Croatia vs. England: 2019 U21 EURO Live Stream, Schedule and Prediction

England cannot qualify for the knockout stages of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship after losing their first two games, and they face fellow eliminated outfit Croatia in a Group C dead rubber on Monday.

The Young Lions were beaten 4-2 by Romania on Friday, conceding four times in the last 20 minutes to confirm their elimination.

Croatia also lost to France and Romania, leaving them with no chance of finishing among the top two and progressing to the semi-finals.

Coach Aidy Boothroyd took his England team to the tournament this summer with high hopes of continuing the country's recent spike in youth success, but a valiant send-off against Croatia is the best they can hope for.

The only previous meetings between these teams came in October 2014, when England won 2-1 in each leg of the 2015 U21 Euros play-offs to qualify for that year's tournament.

Date: Monday, June 24

Time: 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET

Venue: San Marino Stadium, Serravalle

Live Stream: Sky Go (UK), Watch ESPN (U.S.), Univision Deportes en Vivo (U.S.)

Preview

England's meeting with Croatia on Matchday 3 has nothing on the line but pride, with neither side able to qualify for the semi-finals.

Former Watford and Northampton Town manager Boothroyd highlighted there were positive notes to take from his side's defeat at the hands of Romania, as Sky Sports shared:

Many might disagree with the under-21 manager, who can afford to experiment with his team against Croatia, having already made widespread changes to his team between their first and second outings.

Phil Foden scored England's only goal in the 2-1 defeat to France, but he was dropped for the meeting with Romania.

Sports writer Si Lloyd joked any arguments for player exhaustion seemed invalid considering Foden only played a bit-part role at Manchester City this season:

Foden will be almost certain to make his return to the starting XI against Croatia, while Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham—who scored 26 goals on loan at Aston Villa last season—is still chasing his first start of the competition.

Football writer Daniel Storey provided quotes from Boothroyd, who was defiant when asked about his future as England under-21 manager following the Romania defeat:

A third successive loss to the Croats would amplify the pressure on Boothroyd to resign, and he would be wise to treat the fixture as an opportunity to demonstrate why he should keep his job.

Croatia won't be easy to beat despite the fact that they only scored once in their first two games. They restricted an impressive France squad to one goal on Friday and have eight senior-capped players among their squad.

CSKA Moscow midfielder Nikola Vlasic netted their only goal of the tournament during a 4-1 defeat to Romania. WhoScored.com rated him as one of the best young talents in Europe last term:

England and Croatia each have just one win from their past five matches and need a swift improvement. Monday's fixture offers both teams the chance to get back on track.

Prediction: England 2-1 Croatia.