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**England will be playing two warm-up friendlies against Uruguay and Japan next week ahead of the World Cup.**
We are getting close to Thomas Tuchel’s side playing their first group match against Croatia on June 17th, and we thought it would be a good idea to predict what the starting lineup could be for that match using the latest WhoScored rankings.
League data from across the top five European leagues was used for the ratings, and there are a few surprise names who make the team, including one Everton player.
Press the next page as we go through what England’s starting XI could be against Croatia based on current form.
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