Madueke starts for England, Modric captains Croatia
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ARLINGTON, Texas, June 17 : England selected Arsenal forward Noni Madueke to start ahead of clubmate Bukayo Saka in their Group L World Cup opener against Croatia at Dallas Stadium on Wednesday.
* Luka Modric, who is playing at his fifth World Cup, will captain Croatia on his 199th appearance for the country.
*Anthony Gordon has been selected ahead of Marcus Rashford on the left side of England’s attack.
*Mateo Kovacic begins the game on the bench for Zlatko Dalic’s side.
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Lineups:
England: Jordan Pickford; Ezri Konsa, Nico O’Reilly, John Stones, Reece James, Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson, Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane, Anthony Gordon, Noni Madueke
Croatia: Dominik Livakovic; Josip Stanisic, Josko Gvardiol, Josip Sutalo, Luka Vuskovic, Luka Modric, Mario Pasalic, Martin Baturina, Petar Sucic, Ivan Perisic, Petar Musa
Source: Reuters
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