England cuts sideline due to injury and debuts tomorrow against Croatia This Wednesday (17), Harry Kane's England will face Luka Modric's Croatia in Group L. 24 hours before debuting in the first World Cup of his career, left-back Tino Livramento was cut from the England team. He injured one of his calves in training on Sunday (14). In his place, coach Thomas Tuchel called up Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah. 📱Bookmark g1 on Google and follow the main news of the day The cut was a setback for one of the favorite teams to win the World Cup. England had the best campaign in the European Qualifiers, with eight wins in eight games. Harry Kane, the team's all-time top scorer with 79 goals, is worried about the opening game. Kane said Croatia are a difficult team: “They have proven in the last two World Cups that they can be one of the best teams in the tournament, and the English have to be ready for that.” World Cup: Harry Kane's England face Luka Modric's Croatia in Group L National Newspaper/ Reproduction This game is a repeat of one of the 2018 World Cup semi-finals. On that occasion, Croatia did better. Four players from that team remain in the national team. Not to mention coach Zlatko Dalic. In that 2018 game, Croatia turned it around in extra time. Persic, Kovacic, Kramaric and the eternal Luka Modric are also in this World Cup. At 40 years old, Modric is still capable of enchanting or frightening, depending on your point of view. GloboPop: click to see videos from the Jornal Nacional stage READ ALSO Home of Jornal Nacional at the World Cup is in the heart of Manhattan Island, in New York Discover Globo’s latest coverage of the 2026 World Cup Special series on the essence of Brazilian football highlights the talent of our players Carlo Ancelotti's path to the Brazilian national team is full of achievements; get to know