Rate England vs Croatia World Cup Opener Players
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- England's World Cup opener against Croatia is underway, with BBC Sport inviting fans to rate both sets of players out of 10 via an interactive rater.
- The rater closes 30 minutes after the final whistle, and submissions require users to be signed in to a BBC account.
- England's starting XI lines up with Pickford in goal; O'Reilly, Stones, Konsa, and James across the back line; Rice, Anderson, and Bellingham in midfield; and Gordon, Madueke, and Kane in attack.
- Croatia's starting XI features Livaković in goal, with veterans Modrić and Perišić named in the lineup alongside Gvardiol, Šutalo, and Vušković.
- No substitutes have been introduced by either side at the time of publication, per the live tracker.
- The displayed average score will reflect all BBC Sport user submissions once the rating window closes, per the page's stated methodology.
Why it matters: BBC's crowd-rated player scores become a public benchmark that fans and media cite, meaning the methodology — a simple out-of-10 average open to any signed-in BBC account — directly shapes post-match narratives for England's opening game of the tournament.
