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England 2-1 Croatia: Nations League – as it happened

England have sealed their place in the Nations League quarter-finals after beating Croatia at Wembley - but who will they play in the last eight in March?

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 13, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC
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  • Is there a ‘Modrić van’ waiting for him every time he is picked?” – Ian Copestake Shilton Walker/Moore/Wright/Cole Beckham/Lampard/Gerrard/Charlton Rooney/Kane Continue reading...
  • “With tonight’s record being broken, spare a thought for the holder of a more unwanted record, Emlyn Hughes.
  • Is he now being shown a Ronaldo-shaped door (the other one)?

He won 62 caps and never got to go to the World Cup or Euros finals” – Roger Kirkby “In the non-Kane-focused-Croatian World of Sport, does Modric’s pine-based residency mean he carried the can for that thing that happened last time?

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