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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23738552" data-attributes="member: 158020">Croatia 0 England 0: Rashford wastes  chances in Rijeka  <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/10/12/21/5005428-6270657-image-a-77_1539375084491.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     England and Croatia face a struggle to unseat Spain at the top of their  Nations League group after playing out a goalless draw in an empty stadium in  Rijeka.Croatia had been ordered to play the match behind closed doors after a  swastika was marked on the pitch in Split ahead of a Euro 2016 qualifier against  Italy.    And the World Cup finalists appeared to miss the backing of their home fans  as they struggled to take control of the match, with England dominating after a  poor first half from both sides.   But Gareth Southgate's men could not atone for their semi-final defeat to the  same opponents in Russia, despite hitting the woodwork twice and seeing Marcus  Rashford waste a pair of fantastic opportunities The absence of spectators –  with the exception of a hardy group of England supporters watching from the top  of a nearby hill – contributed to a low-key opening in Rijeka, with shots at  goal about as common as fans through the turnstiles in the early stages.The  game's first shot on target did not arrive until the 37th minute, when Andrej  Kramaric failed to truly test Jordan Pickford from the centre of the box.   Eric Dier came agonisingly close to breaking the deadlock just before the  break, but his glancing header across goal from a Jordan Henderson corner  bounced back off the left-hand upright, and Tottenham colleague Harry Kane  nodded against the crossbar shortly after the restart.   England started to dominate play and Rashford should have put the visitors  ahead after 55 minutes, but the flimsy finish with which he greeted an inviting  Kyle Walker ball into the box left Dominik Livakovic with a comfortable  save.   It got no better for Rashford two minutes later, when the Manchester United  frontman failed to slot past the goalkeeper after being played through on goal  by Raheem Sterling.   Southgate introduced debutant Jadon Sancho for the final 15 minutes, but the  Borussia Dortmund attacker – England's second-youngest debutant in a competitive  game after Duncan Edwards - was unable to make a match-winning impact.</blockquote>

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