UEFA Nations League
·Matchday 4
Featured match
- Ivan Perišić 17'
- Mikel Merino 61'
- Mikel Merino 88'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Spain beat Croatia 2-1. Scorers for Croatia: Ivan Perišić 17'. Scorers for Spain: Mikel Merino 61', Mikel Merino 88'. Spain won after coming from behind. Ivan Perišić of Croatia was sent off in minute 79'. Spain had 72% of possession.
Croatia
Spain
- Full-time 1 - 2
Added time: 5 minutes
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90+2'
Víctor Muñoz Yellow card · Spain Yellow card for Víctor Muñoz (Spain)
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88'
Mario Pašalić Out: Mateo Kovačić · Croatia Substitution for Croatia: Mario Pašalić comes on for Mateo Kovačić
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88'
Mikel Merino 1-2 Goal · Assist: Martín Zubimendi · Spain Martín Zubimendi provides, Mikel Merino finishes for Spain (1-2)
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87'
Yeremy Pino Out: Pedri · Spain Substitution for Spain: Yeremy Pino comes on for Pedri
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79'
Ivan Perišić Red card · Croatia Straight red card for Ivan Perišić. Croatia are down a man
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78'
Víctor Muñoz Out: Lamine Yamal · Spain Substitution for Spain: Víctor Muñoz comes on for Lamine Yamal
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71'
Martin Baturina Out: Nikola Vlašić · Croatia Substitution for Croatia: Martin Baturina comes on for Nikola Vlašić
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71'
Martín Zubimendi Out: Rodri · Spain Substitution for Spain: Martín Zubimendi comes on for Rodri
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71'
Fermín Out: Dani Olmo · Spain Substitution for Spain: Fermín comes on for Dani Olmo
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66'
Petar Sučić Out: Luka Modrić · Croatia Substitution for Croatia: Petar Sučić comes on for Luka Modrić
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66'
Rodri Yellow card · Spain Yellow card for Rodri (Spain)
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65'
Luka Modrić Yellow card · Croatia Yellow card for Luka Modrić (Croatia)
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65'
Dion Beljo Out: Igor Matanović · Croatia Substitution for Croatia: Dion Beljo comes on for Igor Matanović
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61'
Mikel Merino 1-1 Goal · Assist: Dani Olmo · Spain Goal for Spain! Mikel Merino turns in the pass from Dani Olmo (1-1)
- Half-time 1 - 0
Added time: 2 minutes
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45'
Mikel Merino Out: Álex Baena · Spain Substitution for Spain: Mikel Merino comes on for Álex Baena
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22'
Ivan Perišić Yellow card · Croatia Ivan Perišić of Croatia is booked
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17'
Ivan Perišić 1-0 Goal · Croatia Goal! Ivan Perišić scores for Croatia. It is 1-0
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14'
Yellow card · Croatia Yellow card for Croatia
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Croatia
Spain
WLWLL
Last 5 matches WWWWW
3Position1
3Pts12
1.2Goals scored per match2.4
2.5Goals conceded per match0.5
1Clean sheets6
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Croatia4-5-1
Spain4-2-3-1
22
7.3
Cucurella
Marc Cucurella
Player profile
14
7.1
Laporte
Aymeric Laporte
Player profile
5
6.8
Paredes
Pau Cubarsí Paredes
Player profile
12
6.6
Pubill
Marc Pubill
Player profile
20
7.1
Pedri
87'
Pedri
- 87'Out
- 66'Yellow card
- 71'Out
14
6.7
Perišić
17'22'79'
Ivan Perišić
- 17'Goal
- 22'Yellow card
- 79'Red card
- 88'Out
- 65'Yellow card
- 66'Out
- 71'Out
Croatia4-5-1
Coach: S. Bilić
Starting XI
- 1GK Dominik Livaković 5.8
- 2DF Josip Stanišić 6.4
- 6DF Josip Šutalo 6.7
- 5DF Luka Vušković 6.2
- 4DF Joško Gvardiol 6.3
- 13MF Nikola Vlašić71' 6.1
- 10MF Luka Modrić65'66' 6.4
- 18MF Kristijan Jakić 6.6
- 8MF Mateo Kovačić88' 6.2
- 14MF Ivan Perišić17'22'79' 6.7
- 20FW Igor Matanović65' 6.3
Substitutes
- 7FW Dion Beljo65' 6.6
- 22MF Josip Mišić
- 19FW Marco Pasalic
- 3DF Marin Pongračić
- 15MF Mario Pašalić88' 6.0
- 12GK Ivor Pandur
- 16MF Martin Baturina71' 5.6
- 21MF Luka Sučić
- 11FW Ante Budimir
- 23GK Dominik Kotarski
- 17MF Petar Sučić66' 6.0
- 9FW Andrej Kramarić
Spain4-2-3-1
Coach: Luis de la Fuente
Starting XI
- 23GK Unai Simón 7.6
- 12DF Marc Pubill 6.6
- 5DF Pau Cubarsí Paredes 6.8
- 14DF Aymeric Laporte 7.1
- 22DF Marc Cucurella 7.3
- 16MF Rodri66'71' 6.9
- 20MF Pedri87' 7.1
- 19MF Lamine Yamal78' 6.1
- 10MF Dani Olmo71' 6.9
- 15MF Álex Baena45' 6.5
- 21FW Mikel Oyarzabal 5.9
Substitutes
- 4DF Iván Fresneda
- 17DF Fran García
- 2DF Dean Huijsen
- 3DF Robin Le Normand
- 13GK Josep Martínez
- 6MF Mikel Merino45'61'88' 8.9
- 7FW Víctor Muñoz78'90+2' 6.3
- 11MF Yeremy Pino87' 6.2
- 1GK David Raya
- 18MF Martín Zubimendi71' 6.3
- 9MF Fermín71' 6.2
- 8FW Roberto Fernández
Croatia
Spain
28%
72%
10
Shots
10
5
On target
3
3
Off target
3
3
Corners
6
12
Fouls
10
0
Offsides
2
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
1
Saves
4
298
Passes
778
League A - Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
France
|
4 | 7 | 2 | 7:2 | +5 | 10 |
| 2 |
Italy
|
4 | 8 | 5 | 8:5 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 |
Belgium
|
4 | 6 | 5 | 6:5 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 |
Türkiye
|
4 | 2 | 11 | 2:11 | -9 | 0 |
Next round
League A - Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
4 | 7 | 5 | 7:5 | +2 | 8 |
| 2 |
Greece
|
4 | 5 | 3 | 5:3 | +2 | 8 |
| 3 |
Germany
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 3:2 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 |
Serbia
|
4 | 3 | 8 | 3:8 | -5 | 0 |
Next round
League A - Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spain
|
4 | 12 | 5 | 12:5 | +7 | 12 |
| 2 |
England
|
4 | 14 | 3 | 14:3 | +11 | 9 |
| 3 |
Croatia
|
4 | 4 | 14 | 4:14 | -10 | 3 |
| 4 |
Czechia
|
4 | 2 | 10 | 2:10 | -8 | 0 |
Next round
League A - Group D
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Portugal
|
4 | 9 | 4 | 9:4 | +5 | 12 |
| 2 |
Denmark
|
4 | 7 | 7 | 7:7 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |
Wales
|
4 | 2 | 5 | 2:5 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 |
Norway
|
4 | 6 | 8 | 6:8 | -2 | 3 |
Next round
League B - Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Switzerland
|
4 | 11 | 1 | 11:1 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 |
Slovenia
|
4 | 5 | 3 | 5:3 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 |
Scotland
|
4 | 3 | 5 | 3:5 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 |
FYR Macedonia
|
4 | 0 | 10 | 0:10 | -10 | 0 |
Next round
League B - Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Ireland
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 4:0 | +4 | 8 |
| 2 |
Hungary
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 3:2 | +1 | 7 |
| 3 |
Ukraine
|
4 | 2 | 5 | 2:5 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 |
Georgia
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 0:2 | -2 | 2 |
Next round
League B - Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Austria
|
4 | 9 | 5 | 9:5 | +4 | 8 |
| 2 |
Kosovo
|
4 | 3 | 4 | 3:4 | -1 | 5 |
| 3 |
Rep. Of Ireland
|
4 | 6 | 4 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 |
| 4 |
Israel
|
4 | 2 | 7 | 2:7 | -5 | 2 |
Next round
League B - Group D
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sweden
|
4 | 7 | 3 | 7:3 | +4 | 10 |
| 2 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
4 | 6 | 3 | 6:3 | +3 | 8 |
| 3 |
Poland
|
4 | 7 | 4 | 7:4 | +3 | 4 |
| 4 |
Romania
|
4 | 3 | 13 | 3:13 | -10 | 0 |
Next round
League C - Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Albania
|
4 | 8 | 3 | 8:3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 |
Belarus
|
4 | 5 | 2 | 5:2 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 |
Finland
|
4 | 9 | 2 | 9:2 | +7 | 7 |
| 4 |
San Marino
|
4 | 1 | 16 | 1:16 | -15 | 0 |
Next round
League C - Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Montenegro
|
4 | 7 | 4 | 7:4 | +3 | 10 |
| 2 |
Cyprus
|
4 | 5 | 3 | 5:3 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 |
Armenia
|
4 | 4 | 5 | 4:5 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 |
Latvia
|
4 | 2 | 6 | 2:6 | -4 | 1 |
Next round
League C - Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Slovakia
|
4 | 9 | 2 | 9:2 | +7 | 10 |
| 2 |
Faroe Islands
|
4 | 5 | 5 | 5:5 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |
Moldova
|
4 | 3 | 8 | 3:8 | -5 | 4 |
| 4 |
Kazakhstan
|
4 | 5 | 7 | 5:7 | -2 | 2 |
Next round
League C - Group D
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Iceland
|
4 | 7 | 1 | 7:1 | +6 | 8 |
| 2 |
Estonia
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 2:1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |
Bulgaria
|
4 | 3 | 5 | 3:5 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 |
Luxembourg
|
4 | 2 | 7 | 2:7 | -5 | 3 |
Next round
League D - Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Malta
|
3 | 4 | 2 | 4:2 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 |
Gibraltar
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 1:1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |
Andorra
|
3 | 1 | 3 | 1:3 | -2 | 1 |
Next round
League D - Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Azerbaijan
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 2:1 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 |
Lithuania
|
3 | 3 | 2 | 3:2 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 |
Liechtenstein
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0:2 | -2 | 1 |
Next round
Croatia wins2Draws1
Spain wins5Last meetings
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29 September 2026 · UEFA Nations League
Spain
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Croatia
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15 June 2024 · Euro Championship
Spain
3-0
Croatia
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18 June 2023 · UEFA Nations League
Croatia
0-0
Spain
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28 June 2021 · Euro Championship
Croatia
3-5
Spain
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15 November 2018 · UEFA Nations League
Croatia
3-2
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11 September 2018 · UEFA Nations League
Spain
6-0
Croatia
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21 June 2016 · Euro Championship
Croatia
2-1
Spain
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18 June 2012 · Euro Championship
Croatia
0-1
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