
- Forwards: Ivan Perisic (PSV), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Ante Budimir (Osasuna), Marco Pasalic (Orlando City), Petar Musa (Dallas), Igor Matanovic (Freiburg).
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World Cup Group L Matchday 1
🏴 England – Croatia 🇭🇷
Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Local Kick-off Time: 3:00 p.m. local Dallas time
Venue: AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas, USA
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: Katia Garcia MEX
Reserve AR: Sandra Ramirez MEX
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Willy Delajod FRA
SVAR: Fedayi San SUI