England vs Croatia: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

England host Croatia at Wembley Stadium on Thursday 12 November 2026, kick-off 19:45 UTC, in the Nations League (round 5). England have had 37 days of rest since playing Czechia (Nations League); Croatia have had 37 after facing Spain and travel about 1,534 km. England are without 5 players (Bukayo Saka, Nico O'Reilly, Trevoh Chalobah and others); Croatia are missing 3 (Mateo Kovačić, Martin Erlić, Josip Juranović).