England vs Croatia prediction: Who will win England vs Croatia in World Cup Semi
IF ENGLAND beat Croatia tonight, they will reach the final of the World Cup for the first time since lifting the winning trophy in 1966. But who will win England vs Croatia in the World Cup semi-final? Who will go on to the final?
England have placed at this venue once before, when they were beaten by Russian 2 - 1 in 2007.
The 80,000 capacity stadium also hosted the 2008 Champions League Final between Manchester United and Chelsea.
Who will win England vs Croatia in the World Cup Semi-Final?
The England squad have no injury concerns ahead of the match.
England vs Croatia prediction: One team will reach the final of the World Cup tonight (Image: GETTY)
The team should be feeling confident as Croatia face injuries from right-back Sime Vrsaljko and goalkeeper Danijel Subasic following their defeat of Russia in the quarter-final.
England manager Gareth Southgate is predicted to stick with the same team that beat Sweden 2-0 last weekend.
Southgate said: “We are a team who are still improving, we know where we are.
"We are having success because everybody is working so hard, everybody is working hard on the field.
England vs Croatia prediction: England fans are feeling hopeful in Russia (Image: GETTY)
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England vs Croatia prediction: Could Croatia be in with a chance of winning? (Image: GETTY)
"We are in this position because guys that are in the squad like (Gary) Cahill, (Phil) Jones, (Danny) Welbeck, (Nick) Pope, (Jack) Butland, (Danny) Rose, the older ones, have been exceptional in their mentality, their attitude to support the team, to train every day.
"Even though they've not had as much game-time as they would have liked, they are as much of a reason why we are where we are.”
The last time England took on Croatia, they beat them 5-1 to bag a place in the 2010 World Cup.
The game was held at Wembley nine years ago and featured players Steven Gerrard, John Terry and Wayne Rooney, as well as David Beckham coming off the bench.
According to Ladbrokes, England are the favourites to win tonight.
Their odds are:
England to win (in 90 minutes) - 6/5
Croatia - 11/4
England to reach the final (either in 90 minutes or extra time) - 8/13