As a result, England topping their group would likely mean that they would face one of Portugal, France or Germany, which many would suspect would lead to a premature elimination. By contrast, if England finished second in Group D then they would face the favourable prospect of a clash with the runners-up of Group E, which features Spain, Poland, Sweden and Slovakia.
With Las Rojas tipped by many to top Group E, England would most likely face one of the latter trio, which is a far, far simpler prospect than facing Germany, Portugal or France in the same round.
So, the moral of the story is that England will face the runner-up from another group if they finish either first or second in their group, but Group E has far less quality than the 'Group of Death'.
And with Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson only going to get fitter at the summer progresses, better equipping England for the biggest teams, it could have a massive bearing on their chances of winning the whole thing. He led both the goalscoring and assist charts in the Premier League as he yet again proved he is arguably the best striker currently in world football. The World Cup runners-up saw off Wales, Slovakia and Hungary to top the most competitive group in qualifying.
Their 17 points was the lowest of the 10 group winners. Of greater concern is that they have been poor travellers, winning just one away game and were the only team to drop points against Azerbaijan.
Zlatko Dalic - The year-old took charge during a period of turmoil in following a successful period managing in the Middle East. Croatia were struggling to qualify for the World Cup, but he reached Russia via the play-offs before taking them all the way to the final before losing to France.
It feels as though he is running out of credit, however, following a run of two wins in eight games since last October - far from ideal preparation for the tournament. Luka Modric - At 35, the Real Madrid midfielder is in the twilight of his career, but the Balon d'Or winner can still pick a pass.
His feet remain quick, his vision unimpeded by the passing of time. Nikola Vlasic, formerly of Everton, is the rising star in Croatia's ranks but it is Modric who still holds the key to their fortunes. The game at Wembley will kick-off at 8pm. Trending Kane defends brother's handling of failed Man City move The making of Steven Gerrard, the manager Hamilton: efforts 'underappreciated' amid Verstappen pace The F1 Gossip Column Verstappen shrugs off sprint record; would bring back F1's 1 'Williams fight is personal - I can't repeat what he said!
Video Latest News. Also See: Euro group tables Euro fixtures and full schedule. But Modric showed the class that made him the man to break Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's grip on the Ballon d'Or in , a stunning strike with the outside of his foot just after the hour mark restoring Croatia's lead.
Scotland finished with only one point and they will rue the fact that Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour was ruled out of the Croatia game after testing positive for the coronavirus. Without Gilmour, who had been the man of the match on his first Scotland start in the draw against England, Steve Clarke's team lacked the quality to compete with Croatia.
We've acquitted ourselves well in the tournament. It's a young group. We want to go again," Clarke said. The Pune-based striker spoke about his ambition of making his hometown proud as he aims to cement his place in the big leagues. Southgate's side host Albania at Wembley on Friday and travel to San Marino on Monday as they look to earn the four points required to qualify for next year's World Cup.
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