UEFA Nations League
Spain 4-1 Croatia
Spain vs Croatia finished 4-1 in UEFA Nations League. Key event: 2' Lamine Yamal (assist Alejandro Baena Rodríguez · Normal Goal). Head to head: H2H last 2 before 29 Sep 2026: 1 W / 1 D / 0 L for Spain. Venue: Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán. Home form: W W W W W; Away form: W L W W L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match preview 2 facts
Form before this match (29 Sep 2026): up to 5 scored matches per team, latest first. W = win, D = draw, L = loss. Each row states its sample size.
Home form
W W W W W
Matches: 5 · 15 pts, goals 9-3, 1.80 scored/match, 0.60 conceded/match
Away form
W L W W L
Matches: 5 · 9 pts, goals 8-8, 1.60 scored/match, 1.60 conceded/match
Timeline 20 events
2'
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Goal
Lamine Yamal
1–0 Spain assist Alejandro Baena Rodríguez · Normal Goal
18'
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Marin Pongračić
Croatia Foul
28'
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Goal
Dion Drena Beljo
1–1 Croatia assist Ivan Perišić · Normal Goal
31'
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Goal
Marc Pubill
2–1 Spain assist Lamine Yamal · Normal Goal
37'
Yellow
Petar Sučić
Croatia Foul
45'
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Sub
Marin Pongračić
Croatia replaced by Luka Vuskovic
49'
Yellow
Alejandro Baena Rodríguez
Spain Persistent Infringement
54'
Yellow
Marco Pašalić
Croatia Foul
57'
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Sub
Fermín López
Spain replaced by Mikel Merino
57'
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Sub
Fabián Ruiz
Spain replaced by Pedri
58'
Yellow
Josip Mišić
Croatia Foul
60'
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Sub
Dion Drena Beljo
Croatia replaced by Ante Budimir
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Head-to-head Meetings: 3
Spain leads the last 3 head-to-head meetings: 2 wins, 0 losses, 1 draw. Latest meeting: 06 Oct 2026 · Croatia vs Spain · 1 - 2.
Latest 3 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. Includes 1 after this match (29 Sep 2026). These rows are separate from the pre-match sample.
Latest team results
Latest 12 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. Includes 3 after this match (29 Sep 2026). These rows are separate from the pre-match sample. Form badges refer to the period before each listed fixture.
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Team statistics 11 metrics
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Lineups & managers
Spain
4-3-3 · 11 starters · Manager Luis de la FuenteCroatia
4-2-3-1 · 11 starters · Manager S. Bilić
1
D. Livaković
GK
2
I. Smolčić
DEF
6
J. Šutalo
DEF
3
M. Pongračić
DEF
4
J. Gvardiol
DEF
22
J. Mišić
MID
8
M. Kovačić
MID
19
Marco Pasalic
MID
17
P. Sučić
MID
14
I. Perišić
MID
20
D. Beljo
FWD