Spain vs Croatia UEFA Euro 2024 Highlights: Spain thrash Croatia by 3-0 in Group B

Luis de la Fuente's Spain thrashed Zlatko Dalić's Croatia by 3-0 in the third game of the  UEFA Euro 2024 at the Olympiastadion Berlin in Germany on 15th June, Saturday. 

Spain, who were coming from huge victories in the friendlies, continued their form in the group stage as well. Morata was the first one to score for them while Fabian Ruiz and Carvajal extended their lead in the first half itself. In the second half, though Croatia were awarded a penalty, the goal from Petkovic was denied due to an encroachment. 

In this Spain vs Croatia game, Spain's Lamine Yamal became the youngest ever to play and assist in the European Championships. Along with him, Morata also created history by becoming the third-highest goalscorer in Euro history.

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Jun 15, 2024 23:45 IST
🏆Congrats, @FabianRP52!🙌🤩🎉#EURO2024 | #ESPCRO | @SEFutbol pic.twitter.com/OouDNhqqsi
— UEFA EURO 2024 DE (@EURO2024DE) June 15, 2024



Jun 15, 2024 23:44 IST
Fabian Ruiz’s game by numbers vs. Croatia:

100% tackles won
91% pass accuracy
49 passes completed
4/5 ground duels won
2 dribbles
1 assist
1 goal

MOTM. 🅰️⚽️ pic.twitter.com/81yTqNm7Hr
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) June 15, 2024



Jun 15, 2024 23:26 IST
Full time | ESP 3-0 CRO




Jun 15, 2024 23:21 IST
90' | 5 minutes added
Five minutes of stoppage time. 



Jun 15, 2024 23:17 IST
86' | Change for Spain
Lamine Yamal and Rodri are replaced by Ferran Torres and Zubimendi. 



Jun 15, 2024 23:16 IST
85' | Rodri looks injured
Rodri is injured and seems he will be replaced. 



Jun 15, 2024 23:12 IST
79' | Goal for Croatia, but denied | ESP 3-0 CRO
Simon made the save from Petkovic but he scores in the rebound ball. However, the goal is denied by VAR due to encroachment. 



Jun 15, 2024 23:09 IST
78' | Penalty for Croatia
Simon makes the mistake and Rodri has to come in and foul Petkovic. It is a penalty and yellow card for Rodri.



Jun 15, 2024 23:08 IST
77' | Simon has an easy save
Perisic's cross is easily saved by Simon.



Jun 15, 2024 23:03 IST
72' | Change for Croatia
Petkovic replaces Karmaric.



Jun 15, 2024 23:03 IST
Not a great day for Modric




Jun 15, 2024 22:58 IST
67' | Changes for Spain
Morata and Williams are replaced by Oyarzabal and Merino.



Jun 15, 2024 22:57 IST
65' | Changes for Croatia
Kovacic and Modric are out. Sucic and Mario Pasalic are in.



Jun 15, 2024 22:55 IST
63' | Spain look solid in defence
Croatia, a bit desperate looking for gaps in between the defensive lines of Spain. However, Williams, Carvajal and Nacho along with Rodri are looking as solid as ever. 



Jun 15, 2024 22:50 IST
59' | Change for Spain
Dani Olmo replaces Pedri.



Jun 15, 2024 22:49 IST
56' | Change for Croatia
Ivan Perisic replaces Budimir.



Jun 15, 2024 22:48 IST
55' | Cucurella makes a great block
Oh my lord! What a mess made by Croatia. Another chance went begging for them as Brozovic first missed the chance to shoot for the goal. Stanišić then took a chance in the rebound ball, but Cucurella made a great block to deny him. 



Jun 15, 2024 22:45 IST
52' | Save from Livakovic
Brilliant from Spain. They first got the ball back from their defensive area, Williams made the pass to Morata, and Morata found Yamal on the right. However, Yamal's shot was brilliantly saved by a diving Livakovic. 



Jun 15, 2024 22:42 IST
51' | Croatia on the attack
Gvardiol's shot from just outside the box is blocked by Rodri and Croatiam fans trying to lift their team to make the comeback.



Jun 15, 2024 22:37 IST
46' | Second half starts
Spain start the second half.



Jun 15, 2024 22:20 IST
45+2' | Carval scores Spain's third | ESP 3-0 CRO

Short corner from Spain and Lamine Yamal sends the cross towards the box. Caraval, unmarked, put his right foot out to get the touch for his first international goal. Spain lead by 3-0 at half-time.



Jun 15, 2024 22:14 IST
Alvaro Morata is now the joint third top scorer in the history of the Euros! 3⃣

Only Cristiano Ronaldo (14) and Michel Platini (9) have more.#BBCEuros #Euro2024 #ESPCRO pic.twitter.com/YN8v5cB7Rp
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) June 15, 2024



Jun 15, 2024 22:13 IST
41' | Huge miss from Budimir
Huge miss from the striker. Croatia with two chances within a few minutes now. Simon could not get a hand to the cross by Gvardiol and Budimir could not get a touch on the far post to score their first.



Jun 15, 2024 22:11 IST
⚠️ | QUICK STAT

Fabián Ruiz for Spain since his debut in 2019 until this June:

👕 22 appearances
⚽️ 1 goal

Fabián Ruiz for Spain over the last eight days:

⚽️ v Northern Ireland
⚽️ v Croatia

Fantastic time to find goalscoring form! 👏👏#ESPCRO #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/vnpZiRNy6f
— Sofascore (@SofascoreINT) June 15, 2024



Jun 15, 2024 22:06 IST
34' | Simon makes another save
Croatia are not going to leave it like that. Another attack from the Croatian team and Simon had to make the dive to deny the goal. 
Brozović with the effort for Croatia.



Jun 15, 2024 22:04 IST
31' | Ruiz doubles the lead | ESP 2-0 CRO

What a goal from Fabian Ruiz. Lamine Yamal gives him the pass from the right and he does everything after that. Makes the left and right and then shoots the ball with his left-foot for the second goal for Spain.



Jun 15, 2024 22:02 IST
30' | Simon makes a save
Simon makes the first save of the match as Kovacic takes a chance from outside the box. 



Jun 15, 2024 22:01 IST
29' | Morata scores for Spain | ESP 1-0 CRO

A cool, calm finish from the La Roja captain. He waits for the pass and then makes the run with the ball. With three defenders around him, he narrowly finds the gap with his left foot and nets the ball for the goal. Rodri with the assist. 



Jun 15, 2024 21:54 IST
22' | Budimir's header goes wide
A great cross from Stanisic and Budimir tired his best to go around the defender and get the header perfect. However, the ball goes wide. Croatia now started to show their true game. 



Jun 15, 2024 21:49 IST
18' | Not the greatest free-kick
Majer's free-kick is weak and hits the wall. 



Jun 15, 2024 21:48 IST
17 ' | Free-kick for Croatia
Cucurella fouls Majer and Croatia have a free-kick from dangerous position. 



Jun 15, 2024 21:47 IST
15' | First opportunity for Croatia
A poor pass forward from the Spanish team and Croatia get the ball back. However, Simon comes running in and heads the ball out of danger. 



Jun 15, 2024 21:46 IST
Legends
Only three European men have played at 9+ different World Cup / European Championship tournaments:

🇩🇪 Lothar Matthäus
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo
🇭🇷 Luka Modrić

Ballon d'Or winners only. 🌕#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/vQzmjR7yTJ
— Squawka (@Squawka) June 15, 2024



Jun 15, 2024 21:44 IST
The Croatian team
TEAM 💪 @HNS_CFF 🇭🇷#EURO2024 | #ESPCRO | #CRO pic.twitter.com/hCDBxD3VBM
— UEFA EURO 2024 DE (@EURO2024DE) June 15, 2024



Jun 15, 2024 21:43 IST
The Spanish team
TEAM 💪 @SEFutbol 🇪🇸#EURO2024 | #ESPCRO | #ESP pic.twitter.com/0n1kN6rVM9
— UEFA EURO 2024 DE (@EURO2024DE) June 15, 2024



Jun 15, 2024 21:42 IST
10' | Free kick from Williams
A disappointing free-kick from Williams perhaps from a good position I would say.



Jun 15, 2024 21:39 IST
7' | Livakovic makes the save
Morata takes a chance with his left foot. Though he was on target, Livakovic dived to his left to make an easy save. Spain dominating here. 



Jun 15, 2024 21:36 IST
5' | Morata looks for Pedri
Fabian Ruiz initiates an attack and the ball lands on the feet of Morata. Morata looked for Pedit in the right but the Barcelona-star was not ready for that. 



Jun 15, 2024 21:33 IST
History for Yamal

 
Lamine Yamal is the youngest player to ever play at a European Championship. 



Jun 15, 2024 21:32 IST
Kick-off
Croatia starts the proceedings. 



Jun 15, 2024 21:30 IST
Players are out
We are just minutes away from kickoff. 



Jun 15, 2024 21:15 IST
🇭🇷 Representing 😎#EURO2024 | #ESPCRO pic.twitter.com/YqsNPN8Vf9
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 15, 2024



Jun 15, 2024 21:15 IST
Friends will be friends! #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/mqAdJBkWMl
— HNS (@HNS_CFF) June 15, 2024



Jun 15, 2024 20:39 IST
Lineups announced
Spain: Unai Simon (Gk), Carvajal, Le Normand, Nacho, Morata (C), Fabian Ruiz, Rodri, Williams, Yamal, Pedri, Cucurella
Croatia: Livakovic (Gk), Stanisic, Pongracic, Gvardiol, Sutalo, Majer, Kovacic, Kramaric, Modric (C), Brozovic, Budimir



Jun 15, 2024 18:20 IST
Head-to-Head stats
• Matches: 10
• Spain won: 6
• Croatia won: 3
• Draws won: 1



Jun 15, 2024 18:19 IST
Tonight's Venue




Jun 15, 2024 18:18 IST
How to watch the Spain vs Croatia UEFA Euro 2024 match?
The Live streaming of the match between Spain and Croatia will be on the Sony Liv app. The Spain vs Croatia football match will also be telecast live on the Sony Sports TV network in India.



Jun 15, 2024 18:17 IST
Match Details
• Match: Spain vs Croatia - UEFA Euro 2024

• Date: 15/6/2024

• Time: 9:30 pm

• Venue: Olympiastadion Berlin, Germany