Spain begins its participation in the Euro Cup this Saturday with the goal of becoming the first team to win the tournament four times. In his debut he will meet Croatia, the rival he defeated to win the most recent edition of the Nations League.
According to the criteria of
The Croatians, in the farewell tournament of the legend Luka Modric, want to aim for a title with which they have been flirting for some time, after playing, in addition to the definition of the League of Nations, the final of the 2018 World Cup in Russia and reaching to the semifinals in Qatar 2022.
Luis de la Fuente appears in his first Euro Cup outside, in theory, of the group of favorites. He has a very tough group, completed by the current tournament champion, Italy, and Albania.
However, Spain is running for the title with a mix of veterans like Jesús Navas, Álvaro Morata, Dani Carvajal, Nacho or Rodri, and young people like Lamine Yamal, 16 years old, who makes Nico Williams, Pedri or Fermín ‘old’.
There are also many hopes placed on the return of Pedri, who was the emerging star in the last Euro Cup, held in 2021, but whom De la Fuente had not been able to count on until now.
Luis de la Fuente
Photo:
The renewal of Croatia
Little remains of that Croatia of 2008. Only Luka Modric, who with 175 international appearances is the player with the most senior appearances. Modric has only beaten Spain once in the six games in which he has had minutes.
Croatia is thirsty for revenge for the lost Nations League final in 2023. They want to remove the thorn of poor performances in the Euro Cup and get off to a good start on what could be Modric’s last dance in a major tournament with the national team.
Luka Modric, from Croatia.
Photo:
Probable lineups, time and TV of Spain vs. Croatia
Spain: Unai Simón; Carvajal, Nacho, Le Normand, Grimaldo; Rodri, Mikel Merino, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams and Morata.
Croatia: Livakovic; Stanisic, Sutalo, Pongracic, Gvardiol; Brozovic, Kovacic, Modric; Majer, Kramaric and Budimir.
Referee: Michael Oliver (England).
Stadium: Berlin Olympic.
Hour: 11 am Colombia
TV: ESPN and Star+-
SPORTS
With Efe
More Sports news
#Spain #Croatia #debut #Euro #watch #television
