England manager Gareth Southgate waved away suggestions Croatia will be afraid of playing his team at Wembley in their opening game at Euro 2020 after they came out in the same group at the draw in Bucharest.
The teams will face off on June 14 in Group D in what is likely to be a pivotal game in determining who tops the section, which will also include the Czech Republic and a play-off winner.
Southgate was told Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic feared the prospect of going to Wembley right at the beginning of the tournament, with London one of 12 European cities chosen to host matches.
"I think he's been tactically economical with the truth there," was Southgate's response.
England beat Croatia 2-1 at home last year in the Nations League, having drawn 0-0 away.
However, the most significant recent meeting of the nations came in the 2018 World Cup semi-final in Moscow, when Croatia won 2-1 in extra time.
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"We are at the other end of the scale, very young, a lot of energy, but still learning and improving."
"We felt that after the Nations League. It was great to win that game but it didn't in any way redress it -- if I was the Croatians, I know which game I'd rather have won, so I think that will be long gone, but it is a really attractive fixture for everybody."