Croatia manager Zlatko Dalić will definitely monitor the high profile pre-World Cup friendly between Nigeria and  England at the National Stadium in London as his side will be in the United Kingdom early June for a friendly.

Croatia will battle Brazil at the famous Anfield Stadium, the home ground of Liverpool, on June 3, a day after the Super Eagles clash with the Three Lions.

The friendly will assist the Croatians prepare for their second Group D fixture against Argentina at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod on June 21.

Zlatko Dalić is expected to name Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren on his roster for the friendly against the Brazilians.

Danijel Subašić (Monaco), šime Vrsaljko (Atlético Madrid), Domagoj Vida (Besiktas), Ivan Perišić (Inter Milan), Ivan Rakitić (Barcelona) and Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) are some of the stars that could also figure against the South Americans.

Next Month, Croatia will tackle Peru and Mexico in the United States, and they have also lined up a friendly against an African opposition in May.

Igho Kingsley