UEFA European Championship

FT Saturday, June 15, 2024
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Spain WLDWW 3
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Olympiastadion Berlin · 68,844 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Spain 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

ESP leads series 3-2

Lineups

ESP · 4-3-3

  1. 23Unai SimónG
  2. 4NachoCD-L
  3. 3Robin Le NormandCD-R
  4. 24Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 16RodriCM
  7. 8Fabián RuizLM
  8. 20PedriRM
  9. 7Álvaro MorataF
  10. 17Nico WilliamsLF
  11. 19Lamine YamalRF

CRO · 4-3-3

  1. 1Dominik LivakovicG
  2. 3Marin PongracicCD-L
  3. 6Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 4Josko GvardiolLB
  5. 2Josip StanisicRB
  6. 11Marcelo BrozovicCM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 16Ante BudimirF
  10. 9Andrej KramaricLF
  11. 7Lovro MajerRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 56' Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Perisic replaces Ante Budimir.
  5. 59' Substitution, Spain. Dani Olmo replaces Pedri.
  6. 65' Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Luka Modric.
  7. 65' Substitution, Croatia. Luka Sucic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  8. 67' Substitution, Spain. Mikel Oyarzabal replaces Álvaro Morata because of an injury.
  9. 68' Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Nico Williams.
  10. 72' Substitution, Croatia. Bruno Petkovic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
  11. 78' Rodri (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 80' Penalty saved. Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  13. 86' Substitution, Spain. Martín Zubimendi replaces Rodri because of an injury.
  14. 86' Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Lamine Yamal.

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