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Modric and Croatia fall 4–2, Panama next

England 4–2 Croatia: the opener got away

It started well and ended badly. Croatia lost 4–2 to England in the Group L opener in Dallas (1) (3) (4) (5) (6). Your team led at the break, but Thomas Tuchel's half-time talk flipped the game, and Roy Keane is already tired of hearing about it. "Isn't that a bit of an overreaction to a half-time speech? What else is he supposed to do? That's his job, isn't it?" Keane said (4).

Rice played through a hamstring issue

Declan Rice revealed after the match that he has been managing neural hamstring pain since Christmas with Arsenal (2) (6). "Not a lot of people would have known that. It was all behind the scenes stuff," Rice said (2) (6). He was substituted early against Croatia, which he called a smart decision (2) (6).

Panama in Toronto, then Ghana

Two matches left and no margin now. Croatia face Panama next in Toronto, with Luka Modric set for a landmark appearance (1). After that, England play Ghana on Tuesday (5) and Panama on Saturday (4). Your team needs results fast.

Sources

  • 1. 101greatgoals.com — Panama v Croatia: Predicted line-ups, preview and where to watch landmark night for Luka Modric
  • 2. justarsenal.com — “Behind-the-scenes stuff” Arsenal man has been playing through pain since Christmas
  • 3. news.sky.com — Go for Guehi? Tuchel's centre-back dilemma
  • 4. spox.com — "Halte das für leicht übertrieben": Mittelfeldlegende ist genervt vom überschwänglichen Lob für Thomas Tuchel
  • 5. soccernews.com — England vs Ghana Bet Builder Tips – 8/1 World Cup Special, Analysis & Predictions
  • 6. dailycannon.com — Declan Rice: I’ve had hamstring problem for 6 months