Hertha Berlin's Josip Simunic will also push his claims for inclusion in the final cut.

BBC: Balaban gets Croatia call

It barely made any difference, before England were handed a lifeline in the shape of a penalty by the eagle-eyed assistant referee, who spotted Josip Simunic tugging back Defoe.

BBC: England 2-3 Croatia

His international career came to a controversial end when he failed to dismiss Croatia defender Josip Simunic after showing him a second yellow card in the game against Australia, and only sent him off after showing him a third.

BBC: Graham Poll shows a yellow card to Croatia's Josip Simunic