Analysis
Tournament Prediction: Croatia
Croatia arrive at the summer tournament carrying the weight of two consecutive deep runs, a 2018 final and a 2022 semi-final, but with a squad that has visibly aged around its ageless captain. The central question is whether Luka Modrić and Mateo Kovačić have enough left to carry Croatia through a Group L gauntlet featuring England, and then survive the knockout rounds against faster, younger opponents.
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