Venue: Wembley Stadium
Kick-off time: Nov 12, 2026 8:45pm(CET)
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England
Form & Tactical Outlook
England are one point away from progressing to the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals. One draw from their final two games against Croatia and Spain will suffice for a spot in the last eight. Under manager Thomas Tuchel, England have won three consecutive tournament fixtures following an opening 3-2 loss to Spain. They recorded back-to-back wins over the Czech Republic and a 7-0 victory over Croatia, extending their winning streak against Croatia to four games. England sit three points behind group leaders Spain and six points ahead of Croatia. They hold the highest goal tally (14 goals in four games) and best goal difference (+11) across all four tiers of the Nations League, having conceded three goals and kept three consecutive clean sheets since September.
Team News
Captain Harry Kane will break Peter Shilton's all-time England appearance record if he earns his 126th cap on Thursday. Myles Lewis-Skelly is suspended after receiving two bookings. Marc Guehi is out due to injury, Ezri Konsa is ruled out while following an individual training programme, and Cole Palmer was left out of the squad after withdrawing from the September/October selection. Uncapped outfield players Josh King, James Hill, and Jobe Bellingham are in the November squad, though Tuchel is expected to hold off on giving them full debuts in order to prioritize securing quarter-final qualification before facing Spain.
Croatia
Form & Tactical Outlook
Croatia are currently third in League A Group 3 and face the risk of losing their League A status, potentially heading into a promotion/relegation playoff depending on their ranking among other third-placed League A sides. To overtake England for second place, Croatia must win both remaining games, hope England lose both, and defeat England by at least seven goals due to head-to-head tie-breaker rules. Managed by Slaven Bilic, Croatia opened their campaign with a win over the Czech Republic but have since suffered three consecutive defeats, taking zero points from the last nine available. Croatia finished as runners-up to Spain in the 2022-23 Nations League. Last month's 7-0 loss to England was their biggest defeat on record in a senior men's international.
Team News
Captain Luka Modric (aged 41) is set to earn his 207th international cap. Ivan Perisic is suspended after receiving two yellow cards in the 2-1 defeat to Spain. Additionally, five players have withdrawn from the squad due to
injury since selection: defenders Josip Sutalo and Martin Pongracic, midfielder Kristijan Jakic, and attackers Andrej Kramaric and Franjo Ivanovic.
