England clash with Croatia tonight
Good evening and a warm welcome to our coverage of the last semi-final game between England and Croatia.
History beckons for Gareth Southgate’s 3 Lions who are aiming to reach the finals of the World Cup for the first time since 1966. But they won’t find it easy against a Croatian side whose strength lies in their unity.
The English fans believe ‘it’s coming home” this year but they will have to navigate this encounter and beat France on Sunday to make it a reality.
The 3 Lions brushed aside Sweden in the quarterfinals while Croatia defeated host Russia on penalties to set a date with the 1966 Champions.
Harry Kane failed to grab a goal in the game against Sweden but you can trust him to find his feet against Lovren and Vedran Corluka.
Croatia’s strength lies in their midfield partnership of Modric and Rakitic and their performance today will definitely impact on the scoreline of the game.
The Liverpool midfielder who picked up a hamstring injury against Sweden has been passed fit for this game but Jamie Vardy is still out.
Sime Vrsaljko has been passed fit for the game. Goalkeeper Danijel Subasic should be fit to play despite the injury against Russia.
This is the eighth meeting between England and Croatia, with England winning four of those games, with one draw and two Croatia wins.
England and Croatia have met once before at a major tournament with England winning 4-2 in a group stage match at Euro 2004.
Game begins at 6:00pm and we’ll be running updates
