England v Croatia

Match preview

England go into this Group L clash as clear favourites against Croatia. The opening market makes a England win the standout at 1.70 — an implied 59% — so the pricing leaves little doubt about who is fancied.

Looking at the bigger picture, England are priced at 7.00 to lift the trophy while Croatia sit at 81.00 outright. Those tournament-winner prices set the pecking order between the two squads and broadly back up how this single fixture is being framed.

Kick-off is 20:00 UTC on Wednesday, 17 June 2026 at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX. It is a group-stage meeting, so points on the board matter as much as the result itself — both sides will be weighing the table as well as the scoreline.

Original preview built from our own published odds and fixture data — not betting advice.