Spain vs Croatia, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA European ChampionshipSpain thrash sorry Croatia 3-0 to open Euro 2024 campaign
First-half goals from Alvaro Morata, Fabian Ruiz and Dani Carvajal set Spain on course for a comprehensive 3-0 win over Croatia giving the 2008 and 2012 champions the perfect start to their Euro 2024 campaign in Berlin on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Spain).
- 3': Lovro Majer (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 10': Foul by Josip Sutalo (Croatia).
- 10': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Spain).
- 12': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Nico Williams (Spain).
- 14': Marin Pongracic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri following a fast break.
- 17': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Spain).
- 17': Lovro Majer (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
- 19': Marin Pongracic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Ante Budimir (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josip Stanisic with a cross.
- 23': Offside, Spain. Nico Williams is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
- 25': Robin Le Normand (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Goal! Spain 1, Croatia 0. Álvaro Morata (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a through ball following a fast break.
- 30': Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
- 32': Goal! Spain 2, Croatia 0. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedri.
- 33': Attempt saved. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 33': Attempt missed. Lovro Majer (Croatia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 35': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
- 35': Pedri (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
- 36': Attempt missed. Robin Le Normand (Spain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nico Williams with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Pedri (Spain).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Foul by Rodri (Spain).
- 40': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross.
- 45': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
- 45'+2': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
- 45'+2': Goal! Spain 3, Croatia 0. Dani Carvajal (Spain) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Spain 3, Croatia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Spain 3, Croatia 0.
- 47': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
- 47': Rodri (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Dani Carvajal (Spain).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
- 50': Rodri (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
- 51': Delay in match (Croatia).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedri.
- 53': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 54': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
- 54': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Josip Stanisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt missed. Ante Budimir (Croatia) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
- 55': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ante Budimir.
- 55': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
- 56': Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Perisic replaces Ante Budimir.
- 57': Fabián Ruiz (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
- 58': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
- 59': Pedri (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Spain. Dani Olmo replaces Pedri.
- 63': Foul by Lovro Majer (Croatia).
- 63': Marc Cucurella (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Luka Modric.
- 65': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Sucic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 67': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Oyarzabal replaces Álvaro Morata because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Nico Williams.
- 72': Substitution, Croatia. Bruno Petkovic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nacho.
- 75': Foul by Mikel Merino (Spain).
- 75': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Mikel Merino (Spain).
- 75': Luka Sucic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Spain).
- 77': Offside, Spain. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
- 78': Penalty Croatia. Bruno Petkovic draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 78': Penalty conceded by Rodri (Spain) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 78': Rodri (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Penalty saved. Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 80': (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 80': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 81': VAR Decision: No Goal Spain 3-0 Croatia.
- 82': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
- 82': Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain).
- 82': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Hand ball by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic.
- 84': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Sucic.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Rodri (Spain).
- 86': Substitution, Spain. Martín Zubimendi replaces Rodri because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Lamine Yamal.
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
- 88': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
- 90': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Croatia).
- 90': Nacho (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Hand ball by Ferran Torres (Spain).
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross.
- 90'+3': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
- 90'+4': Foul by Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain).
- 90'+4': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Dani Carvajal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Spain 3, Croatia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Spain 3, Croatia 0.
Statistics
 CRO |
ESP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 53.3 | Possession | 46.7 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 456 | Accurate Passes | 383 |
| 517 | Passes | 457 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 4 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: Olympiastadion Berlin
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 68,844
Venue: Olympiastadion Berlin
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 68,844
EURO Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | Albania | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Spain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 4 | Nacho |
| 3 | Robin Le Normand |
| 24 | Marc Cucurella |
| 2 | Dani Carvajal |
| 16 | Rodri  |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 20 | Pedri |
| 7 | Álvaro Morata |
| 17 | Nico Williams |
| 19 | Lamine Yamal |
Croatia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Livakovic (GK) |
| 3 | Marin Pongracic |
| 6 | Josip Sutalo |
| 4 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 2 | Josip Stanisic |
| 11 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 16 | Ante Budimir |
| 9 | Andrej Kramaric |
| 7 | Lovro Majer |
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