Spain vs Croatia LIVE: Euro 2024 result and final score as Lamine Yamal shines for La Roja
La Roja top Group B early at Euro 2024 and hope to add a third European crown after wins in 2008 and 2012
Spain got their Euro 2024 campaign underway with a 3-0 win on Saturday, as they beat one of the 2022 World Cup semi-finalists in Croatia.
Luis de la Fuente has plenty of tremendous attacking options in his squad, and 16-year-old Lamine Yamal was one of those who shone in the Group B opener.
The Barcelona winger assisted Dani Carvajal for 3-0, after captain Alvaro Morata opened the scoring and Fabian Ruiz doubled the lead.
Croatia thought they had pulled one back late on, when Bruno Petkovic won a penalty and scored in the aftermath after hitting the post. However, encroachment meant the goal was chalked off, ensuring a Spanish clean sheet.
Re-live all the action from Spain vs Croatia below plus build-up to the other Group B game, Italy vs Albania:
DISALLOWED GOAL! Spain 3-0 Croatia
81mins
NO GOAL!
Petkovic steps up and fires it low, but Simon saves! Nevertheless, his rebound bounces out to Perisic, who squares it back to Petkovic for the tap-in.
There’s a brief VAR check for encroachment before the penalty was taken, and the goal decision is reversed! No goal.
PENALTY! Spain 3-0 Croatia
78 mins
PENALTY TO CROATIA!
Out of nowhere really, and it’s Simon’s fault. He dawdles on the ball and the deflection off his clearance makes it fall to the feet of Petkovic. He dummies it to send Simon the wrong way, but is brought down by Rodri!
HALF-TIME: Spain 2-0 Croatia
Half-time came shortly after the goal, and what a half for Spain.
That should be three points in the bag for Luis de la Fuente’s side.
GOAL! Spain 2-0 Croatia
32 mins
GOAL!
And another great goal!
Yamal collects on the right and surges into the box. He squares it off to Fabian Ruiz, and the PSG man dances past two defenders before firing a low left-footed shot past Livakovic. There was a small deflection on the way through, but that won’t bother him.
GOAL!: Spain 1-0 Croatia
29 mins
GOAL! Something out of nothing on the counter for Spain.
Cucurella wins the ball and cushions it to Rodri. He lays it off to Ruiz, who has acres to play a through ball straight into the path of Morata. He’s clean through and he slots it easily low and past Livakovic.
FULL-TIME: Hungary 1-3 Switzerland
97 mins
FULL-TIME
Hungary are still trying to force a goal here, but this game is over.
The referee blows for full-time on 97 minutes, and it’s a brilliant start for the Swiss with a well-earned three points.
Spain v Croatia: Official line-ups
Spain XI: Unai Simón; Carvajal, Le Normand, Nacho, Cucurella; Fabián Ruiz, Rodri, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Morata, Nico Williams
Croatia XI: Livakovic; Stanisic, Sutalo, Pongracic, Gvardiol; Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic; Majer, Kramaric; Budimir
GOAL! Hungary 1-3 Switzerland
93 mins
GOAL!! And Embolo has made sure of the win!
Sommer goes long and Bolla heads it into no man’s land. It runs straight into the path of Embolo, who brings it down brilliantly with his chest and calmly lifts it over the onrushing Gulacsi and into the net.
GOAL: Hungary 1-2 Switzerland
66 mins
GOAL!
So much better from Hungary. Sallai picks it up again on the left and slides it across to Szoboszlai. He clips in a lovely ball to the far post and Varga manages to escape his marker and head it past Sommer! Game on.
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