The latest confrontations between the Spanish team and the Croatian team

For the fourth time in a row, Spain and Croatia They meet again in the initial stage of UEFA Euro 2024. Group B will make its debut in the competition facing these teams on the second day of the tournament at the Berliner Olympiastadionvenue that will also host the final of the contest.

This crossing is already daily in the Eurocup given that, in the last three editions, not counting the current one, the draw paired them in the same group. Therefore, beyond getting us used to it, they promise a great match, above all, understanding that the last time they met was in a final in which the Spanish team emerged victorious.

Let’s see how the confrontations between these two teams have gone.

The most recent story between the teams was a year ago in the UEFA Nations League final. A goalless match within 90 minutes, and where they did not take advantage in extra time. The definition of this cup was through the twelve steps where Spain became champion after beating the Croatians 5 to 4.

Unai Simón was the hero of the Spanish after stopping two penalties while Carvajal was the one who defined the series by hitting his shot.

In 2021, the round of 16 of the Euro Cup saw them face off again. On this occasion, the duel was more than exciting. The fight to reach the quarterfinals was exciting and with many shouts of goals.

During regulation time there were three goals per side. For the Spanish, Sarabia, Azpilicueta and Torres were in charge of scoring the three goals for their team. While on the Croatian side, the first goal came from Pedri against him and the remaining two were from Orsic and Pasalic on the hour mark to stretch the game and take it to overtime.

In extra time, the Croatians could not withstand the pressure and with goals from Morata and Oyarzabal, the Spanish team managed to advance to the next phase.

In this same Nations League, they faced each other again in the second group stage match after the overwhelming win and this time, the goals were not lacking, but they were a little more equitable.

Croatia managed to win thanks to Andrej Kramaric’s score and Tin Jedvaj’s double. The players who were able to score a goal for Spain were Dani Ceballos and Sergio Ramos from a penalty.

Spain faced a world runner-up Croatia and completely surpassed them, crushing them with a total of six goals and an undefeated record. At the beginning of this duel, the winner seemed to have several doubts, especially in defense, but he quickly recovered in the best way and after Saúl opened the scoring, everything was a formality for the Spanish.

Marco Asensio, Lovre Kalinic, Rodrigo, Sergio Ramos and Isco would complete the list of scorers of the night.

The Euro Cup once again crosses the paths of these teams and Croatia returned to victory against Spain with goals from Nikola Kalinić and Ivan Perišić who managed to turn around the game that Spain was winning thanks to Álvaro Morata’s goal in the seventh minute and in this way, They ensured that the Croatians finished above Spain in the final group standings.

At UEFA Euro 2012, Spain won thanks to Jesús Navas in a new confrontation in the group stage. This was an edition where “the red” did not shine in the campaign but was still a leader and obtained positive results.

An international friendly prior to the start of the World Cup would pit Croatia and Spain against each other in a duel that, despite having no value, provided a spectacle for the fans. Mariano Pernía and Fernando Torres gave the victory to the Spanish team, while the only goal for the Croatians was against Pablo Ibáñez.

This would be the only match to date that ended in a draw, between friendlies like the one itself and official matches, there is no record of another equality between these countries. There were no emotions for either team.

The first precedent came with an international friendly, the match began in favor of the Croatians with a goal from Davor Suker. But this would not be enough given that Spain managed to equalize the match with Engoga, so that Fernando Hierro and Dani would later give them the victory.

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