Croatia vs Spain, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Final

· Spain win 5-4 on penalties

Croatia

FT - Penalties
0 - 0
Spain win 5-4 on penalties

Spain

Spain beat Croatia in shootout to win UEFA Nations League

Spain beat Croatia 5-4 in a penalty shootout to win their first title in a decade as they secured the Nations League on Sunday.

Match Timeline

1': Jesús Navas (Spain) Throw In at 1'
2': Jordi Alba (Spain) Shot Blocked at 2'
2': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) Save at 2'
2': Jordi Alba (Spain) Throw In at 2'
3': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 3'
4': Yeremy Pino (Spain) Foul at 4'
4': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) Free Kick at 4'
4': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 4'
5': Gavi (Spain) Foul at 5'
6': Luka Modric (Croatia) Free Kick at 6'
9': Fabián Ruiz (Spain) Offside at 9'
10': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 10'
11': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 11'
12': Gavi (Spain) Shot Off Target at 12'
14': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Offside at 14'
14': Robin Le Normand (Spain) Free Kick at 14'
15': Jordi Alba (Spain) Throw In at 15'
16': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 16'
18': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 18'
19': Jesús Navas (Spain) Throw In at 19'
20': Jesús Navas (Spain) Assists Shot at 20'
20': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Shot Blocked at 20'
20': Martin Erlic (Croatia) Save at 20'
20': Martin Erlic (Croatia) Corner Kick at 20'
20': Martin Erlic (Croatia) Corner Kick at 20'
20': Yeremy Pino (Spain) Foul at 20'
21': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 21'
22': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Foul at 22'
23': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 23'
23': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Save at 23'
23': Martin Erlic (Croatia) Assists Shot at 23'
23': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) Shot Blocked at 23'
23': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) Corner Kick at 23'
24': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) Shot On Target at 24'
24': Unai Simón (Spain) Save at 24'
26': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) Save at 26'
26': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Assists Shot at 26'
26': Fabián Ruiz (Spain) Shot Blocked at 26'
26': Gavi (Spain) Blocked Pass at 26'
26': Jordi Alba (Spain) Corner Kick at 26'
27': Rodri (Spain) Shot Blocked at 27'
27': Jordi Alba (Spain) Assists Shot at 27'
28': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 28'
28': Gavi (Spain) Blocked Pass at 28'
29': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 29'
29': Rodri (Spain) Offside at 29'
29': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) Free Kick at 29'
29': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 29'
30': Yeremy Pino (Spain) Blocked Pass at 30'
30': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 30'
30': Fabián Ruiz (Spain) Blocked Pass at 30'
31': Fabián Ruiz (Spain) Foul at 31'
31': Luka Modric (Croatia) Free Kick at 31'
31': Luka Modric (Croatia) Assists Shot at 31'
31': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Shot On Target at 31'
31': Unai Simón (Spain) Save at 31'
31': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Foul at 31'
31': Jesús Navas (Spain) Free Kick at 31'
32': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 32'
33': Jesús Navas (Spain) Throw In at 33'
33': Robin Le Normand (Spain) Foul at 33'
34': Luka Modric (Croatia) Free Kick at 34'
34': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Foul at 34'
35': Jordi Alba (Spain) Free Kick at 35'
36': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Foul at 36'
36': Robin Le Normand (Spain) Free Kick at 36'
36': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Foul at 36'
37': Jordi Alba (Spain) Free Kick at 37'
37': Gavi (Spain) Foul at 37'
37': Martin Erlic (Croatia) Free Kick at 37'
38': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) Throw In at 38'
39': Jordi Alba (Spain) Blocked Pass at 39'
39': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Shot On Target at 39'
39': Luka Modric (Croatia) Assists Shot at 39'
39': Unai Simón (Spain) Save at 39'
40': Jordi Alba (Spain) Foul at 40'
40': Luka Modric (Croatia) Free Kick at 40'
42': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Shot Off Target at 42'
42': Jordi Alba (Spain) Assists Shot at 42'
44': Jesús Navas (Spain) Throw In at 44'
44': Luka Modric (Croatia) Foul at 44'
45': Yeremy Pino (Spain) Free Kick at 45'
46': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) Handball at 46'
46': Marco Asensio (Spain) Free Kick at 46'
48': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 48'
48': Jordi Alba (Spain) Foul at 48'
48': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 48'
48': Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 48'
49': Marco Asensio (Spain) Throw In at 49'
51': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Shot Off Target at 51'
51': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Assists Shot at 51'
52': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 52'
54': Jesús Navas (Spain) Throw In at 54'
55': Jesús Navas (Spain) Throw In at 55'
56': Jordi Alba (Spain) Blocked Pass at 56'
56': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 56'
56': Gavi (Spain) Blocked Pass at 56'
56': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Foul at 56'
57': Robin Le Normand (Spain) Free Kick at 57'
57': Jordi Alba (Spain) Assists Shot at 57'
57': Marco Asensio (Spain) Shot Off Target at 57'
59': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 59'
59': Fabián Ruiz (Spain) Foul at 59'
60': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 60'
60': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Assists Shot at 60'
60': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) Shot Off Target at 60'
60': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 60'
61': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Assists Shot at 61'
61': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) Shot Off Target at 61'
61': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) Substitution at 61'
63': Gavi (Spain) Blocked Pass at 63'
63': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Foul at 63'
64': Jesús Navas (Spain) Free Kick at 64'
65': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 65'
65': Rodri (Spain) Shot Off Target at 65'
65': Robin Le Normand (Spain) Assists Shot at 65'
66': Ansu Fati (Spain) Substitution at 66'
66': Joselu (Spain) Substitution at 66'
67': Jesús Navas (Spain) Throw In at 67'
68': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 68'
68': Jesús Navas (Spain) Throw In at 68'
69': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Offside at 69'
70': Unai Simón (Spain) Free Kick at 70'
70': Jesús Navas (Spain) Foul at 70'
71': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 71'
75': Robin Le Normand (Spain) Foul at 75'
75': Martin Erlic (Croatia) Free Kick at 75'
75': Jesús Navas (Spain) Throw In at 75'
75': Fabián Ruiz (Spain) Shot Off Target at 75'
76': Fabián Ruiz (Spain) Blocked Pass at 76'
77': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Save at 77'
77': Jordi Alba (Spain) Assists Shot at 77'
77': Ansu Fati (Spain) Shot Blocked at 77'
77': Martin Erlic (Croatia) Save at 77'
77': Fabián Ruiz (Spain) Shot Blocked at 77'
77': Marco Asensio (Spain) Shot Off Target at 77'
77': Martin Erlic (Croatia) Corner Kick at 77'
78': Mikel Merino (Spain) Substitution at 78'
78': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) Substitution at 78'
78': Nacho (Spain) Substitution at 78'
79': Nacho (Spain) Foul at 79'
79': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 79'
79': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) Free Kick at 79'
81': Gavi (Spain) Foul at 81'
81': Gavi (Spain) Yellow Card at 81'
81': Luka Modric (Croatia) Free Kick at 81'
84': Mikel Merino (Spain) Assists Shot at 84'
84': Ansu Fati (Spain) Shot Blocked at 84'
84': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Save at 84'
84': Ansu Fati (Spain) Corner Kick at 84'
84': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) Corner Kick at 84'
85': Marco Asensio (Spain) Assists Shot at 85'
85': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Shot On Target at 85'
85': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) Save at 85'
86': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 86'
86': Ansu Fati (Spain) Foul at 86'
87': Dani Olmo (Spain) Substitution at 87'
87': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 87'
89': Jesús Navas (Spain) Throw In at 89'
90': Marco Asensio (Spain) Shot Off Target at 90'
90': Jesús Navas (Spain) Assists Shot at 90'
90'+1': Lovro Majer (Croatia) Substitution at 91'
90'+1': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) Foul at 91'
90'+2': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) Yellow Card at 92'
90'+2': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Free Kick at 92'
90'+3': Rodri (Spain) Blocked Pass at 93'
90'+4': Ansu Fati (Spain) Corner Kick at 94'
90'+4': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Corner Kick at 94'
91': Martin Erlic (Croatia) Foul at 91'
92': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Free Kick at 92'
93': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Shot Off Target at 93'
93': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 93'
94': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) Foul at 94'
94': Dani Olmo (Spain) Free Kick at 94'
95': Marco Asensio (Spain) Free Kick at 95'
95': Jesús Navas (Spain) Corner Kick at 95'
96': Nacho (Spain) Foul at 96'
96': Nacho (Spain) Yellow Card at 96'
97': Dani Carvajal (Spain) Substitution at 97'
97': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 97'
97': Rodri (Spain) Foul at 97'
97': Rodri (Spain) Yellow Card at 97'
98': Luka Modric (Croatia) Free Kick at 98'
104': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 104'
104': Jordi Alba (Spain) Throw In at 104'
104': Dani Carvajal (Spain) Assists Shot at 104'
104': Marco Asensio (Spain) Shot Blocked at 104'
104': Martin Erlic (Croatia) Save at 104'
104': Dani Olmo (Spain) Shot Off Target at 104'
105': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 105'
105'+1': Dani Carvajal (Spain) Throw In at 106'
105'+1': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 106'
105'+2': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Save at 107'
105'+2': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) Assists Shot at 107'
105'+2': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) Shot Blocked at 107'
105'+3': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Shot On Target at 108'
105'+3': Unai Simón (Spain) Save at 108'
108': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) Save at 108'
108': Dani Olmo (Spain) Corner Kick at 108'
108': Dani Olmo (Spain) Shot Blocked at 108'
108': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) Corner Kick at 108'
109': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Save at 109'
109': Rodri (Spain) Assists Shot at 109'
109': Marco Asensio (Spain) Shot Blocked at 109'
109': Marco Asensio (Spain) Corner Kick at 109'
109': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Corner Kick at 109'
109': Rodri (Spain) Shot Blocked at 109'
109': Martin Erlic (Croatia) Save at 109'
110': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) Assists Shot at 110'
110': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) Shot On Target at 110'
110': Unai Simón (Spain) Save at 110'
112': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) Substitution at 112'
114': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 114'
115': Mikel Merino (Spain) Blocked Pass at 115'
115': Jordi Alba (Spain) Throw In at 115'
116': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) Save at 116'
116': Jordi Alba (Spain) Assists Shot at 116'
116': Rodri (Spain) Shot Blocked at 116'
116': Rodri (Spain) Corner Kick at 116'
117': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 117'
117': Marco Asensio (Spain) Corner Kick at 117'
118': Jordi Alba (Spain) Foul at 118'
119': Luka Modric (Croatia) Free Kick at 119'
119': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) Assists Shot at 119'
119': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) Shot Off Target at 119'
119': Nacho (Spain) Save at 119'
119': Nacho (Spain) Corner Kick at 119'
120': Joselu (Spain) Corner Kick at 120'
120': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) Penalty - Scored at 120'
120': Joselu (Spain) Penalty - Scored at 120'
120': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Penalty - Scored at 120'
120': Rodri (Spain) Penalty - Scored at 120'
120': Luka Modric (Croatia) Penalty - Scored at 120'
120': Mikel Merino (Spain) Penalty - Scored at 120'
120': Lovro Majer (Croatia) Penalty - Missed at 120'
120': Marco Asensio (Spain) Penalty - Scored at 120'
120': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Penalty - Scored at 120'
120': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Penalty - Missed at 120'
120': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) Penalty - Missed at 120'
120': Dani Carvajal (Spain) Penalty - Scored at 120'

Statistics

ESP		CRO
18	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	1
54.5	Possession	45.5
21	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	5
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
656	Accurate Passes	545
763	Passes	636
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
7	Accurate Crosses	4
23	Crosses	23
0.3	Cross %	0.2
55	Long Balls	83
25	Accurate Long Balls	57
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
11	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	5
11	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	12
18	Effective Clearances	17
18	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Stadion Feijenoord
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 41,110

Line-Ups

Croatia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Dominik Livakovic (GK)
6	Josip Sutalo
5	Martin Erlic
14	Ivan Perisic
22	Josip Juranovic
11	Marcelo Brozovic
8	Mateo Kovacic
10	Luka Modric
9	Andrej Kramaric
16	Luka Ivanusec
15	Mario Pasalic

Croatia Substitutes:

Lovro Majer, Nediljko Labrovic, Borna Barisic, Bruno Petkovic, Dion Drena Beljo, Petar Musa, Borna Sosa, Nikola Vlasic, Ivica Ivusic, Domagoj Vida, Josip Stanisic.

Spain (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Unai Simón (GK)
14	Aymeric Laporte
3	Robin Le Normand
18	Jordi Alba
22	Jesús Navas
9	Gavi
8	Fabián Ruiz
16	Rodri
7	Álvaro Morata
15	Yeremy Pino
10	Marco Asensio

Spain Substitutes:

Martín Zubimendi, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Nacho, Fran García, Joselu, Sergio Canales, Ansu Fati, David Raya, Dani Olmo, Rodrigo, Mikel Merino, Dani Carvajal.

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