A history of England v Croatia in pictures
Published 16/11/2018 at 10:40 GMT
The World Cup semi-finalists are set to battle for a place at the Nations League finals.
England face Croatia on Friday just three months after they lost their World Cup semi-final meeting in Moscow.
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England coach Terry Venables handed Robbie Fowler his full senior debut in a 1996 friendly against Croatia.
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Captain David Beckham scored from the penalty spot as England beat Croatia 3-1 at Portman Road in 2003.
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Wayne Rooney scored a brace in the first competitive meeting between the countries as England won 4-2 at Euro 2004.
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Niko Kovac had given Croatia the lead in Lisbon but Otto Baric's side were eliminated following the Group B loss.
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Croatia beat England 2-0 in their Euro 2008 qualifier in Zagreb - the first goal was a bizarre own goal from Gary Neville, whose back-pass flummoxed goalkeeper Paul Robinson.
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Steve McClaren was England manager for both of the Euro 2008 qualifying clashes with Croatia.
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Scott Carson was the England goalkeeper left red-faced in the 3-2 loss as he allowed Niko Kranjcar's soft shot to beat him.
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Slaven Bilic guided Croatia to the two Euro 2008 qualifying wins over England.
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Theo Walcott scored a memorable hat-trick as the teams met 10 months later in a World Cup qualifier in Zagreb.
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Fabio Capello replaced Steve McClaren as England boss and oversaw the 4-1 win in Croatia.
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England went one better in the home meeting, thrashing Croatia 5-1 as Frank Lampard scored twice.
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Rooney scored the fifth and final goal as Capello's Three Lions secured their place at the 2010 World Cup.
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Mario Mandzukic scored the extra-time winner as Croatia beat England 2-1 in their 2018 World Cup semi-final clash.
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Kieran Trippier stunning free-kick had given England an early lead in Moscow.
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England manager Gareth Southgate acknowledged the Three Lions supporters following the loss.
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Croatia v England – UEFA Nations League – Group A4 – Stadion HNK Rijeka
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Croatia v England – UEFA Nations League – Group A4 – Stadion HNK Rijeka
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