Who is the referee for England’s World Cup game against Croatia and what’s Thomas Tuchel’s history with him?
England’s game against Croatia is taking place on on Wednesday, June 17 at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The Dallas Stadium in Arlington Texas, which is the home of the Dallas Cowboys will be the venue for England’s opening World Cup game against Croatia which is taking place this Wednesday June 17.
After naming his squad for the World Cup 2026, Thomas Tuchel said: “I can assure every fan in the country that we have 26 one-hundred per cent committed players in camp with us who know their roles, who are ready to buy into their role on and off the pitch and are ready and committed to the idea of team spirit and being unselfish.
“We have a huge chunk of youthfulness in the squad, with six players who have won titles at U21 level and Kobbie [Mainoo] who has already won titles and Nico O’Reilly who is very young and won his medals.
“We have specialists for all different kinds of scenarios, whether we are leading or chasing a result. We always want to be a strong set-piece team so we have specialists for that, and we want to be a strong penalty team so we have specialists for that.”
The 26 -players in the England squad are:
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), James Trafford (Manchester City)
Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guéhi (Manchester City), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)
Forwards: Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, loan from Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
When is England’s opening World Cup game against Croatia?
England’s World Cup game against Croatia is on Wednesday, June 17 at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
How to watch England’s opening World Cup game against Croatia
England take on Croatia at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas on June 17 at 9pm BST. You can watch it on ITV 1, ITV X, STV and STV Player.
Who is the referee for England’s opening World Cup game against Croatia?
The referee for England’s opening World Cup game against Croatia is Frenchman Clement Turpin who when Thomas Tuchel was the Bayern Munich manager showed him two yellow cards when the club played Manchester City in the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League quarter-final in April 2023. This resulted in Tuchel being sent to the stands.