England's players are still furious over their treatment by
Croatia during the superb 4-1 World Cup qualifying win in
September.
Hat-trick hero Theo Walcott, the Arsenal star, was cynically taken out by defender
Josip Simunic, while Robert Kovac was sent off for a blatant elbow
on Chelsea midfielder Joe
Cole.
An England source told The Sun: "While the win in
Croatia was fantastic, their behaviour was a disgrace and the lads
still remember it. Some of the off-the-ball stuff and blatant
fouling was outrageous. The assaults on Joe and Theo were
appalling.
"We are not saying we will stoop to the same level but you can
expect us to be very committed in the tackle.
"There is also the extra incentive to beat them because they
knocked us out of Euro 2008."