Can you name England’s XI from the 2018 World Cup semi-final vs. Croatia?

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·3 October 2026

Can you name England’s XI from the 2018 World Cup semi-final vs. Croatia?

England seem to play Croatia every week these days, but their most famous meeting came in the 2018 World Cup semi-final.

The Three Lions made unexpected progress that year under Gareth Southgate and we all thought football was coming home when England took an early lead.

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But Croatia were the better team, led by the peerless Luka Modric. They gradually reeled Southgate’s team in and won 2-1 after extra-time.

We’re asking you to name England’s starting XI from that night in Moscow, lining up in a 5-3-2 formation. You should be able to get them all without any clues.

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