England face familiar foes Croatia in Nations League clash

England continue their Nations League campaign with a trip to face Croatia in Rijeka on Saturday. The two familiar foes go head-to-head behind closed doors this evening, meeting for the first time since a six-goal thriller in the opening round of this summer’s World Cup. Three Lions fans will need no reminder of how that tournament ended for Thomas Tuchel’s men, but the Croatians – now with journeyman boss Slaven Bilić back at the helm – faced a gut-wrenching exit of their own across the pond and will be keen to secure a first victory over the English since the 2018 World Cup semi-finals. Both countries have a win and a loss under their belts so far in this international break, setting tonight’s contest up as the likely decider of who will conclude the current block of fixtures in Group A3’s second position behind dominant world champions Spain. We will bring you all of the latest team news, updates and analysis from the Stadion HNK Rijeka, right here in our dedicated live blog. Follow the match live with The i Paper below…