Croatia welcome England to the Stadion HNK Rijeka today, Saturday, October 3, in Matchday 3 of the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League. This Group A3 match kicks off at 6:00 p.m. CEST (4:00 p.m. UTC and 12:00 p.m. ET in the USA).

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Both teams have 3 points after two matches. Croatia opened with a 2-1 win away to Czechia before losing 4-1 to Spain. England followed a 3-2 defeat to Spain with a 2-0 victory over Czechia. Spain currently lead Group A3 with 6 points, leaving England and Croatia level on three.

The match will also be played without a normal home crowd because of a UEFA disciplinary sanction against Croatia. A limited number of spectators, including around 5,000 children and a small contingent of England supporters, have been allowed to attend.

Croatia vs. England Predicted Lineups

Croatia Starting XI

• Livaković
• Stanišić, Šutalo, Vušković, Gvardiol
• Kovačić, Modrić
• Marco Pašalić, Baturina, Perišić
• Musa

Croatia will be without Martin Erlić, who withdrew from the squad with a hamstring problem.

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Luka Modrić is also expected to start after being rested against Spain.

England Starting XI

• Pickford
• Alexander-Arnold, Konsa, Guéhi, Hall
• Anderson, Scott
• Saka, Bellingham, Gordon
• Kane

Nico O’Reilly returned to Manchester City on October 1 after picking up an injury.

Jude Bellingham should return to the starting lineup after playing only a short cameo against Czechia. Tuchel has also confirmed that Harry Kane will play, despite the short turnaround between matches.

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How to Watch Croatia vs. England (TV Channels & Streaming)

• Croatia: Nova TV

• United Kingdom: ITV1, ITVX, STV Scotland, STV Player, BBC Radio 5 Live, TalkSport Radio UK
• United States: fuboTV, ViX

Europe

• Austria: DAZN Austria, A Spor
• Azerbaijan: CBC Sport Azerbaijan
• Belgium: DAZN Belgium
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Moja TV, Arena Sport 1P, Arena Cloud
• Bulgaria: Play Diema Xtra, Diema Sport 3
• Cyprus: Cytavision on the Go, Cytavision Sports 4, Nova Sports Prime
• Czech Republic: Sport 1 CZ
• Finland: MTV Urheilu 2, MTV Katsomo
• France: L’Équipe Live Foot
• Germany: DAZN Deutschland
• Hungary: Spíler1, TV2 Play Premium
• Ireland: ITV1 UK, ITVX, STV Scotland, Virgin Media Two, TalkSport Radio UK, BBC Radio 5 Live
• Italy: SKY Go Italia, Sky Sport Uno
• Lithuania: Go3 Extra Sports Lithuania
• Montenegro: Arena 2 Premium, Arena Cloud
• Netherlands: Ziggo Go, Ziggo Sport
• Norway: TV 2 Play
• Poland: Polsat Sport 1
• Portugal: Sport TV1, Sport TV Multiscreen
• Romania: Digi Sport 1 Romania, Prima Sport 1
• Serbia: Arena 2 Premium, Arena Cloud
• Slovakia: Sport 1 SK
• Spain: DAZN Spain
• Switzerland: DAZN Switzerland
• Türkiye: A Spor

Sub-Saharan Africa

• Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Mali, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe: SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport MaXimo 2
• Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal: SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport MaXimo 2, New World Sport1
• Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa: SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport MaXimo 2
• Somalia, Sudan, Chad, Mauritania: SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport MaXimo 2, beIN Sports HD 1

North Africa & Middle East

• Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen: beIN Sports HD 1

Americas

• Argentina: ESPN Argentina, Disney+ Premium Argentina
• Brazil: Disney+ Premium Brazil
• Canada: DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
• Chile: Disney+ Premium Chile
• Colombia, Ecuador: ESPN Colombia, Disney+ Premium Sur
• Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama: ESPN Norte, Disney+ Premium Norte
• Mexico: Sky Sports Mexico, Sky+, izzi
• United States: fuboTV, ViX

Asia-Pacific

• Australia: beIN SPORTS 3
• Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan: Sony LIV, SONY TEN 1
• Indonesia: RCTI, K-Vision, MNC Soccer Channel, Vision+
• Japan: DAZN Japan
• Korea Republic: SPOTV NOW, SPOTV Prime
• Vietnam: TV 360

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This story was originally published October 3, 2026 at 6:40 AM.