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How to watch Croatia vs England: TV channel and live stream for Nations League today

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Gent, O. (2026, October 3). How to watch Croatia vs England: TV channel and live stream for Nations League today. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/how-to-watch-croatia-vs-england-tv-channel-live-stream-nations-league-today-b1299350.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-03 · by Oli Gent

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On Saturday, October 3, the UEFA Nations League match between Croatia and England took place at the Rujevica Stadium in Rijeka, Croatia, starting at 6pm local time (16:00 GMT). The game was behind closed doors due to a stadium ban imposed on Croatia by UEFA for fan misconduct during a previous match against France. Despite this, around 6,000 children were allowed to attend the match.

England, coached by Thomas Tuchel, fielded a strong lineup with Jordan Pickford in goal and players like Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, and Morgan Rogers in key positions. England dominated the game, securing a 7-0 victory over Croatia, which lifted them to second place in League A3.

England's performance was marked by stellar contributions from multiple players: Jude Bellingham scored one goal and assisted three others, while Bukayo Saka netted two goals and narrowly missed completing a hat-trick. Despite limited action for the hosts due to their ban, England showcased their strength and cohesion under Tuchel's guidance.

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“Article A focuses on the context and background of why Croatia's match against England will be played behind closed doors, while Article B discusses the starting lineup and team news for the same upcoming match. Although they refer to the same match, they describe different aspects of it.”
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“The articles describe different matches involving Croatia in the UEFA Nations League on separate dates and locations.”
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“While both articles discuss preparations for an upcoming match between England and Croatia in the Nations League on October 3rd, they focus on different aspects of the event (one on viewing information and stadium conditions, the other on team lineup and injury updates).”
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Croatians Czechs Rijeka Spain the Czech Republic

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Rijeka GPE · 2× Croatians NORP · 1× Czechs NORP · 1× France GPE · 1× Portugal GPE · 1× Slaven Bilic’s PERSON · 1× Spain GPE · 1× Thomas Tuchel PERSON · 1× UEFA ORG · 1× the Czech Republic GPE · 1×

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Thomas Tuchel has since overseen a defeat by world champions Spain and a win over the Czech Republic in the first two games of this three-week window, and there is another clash with the Czechs to come to round off the first internationals of the new season.
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🔮 This fixture will be a little different, however, with the match, set to take place at the Stadion HNK in Rijeka, to happen behind closed doors.

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Thomas Tuchel has since overseen a defeat by world champions Spain and a win over the Czech Republic in the first two games of this three-week window, and there is another clash with the Czechs to come to round off the first internationals of the new season. asserted
Tuchel → oversee → season
This fixture will be a little different, however, with the match, set to take place at the Stadion HNK in Rijeka, to happen behind closed doors. asserted
match → set → doors
That is because the Croatians were handed a stadium ban by UEFA, penalising them for crowd disturbances and discriminatory fan behavior during a match against France in March last year. asserted
Croatians → hand → March
Slaven Bilic’s side reached the first knockout round of the World Cup, before they were beaten by Portugal 2-1 in Toronto, Canada, as Goncalo Ramos’ stoppage-time winner completed a superb fightback from a goal down. asserted
winner → reach → fightback
This game will be broadcast live on ITV1 in the UK, with coverage starting at 4.15pm BST ahead of the 5pm kick-off. asserted
coverage → broadcast → off
You can also stream the match live on the ITVX website and app. asserted
You → stream → website
You can follow all the updates from Rijeka with Standard Sport’s live blog, with insight and analysis from Dom Smith. asserted
You → follow → Smith
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