Croatia 2-0 England FT

90+3

Roberto Rosetti blows the final whistle as England lose their first game under Steve McClaren.

89 Babic comes on for Kranjcar

89

Gary Neville finds Kieran Richardson who is appearing on the right flank. He cuts in on his left foot and fires a driven cross into the box that Kovac does well to cut out

86

Jermain Defoe is involved in a powerful run before laying the ball off for Lampard and Neville on the right flank..

81 Croatia's goalscorer Eduardo Da Silva is replaced by Jerko Leko

80

Lampard exchanges passes with Rooney and Defoe before trying a long range effort that is off target.

78

Rooney plays the ball wide to his Man Utd teammate Kieran Richardson who takes on Corluka and fires a cross into the hands of Pletikosa.

76' Ashley Cole is booked and therefore misses the game with Israel as a result.

75

It is becoming difficult for England as the game deteriorates into a scrappy affair with numerous free kicks and fouls breaking up the flow of the game.

73 Milan Rapaic comes on for Olic

73 Kieran Richardson comes on for Scott Parker

73 Jermain Defoe replaces Peter Crouch

73 Shaun Wright-Phillips comes on for Jamie Carragher

68

GOAL! Croatia 2-0 England A bizarre incident leads to Croatia doubling their advantage, Neville passes back to Robinson and a bobble on the pitch leads the ball into the net.

65

Ledley King steals the ball from Stojkov, and sets England on the break. Wayne Rooney finds himself on the end of a long pass, but Nikolovski is equal to the shot and England win the corner.

64

England look to hit back with a deep free kick towards Crouch, but the Liverpool striker is penalised for pushing in the Croatian box.

63' Niko Kovac is booked for a foul on Peter Crouch.

60

GOAL! Croatia 1-0 England Eduardo Da Silva gives Croatia the lead with a looping header over the outstretched arms of Paul Robinson.

58

Ashley Cole goes down with an injury after forcing a corner, his ankle looks to have twisted but he is able to continue.

53

Peter Crouch wins a knock down and sets Wayne Rooney through on goal, but his fierce effort goes narrowly over the bar. It is easily England's best opportunity.

51

Petric goes down with a head injury after a collision with the Three Lions captain John Terry. The striker requires treatment but returns to action.

50

Lampard fires a 40-yard cross field pass to get out of danger and find Gary Neville, as England look to switch the ball early.

49

England are keeping the ball along their defence but still look nervous as Croatia press and look to seize on any errors.

46

Croatia win the first corner very early and Robinson is in action once more, this time it is the unmarked Petric who fires a header at the Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper.

England are involved in a difficult game, that is for sure, but thus far they are still level and still in with a chance of getting the result they need.

45

The Referee calls time on the first half of a game which is yet to see a goal, but there is an uneasy feel about the chances that Croatia have seen.

44 

Croatia win the free-kick which is punched expertly away from Paul Robinson, reaching the ball just before the head of Kovac.

41 

Parker finds Rooney on the left, who then finds Lampard bursting through . It is a neat move from the Three Lions but Kovac is again an imposing figure and he puts an end to the play

40

Rapaic tries a highly ambitious effort from a very narrow angle .

37

Gary Neville looks to get on the ball early to help influence the game more. The experience of players like Neville will prove crucial in these circumstances.

36

Slaven Bilic looks happy on the touchline, but ultimately he will wonder how his side haven't taken the lead with the chances they have been presented with.

33

Lampard finds Cole, who in turn volleys an early cross into the box, but Lampard is unlucky as a clearance ricochets of him and out for a goal kick.

31

Robinson is again called into action with another strong save from a fierce long range effort. England are looking vulnerable

30

It is pinball in the England goalmouth as Rapaic again finds space down England's left flank, first Petric misses the ball completely before Krancjar fires a driven effort which is well saved by Robinson.

29

Peter Crouch wins a dangerous free kick for England, as he is fouled when trying to win an aerial ball.

28

Milan Rapaic hits a good free kick, but the distance makes it a straight forward save for Robinson on this occasion.

26

Krancjar gets on the end of a cross from Rapaic and finds himself in acres of space in the penalty area. Paul Robinson is equal to the shot with a wonderful save, but it is a worrying sign for England

25

Jamie Carragher and Ashley Cole look to be finding increasing joy down the left flank, both players looking to spearhead attacks from wide positions.

23

Wayne Rooney finds Lampard in another advanced position but the Chelsea midfielder has little time to take his shot and volleys the ball over the bar.

22

Coluka cooly takes down the ball but is played into trouble by Niko Kovac and Frank Lampard profits on the poor return pass to win the ball back for England.

21

Niko Kovac gets on the end of the delivery from the free kick, but John Terry does enough to put him off his stride and the ball goes out for a goal kick.

21' Rio Ferdinand is booked for another foul on Petric.

19

Ashley Cole looks to exploit his explosive pace against the Croatian defence, but is unfortunate to give away a free kick for his efforts.

18

Jamie Carragher climbs high to win an imposing header and through Parker and Lampard the Three Lions are able to start up another attack.

17 

Rio Ferdinand is penalised for climbing on Petric, but Parker and Rooney press strongly to win the ball back.

15 

England again find themselves with the ball in the Croatian box, this time Rooney takes the ball past the defence and fires in a driven cross that Pletikosa does well to cling on to.

14

Frank Lampard works the ball wide to Ashley Cole and he delivers a fine cross which is just too long for Crouch.

13

Rooney chests down a guided delivery from Gary Neville but is disposessed by Robert Kovac. The Man Utd man does well to fight back and force the ball out for a throw in however.

11

England are down to just six substitutes unfortunately as Phil Neville hurt his hamstring during the warm up and will play no part in the game.

9

Simunic lofts a probing ball over the Three Lions backline, Rio Ferdinand gets his head to the ball but he is unable to prevent from conceding the corner.

8

Croatia are beginning to exert themselves on proceedings and they seem to be able to move the ball to the font line very quickly.

7

Eduardo finds space ahead of Jamie Carragher and has the first real effort on goal. A toe-poke from the striker is gathered in comfortably by Paul Robinson however.

5

John Terry looks to find Ashley Cole down the left hand side but Rapaic is equal to the pass.

4

England are controlling the early posession with Michael Carrick and Frank Lampard seeing a lot of the ball, Croatia in their blue kit seem to be playing the patient game.

3

Wayne Rooney looks to release Peter Crouch with an angled through pass, but the Liverpool striker is narrowly offside.

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England are lining up with a changed formation from Saturday's game, with Gary Neville and Ashley Cole in more advanced wide roles in a 352 system.

It's an intimidating atmoshpere inside the Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, as England look to be the first team to win in Croatia in a qualifier.