UEFA Euro 2024 Group B#Spain vs Croatia

Group B of UEFA Euro 2024 took place from 15 to 24 June 2024.{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0288-1999ab91ad50-899894098aed-1000/uefa_euro_2024_match_schedule.pdf |title=UEFA Euro 2024 match schedule |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 December 2023 |access-date=2 December 2023}} The group contained Spain, Croatia, defending champions Italy, and Albania. Spain, Italy, and Croatia were drawn together in Group C of the UEFA Euro 2012, and just like 2012, Croatia would go out in the group stage while Spain would go on to win the tournament. The Group was considered the tournament's Group of Death due Italy, Spain, and Croatia being in the Top 10 of the FIFA Rankings heading into the tournament.

Teams

Draw position ! Team ! Pot ! Method of qualification ! Date of qualification ! data-sort-type="number" \| Finals appearance ! Last appearance ! Previous best performance ! Qualifying Rankings November 2023{{refn\|group=nb\|The European Qualifiers overall rankings from November 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw.}} ! FIFA Rankings April 2024
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B1	style=white-space:nowrap \| {{fb\|ESP}}	1	Group A winner	{{dts\|15 October 2023}}	12th	2020	data-sort-value="1" \| Winners (1964, 2008, 2012)	3	8
B2	style=white-space:nowrap \| {{fb\|CRO}}	3	Group D runner-up	{{dts\|21 November 2023}}	7th	2020	data-sort-value="5" \| Quarter-finals (1996, 2008)	14	10
B3	style=white-space:nowrap \| {{fb\|ITA}}	4	Group C runner-up	{{dts\|20 November 2023}}	11th	2020	data-sort-value="1" \| Winners (1968, 2020)	18	9
B4	style=white-space:nowrap \| {{fb\|ALB}}	2	Group E winner	{{dts\|17 November 2023}}	2nd	2016	data-sort-value="16" \| Group stage (2016)	10	66

Notes

Standings

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In the round of 16,{{cite web |url=https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-European-Football-Championship-2022-24-Online |title=Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship, 2022–24 |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=10 May 2022 |access-date=16 May 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516115052/https://documents.uefa.com/api/khub/maps/5tYSJw48iUOPsbIGOxQA4w/attachments/_dSxuIv48n81YqITx97r~g/content?Ft-Calling-App=ft%2Fturnkey-portal&Ft-Calling-App-Version=3.11.26&filename=20220601_Regulations_EURO_2024_en.pdf |archive-date=16 May 2022}}

The winner of Group B, Spain, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group F, Georgia.
The runner-up of Group B, Italy, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Switzerland.

Matches

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=Spain vs Croatia=

Both teams previously met in the 2023 UEFA Nations League final, which Spain won on penalties. With his start, Spain's Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to make an appearance in the UEFA European Championship final tournament.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/0255-0d9f33ac425a-2e8c3765087b-1000/ |title=Lamine Yamal sets new record as youngest player to feature at a UEFA European Championship |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=15 June 2024 |access-date=16 June 2024}}

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|goals1=

Morata {{goal|29}}
Fabián {{goal|32}}
Carvajal {{goal|45+2}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Olympiastadion, Berlin

|attendance=68,844{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2024/2036163_FR.pdf |title=Full Time Report – Spain v Croatia |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=15 June 2024 |access-date=15 June 2024}}

|referee=Michael Oliver (England)

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GK	23	Unai Simón
RB	2	Dani Carvajal
CB	3	Robin Le Normand
CB	4	Nacho
LB	24	Marc Cucurella
CM	20	Pedri		{{suboff\|59}}
CM	16	Rodri	{{yel\|78}}	{{suboff\|86}}
CM	8	Fabián Ruiz
RF	19	Lamine Yamal		{{suboff\|86}}
CF	7	Álvaro Morata (c)		{{suboff\|67}}
LF	17	Nico Williams		{{suboff\|67}}
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FW	10	Dani Olmo		{{subon\|59}}
FW	21	Mikel Oyarzabal		{{subon\|67}}
MF	6	Mikel Merino		{{subon\|67}}
MF	18	Martín Zubimendi		{{subon\|86}}
FW	11	Ferran Torres		{{subon\|86}}
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GK	1	Dominik Livaković
RB	2	Josip Stanišić
CB	6	Josip Šutalo
CB	3	Marin Pongračić
LB	4	Joško Gvardiol
CM	10	Luka Modrić (c)	{{suboff\|65}}
CM	11	Marcelo Brozović
CM	8	Mateo Kovačić	{{suboff\|65}}
RW	7	Lovro Majer
LW	9	Andrej Kramarić	{{suboff\|72}}
CF	16	Ante Budimir	{{suboff\|56}}
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MF	14	Ivan Perišić	{{subon\|56}}
MF	15	Mario Pašalić	{{subon\|65}}
MF	25	Luka Sučić	{{subon\|65}}
FW	17	Bruno Petković	{{subon\|72}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
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Man of the Match:

Fabián Ruiz (Spain){{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/028e-1b22000e24bf-9d79cc6fc92b-1000/ |title=Every Euro 2024 Player of the Match |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=14 June 2024 |access-date=24 June 2024}}

Assistant referees:

Stuart Burt (England)

Dan Cook (England)

Fourth official:

Anthony Taylor (England)

Reserve assistant referee:

Gary Beswick (England)

Video assistant referee:

Stuart Attwell (England)

Assistant video assistant referees:

David Coote (England)

Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

=Italy vs Albania=

Nedim Bajrami scored for Albania after 23 seconds, netting the fastest goal in the UEFA European Championship history.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/0253-0d7dce47a88e-fed163e1fdf2-1000/ |title=Who scored the fastest goals at UEFA European Championship final tournaments? |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=15 June 2024 |access-date=16 June 2024}}

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|goals1=

Bastoni {{goal|11}}
Barella {{goal|16}}

|goals2=

Bajrami {{goal|1}}

|stadium=Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

|attendance=60,512{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2024/2036164_FR.pdf |title=Full Time Report – Italy v Albania |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=15 June 2024 |access-date=15 June 2024}}

|referee=Felix Zwayer (Germany)

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GK	1	Gianluigi Donnarumma (c)
RB	2	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB	23	Alessandro Bastoni
CB	5	Riccardo Calafiori	{{yel\|51}}
LB	3	Federico Dimarco		{{suboff\|83}}
CM	8	Jorginho
CM	18	Nicolò Barella		{{suboff\|90+2}}
RW	7	Davide Frattesi
AM	10	Lorenzo Pellegrini	{{yel\|21}}	{{suboff\|77}}
LW	14	Federico Chiesa		{{suboff\|77}}
CF	9	Gianluca Scamacca		{{suboff\|83}}
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MF	16	Bryan Cristante		{{subon\|77}}
DF	24	Andrea Cambiaso		{{subon\|77}}
FW	19	Mateo Retegui		{{subon\|83}}
DF	13	Matteo Darmian		{{subon\|83}}
FW	25	Michael Folorunsho		{{subon\|90+2}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Luciano Spalletti

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GK	23	Thomas Strakosha
RB	4	Elseid Hysaj
CB	6	Berat Djimsiti (c)
CB	5	Arlind Ajeti
LB	3	Mario Mitaj
CM	21	Kristjan Asllani
CM	20	Ylber Ramadani
CM	10	Nedim Bajrami		{{suboff\|87}}
RF	9	Jasir Asani		{{suboff\|68}}
CF	11	Armando Broja	{{yel\|51}}	{{suboff\|77}}
LF	15	Taulant Seferi		{{suboff\|68}}
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FW	26	Arbër Hoxha	{{yel\|74}}	{{subon\|68}}
MF	14	Qazim Laçi		{{subon\|68}}
FW	7	Rey Manaj		{{subon\|77}}
FW	17	Ernest Muçi		{{subon\|87}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Sylvinho

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Man of the Match:

Federico Chiesa (Italy)

Assistant referees:

Stefan Lupp (Germany)

Marco Achmüller (Germany)

Fourth official:

Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Reserve assistant referee:

Jan Seidel (Germany)

Video assistant referee:

Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Assistant video assistant referees:

Christian Dingert (Germany)

Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)

=Croatia vs Albania=

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|team2={{fb|ALB}}

|goals1=

Kramarić {{goal|74}}
Gjasula {{goal|76|o.g.}}

|goals2=

Laçi {{goal|11}}
Gjasula {{goal|90+5}}

|stadium=Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

|attendance=46,784{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2024/2036176_FR.pdf |title=Full Time Report – Croatia v Albania |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=19 June 2024 |access-date=19 June 2024}}

|referee=François Letexier (France)

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GK	1	Dominik Livaković
RB	22	Josip Juranović
CB	6	Josip Šutalo
CB	4	Joško Gvardiol
LB	14	Ivan Perišić		{{suboff\|84}}
CM	10	Luka Modrić (c)
CM	11	Marcelo Brozović		{{suboff\|46}}
CM	8	Mateo Kovačić
RF	7	Lovro Majer		{{suboff\|46}}
CF	17	Bruno Petković		{{suboff\|69}}
LF	9	Andrej Kramarić		{{suboff\|84}}
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MF	25	Luka Sučić		{{subon\|46}}
MF	15	Mario Pašalić		{{subon\|46}}
FW	16	Ante Budimir		{{subon\|69}}
DF	19	Borna Sosa		{{subon\|84}}
MF	26	Martin Baturina		{{subon\|84}}
colspan=3\|Other disciplinary actions:
{{abbr\|TS\|Technical staff member (assistant manager)}}	—	Vedran Ćorluka{{cite web \|last=Hashim \|first=Taha \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2024/jun/19/croatia-v-albania-euro-2024-live \|title=Croatia 2–2 Albania: Euro 2024 – as it happened \|work=The Guardian \|date=19 June 2024 \|access-date=28 June 2024 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628225912/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2024/jun/19/croatia-v-albania-euro-2024-live \|archive-date=28 June 2024 \|quote=65 min: The ref stops play as Sutalo goes down. There's a yellow shown by the ref to someone in the Croatian backroom staff, Vedran Corluka apparently, for doing something naughty.}}{{cite web \|url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/028e-1b32e8999c48-39dc0515ff53-1000/euro_booking_list_before_md3.pdf \|title=European Championship 2024: Booking List before Final tournament Matchday 3 \|website=UEFA \|publisher=Union of European Football Associations \|date=23 June 2024 \|access-date=23 June 2024 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629030210/https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/028e-1b32e8999c48-39dc0515ff53-1000/euro_booking_list_before_md3.pdf \|archive-date=29 June 2024}}	{{yel\|65}}
GK	23	Ivica Ivušić	{{yel\|87}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Zlatko Dalić

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GK	23	Thomas Strakosha
RB	4	Elseid Hysaj	{{yel\|77}}
CB	6	Berat Djimsiti (c)
CB	5	Arlind Ajeti
LB	3	Mario Mitaj
CM	21	Kristjan Asllani
CM	20	Ylber Ramadani		{{suboff\|85}}
CM	14	Qazim Laçi		{{suboff\|72}}
RF	9	Jasir Asani		{{suboff\|64}}
CF	7	Rey Manaj		{{suboff\|85}}
LF	10	Nedim Bajrami
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FW	15	Taulant Seferi		{{subon\|64}}
MF	8	Klaus Gjasula	{{yel\|90+7}}	{{subon\|72}}
FW	26	Arbër Hoxha		{{subon\|85}}
FW	19	Mirlind Daku	{{yel\|90+3}}	{{subon\|85}}
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colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Sylvinho

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Man of the Match:

Andrej Kramarić (Croatia)

Assistant referees:

Cyril Mugnier (France)

Mehdi Rahmouni (France)

Fourth official:

Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Reserve assistant referee:

Stéphane de Almeida (Switzerland)

Video assistant referee:

Willy Delajod (France)

Assistant video assistant referees:

Jérôme Brisard (France)

Bastian Dankert (Germany)

=Spain vs Italy=

Italy and Spain faced each other in a fifth consecutive European Championships.{{Cite web |last=Robson |first=James |date=19 June 2024|title=Euro 2024: Heavyweight rivals Italy and Spain meet for the fifth European Championship in a row |url=https://apnews.com/article/spain-italy-preview-euro-c8093dee4f7e88c3c042b7ea313d084f |access-date=28 June 2024|publisher=Associated Press}} Their most notable clash was Spain's 4–0 victory in the UEFA Euro 2012 final.

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|time=21:00

|team1={{fb-rt|ESP}}

|score={{score link|UEFA Euro 2024 Group B#Spain vs Italy|1–0}}

|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2036175/

|team2={{fb|ITA}}

|goals1=

Calafiori {{goal|55|o.g.}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen

|attendance=49,528{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2024/2036175_FR.pdf |title=Full Time Report – Spain v Italy |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=20 June 2024 |access-date=20 June 2024}}

|referee=Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

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GK	23	Unai Simón
RB	2	Dani Carvajal	{{yel\|90+6}}
CB	3	Robin Le Normand	{{yel\|69}}
CB	14	Aymeric Laporte
LB	24	Marc Cucurella
CM	20	Pedri		{{suboff\|71}}
CM	16	Rodri	{{yel\|45+1}}
CM	8	Fabián Ruiz		{{suboff\|90+4}}
RF	19	Lamine Yamal		{{suboff\|71}}
CF	7	Álvaro Morata (c)		{{suboff\|78}}
LF	17	Nico Williams		{{suboff\|78}}
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MF	15	Álex Baena		{{subon\|71}}
FW	11	Ferran Torres		{{subon\|71}}
FW	21	Mikel Oyarzabal		{{subon\|78}}
FW	26	Ayoze Pérez		{{subon\|78}}
MF	6	Mikel Merino		{{subon\|90+4}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Luis de la Fuente

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GK	1	Gianluigi Donnarumma (c)	{{yel\|15}}
RB	2	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB	23	Alessandro Bastoni
CB	5	Riccardo Calafiori
LB	3	Federico Dimarco
CM	18	Nicolò Barella
CM	8	Jorginho		{{suboff\|46}}
RW	7	Davide Frattesi		{{suboff\|46}}
AM	10	Lorenzo Pellegrini		{{suboff\|82}}
LW	14	Federico Chiesa		{{suboff\|64}}
CF	9	Gianluca Scamacca		{{suboff\|64}}
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
DF	24	Andrea Cambiaso		{{subon\|46}}
MF	16	Bryan Cristante	{{yel\|46}}	{{subon\|46}}
FW	20	Mattia Zaccagni		{{subon\|64}}
FW	19	Mateo Retegui		{{subon\|64}}
FW	11	Giacomo Raspadori		{{subon\|82}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Luciano Spalletti

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Man of the Match:

Nico Williams (Spain)

Assistant referees:

Tomaž Klančnik (Slovenia)

Andraž Kovačič (Slovenia)

Fourth official:

Clément Turpin (France)

Reserve assistant referee:

Nicolas Danos (France)

Video assistant referee:

Nejc Kajtazovič (Slovenia)

Assistant video assistant referees:

Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)

=Albania vs Spain=

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|time=21:00

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|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2036187/

|team2={{fb|ESP}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

Torres {{goal|13}}

|stadium=Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf

|attendance=46,586{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2024/2036187_FR.pdf |title=Full Time Report – Albania v Spain |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=24 June 2024 |access-date=24 June 2024}}

|referee=Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

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GK	23	Thomas Strakosha
RB	2	Iván Balliu
CB	6	Berat Djimsiti (c)
CB	5	Arlind Ajeti
LB	3	Mario Mitaj
CM	20	Ylber Ramadani
CM	21	Kristjan Asllani
RW	9	Jasir Asani		{{suboff\|82}}
AM	14	Qazim Laçi		{{suboff\|71}}
LW	10	Nedim Bajrami	{{yel\|66}}	{{suboff\|71}}
CF	7	Rey Manaj		{{suboff\|58}}
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FW	11	Armando Broja		{{subon\|58}}
FW	16	Medon Berisha	{{yel\|89}}	{{subon\|71}}
FW	26	Arbër Hoxha		{{subon\|71}}
FW	17	Ernest Muçi		{{subon\|82}}
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{{abbr\|TS\|Technical staff member (assistant manager)}}	—	Ervin Bulku{{refn\|group=note\|While sources initially indicated that Albania manager Sylvinho was shown a yellow card,{{cite web \|last1=Bailey \|first1=Michael \|last2=Miller \|first2=Nick \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/albania-spain-live-updates-euro-2024-score-result/2u5dVe17HNgS/ \|title=How Spain maintained their perfect record at Euro 2024 with win over Albania \|work=The Athletic \|publisher=The New York Times \|date=24 June 2024 \|access-date=29 June 2024 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629033435/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/albania-spain-live-updates-euro-2024-score-result/2u5dVe17HNgS/ORBhK62ZGmlq/ \|archive-date=29 June 2024 \|quote=Waging {{sic}} the finger – 52' Albania 0–1 Spain: Sylvinho has been booked for some over-enthusiastic protests against a free-kick being given against his Albania side — and he pushes his luck still further by wagging his finger with some gusto at the referee as he is walking off.}} replays indicated that the card was instead given to his assistant manager Ervin Bulku.{{cite AV media \|people=Harty, Colm (director) \|date=24 June 2024 \|title=Euro 2024 – Albania v Spain \|type=Television production \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0020llf \|access-date=29 June 2024 \|time=1:50:35 (61:56 on game clock) \|location=Düsseldorf \|work=BBC Two}}}}	{{yel\|52}}
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GK	1	David Raya
RB	22	Jesús Navas (c)
CB	5	Daniel Vivian	{{yel\|90}}
CB	14	Aymeric Laporte		{{suboff\|46}}
LB	12	Álex Grimaldo
CM	18	Martín Zubimendi
CM	6	Mikel Merino
RW	11	Ferran Torres		{{suboff\|71}}
AM	10	Dani Olmo		{{suboff\|84}}
LW	21	Mikel Oyarzabal		{{suboff\|62}}
CF	9	Joselu		{{suboff\|71}}
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DF	3	Robin Le Normand		{{subon\|46}}
FW	25	Fermín López		{{subon\|62}}
FW	19	Lamine Yamal		{{subon\|71}}
FW	7	Álvaro Morata		{{subon\|71}}
MF	15	Álex Baena		{{subon\|84}}
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Man of the Match:

Ferran Torres (Spain)

Assistant referees:

Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)

Andreas Söderkvist (Sweden)

Fourth official:

Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)

Reserve assistant referee:

Oleksandr Berkut (Ukraine)

Video assistant referee:

Christian Dingert (Germany)

Assistant video assistant referees:

David Coote (England)

Marco Fritz (Germany)

=Croatia vs Italy=

With his goal, Croatia's Luka Modrić became the oldest goalscorer in the UEFA European Championship final tournament.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/028e-1b13121fbf64-70d961d6acc0-1000/ |title=Euro's oldest scorers: Modrić sets new record |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=24 June 2024 |access-date=24 June 2024}} However, the draw caused Croatia to finish last among the four best-ranked third-placed teams, eliminating them. This was the first time Croatia had failed to advance to the knockout stage of the Euros since Euro 2012 and in any major international football tournament since the 2014 World Cup.{{Cite web |last=Cootes |first=Isobel |date=19 June 2024 |title='The end of an era': Croatia fail to live up to expectations at EURO 2024 |url=https://sport.optus.com.au/news/uefa-euro-2024/os76181/croatia-fail-expectations-euro-2024-the-end-of-an-era-10-year-run |access-date=28 June 2024|website=Optus Sport}}

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Modrić {{goal|55}}

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Zaccagni {{goal|90+8}}

|stadium=Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

|attendance=38,322{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2024/2036188_FR.pdf |title=Full Time Report – Croatia v Italy |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=24 June 2024 |access-date=24 June 2024}}

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GK	1	Dominik Livaković
RB	2	Josip Stanišić	{{yel\|82}}
CB	6	Josip Šutalo
CB	3	Marin Pongračić	{{yel\|78}}
LB	4	Joško Gvardiol
CM	10	Luka Modrić (c)	{{yel\|60}}	{{suboff\|80}}
CM	11	Marcelo Brozović	{{yel\|90+1}}
CM	8	Mateo Kovačić		{{suboff\|70}}
RF	25	Luka Sučić	{{yel\|24}}	{{suboff\|70}}
CF	9	Andrej Kramarić		{{suboff\|90}}
LF	15	Mario Pašalić		{{suboff\|46}}
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FW	16	Ante Budimir		{{subon\|46}}
MF	14	Ivan Perišić		{{subon\|70}}
MF	18	Luka Ivanušec	{{yel\|73}}	{{subon\|70}}
MF	7	Lovro Majer		{{subon\|80}}
DF	22	Josip Juranović		{{subon\|90}}
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colspan=3\|Zlatko Dalić

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GK	1	Gianluigi Donnarumma (c)
RB	2	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB	23	Alessandro Bastoni
CB	5	Riccardo Calafiori	{{yel\|90+3}}
LB	13	Matteo Darmian		{{suboff\|81}}
CM	18	Nicolò Barella
CM	8	Jorginho		{{suboff\|81}}
RW	11	Giacomo Raspadori		{{suboff\|75}}
AM	10	Lorenzo Pellegrini		{{suboff\|46}}
LW	3	Federico Dimarco		{{suboff\|57}}
CF	19	Mateo Retegui
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MF	7	Davide Frattesi		{{subon\|46}}
FW	14	Federico Chiesa		{{subon\|57}}
FW	9	Gianluca Scamacca		{{subon\|75}}
MF	20	Mattia Zaccagni		{{subon\|81}}
MF	21	Nicolò Fagioli	{{yel\|90+6}}	{{subon\|81}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
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Man of the Match:

Luka Modrić (Croatia)

Assistant referees:

Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands)

Jan de Vries (Netherlands)

Fourth official:

Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Reserve assistant referee:

Johan Balder (Netherlands)

Video assistant referee:

Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)

Assistant video assistant referees:

Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams had been tied (and if a penalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows:

yellow card = 1 point
red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
direct red card = 3 points
yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player or team official in a single match.

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Notes

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/}}

Category:UEFA Euro 2024

Category:Spain at UEFA Euro 2024

Category:Croatia at UEFA Euro 2024

Category:Italy at UEFA Euro 2024

Category:Albania at UEFA Euro 2024

Category:UEFA European Championship group stages

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UEFA Euro 2024 Group B#Spain vs Croatia

Teams

Standings

Matches

=Spain vs Croatia=

=Italy vs Albania=

=Croatia vs Albania=

=Spain vs Italy=

=Albania vs Spain=

=Croatia vs Italy=

Discipline

See also

Notes

References

External links