Madueke starts for England, Modric captains Croatia

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.

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