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UEFA Nations League · Tue, 29 Sept 2026 ·

Spain vs Croatia — 4 - 1

Spain

Score 4 - 1

FTHT 2-1

Croatia

Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán · Referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk

Spain vs Croatia head-to-head record

Match report

Spain beat Croatia 4-1 as Lamine Yamal scores twice

Spain beat Croatia 4-1 in UEFA Nations League (League A) matchday 2 on Tuesday, 29 September 2026 at Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán. Lamine Yamal (2', 63'), Marc Pubill (31') and Nico Williams (89') scored for Spain, while Dion Drena Beljo (28') found the net for Croatia. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Spain had 64% of the ball and 16 shots (7 on target) against Croatia’s 5 (2 on target). Lamine Yamal (Spain) was the top-rated player with 9.4. The result leaves Spain 1st in the League A Group C table on 6 points and Croatia 3rd on 3.

Form, table and head-to-head

Spain

1st · 6 points · P 2 W 2 D 0 L 0

Form

Croatia

3rd · 3 points · P 2 W 1 D 0 L 1

Form

UEFA Nations League table around both teams
#TeamPGDPts
1Spain2+46
2England2+13
3Croatia2-23
4Czechia2-30

Full UEFA Nations League table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Tue, 6 Oct 2026, Croatia – Spain

Full Spain vs Croatia head-to-head

Match events

  1. 2'goalLamine YamalAssist: Alejandro Baena Rodríguez
  2. 18'yellow cardMarin PongračićYellow Card
  3. 28'goalDion Drena BeljoAssist: Ivan Perišić
  4. 31'goalMarc PubillAssist: Lamine Yamal
  5. 37'yellow cardPetar SučićYellow Card
  6. 45'substitutionMarin PongračićOff: Luka Vuskovic
  7. 49'yellow cardAlejandro Baena RodríguezYellow Card
  8. 54'yellow cardMarco PašalićYellow Card
  9. 57'substitutionFermín LópezOff: Mikel Merino
  10. 57'substitutionFabián RuizOff: Pedri
  11. 58'yellow cardJosip MišićYellow Card
  12. 60'substitutionDion Drena BeljoOff: Ante Budimir
  13. 60'substitutionMateo KovačićOff: Mario Pašalić
  14. 63'goalLamine YamalAssist: Pedri
  15. 68'substitutionAlejandro Baena RodríguezOff: Nico Williams
  16. 68'substitutionLamine YamalOff: Víctor Muñoz
  17. 72'substitutionIvan PerišićOff: Franjo Ivanovic
  18. 72'substitutionMartín ZubimendiOff: Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante
  19. 81'substitutionPetar SučićOff: Luka Modrić
  20. 89'goalNico WilliamsAssist: Mikel Merino

Lineups

Spain

Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Luis de la Fuente

Starting XI

  1. 23Unai SimónG
  2. 12Marc PubillD
  3. 5Pau Cubarsí ParedesD
  4. 2D. HuijsenD
  5. 22Marc CucurellaD
  6. 9FermínM
  7. 18Martín ZubimendiM
  8. 8Fabián RuizM
  9. 19Lamine YamalF
  10. 21Mikel OyarzabalF
  11. 15Álex BaenaF

Substitutes

  1. 3Álex GrimaldoD
  2. 4Iván FresnedaD
  3. 14Aymeric LaporteD
  4. 13Josep MartínezG
  5. 6Mikel MerinoM
  6. 11Víctor MuñozF
  7. 10Dani OlmoM
  8. 20PedriM
  9. 1David RayaG
  10. 16RodriM
  11. 7Ferran TorresF
  12. 17Nico WilliamsF

Croatia

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach S. Bilić

Starting XI

  1. 1D. LivakovićG
  2. 2I. SmolčićD
  3. 6J. ŠutaloD
  4. 3M. PongračićD
  5. 4J. GvardiolD
  6. 22J. MišićM
  7. 8M. KovačićM
  8. 19Marco PasalicM
  9. 17P. SučićM
  10. 14I. PerišićM
  11. 20D. BeljoF

Substitutes

  1. 5L. VuškovićD
  2. 13N. VlašićM
  3. 21L. SučićM
  4. 12I. PandurG
  5. 10L. ModrićM
  6. 9A. KramarićF
  7. 23D. KotarskiG
  8. 18K. JakićM
  9. 7F. IvanovićF
  10. 16M. BaturinaM
  11. 15Mario PasalicM
  12. 11A. BudimirF

Match statistics

  • 64%Possession36%
  • 16Total shots5
  • 7Shots on target2
  • 6Shots off target1
  • 3Blocked shots2
  • 12Shots inside the box4
  • 4Shots outside the box1
  • 6Corners2
  • 5Offsides0
  • 9Fouls10
  • 1Yellow cards4
  • 0Red cards0
  • 1Goalkeeper saves3
  • 620Passes345
  • 568Accurate passes296
  • 9Free Kicks9

Player statistics

Spain

Spain player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
1David RayaG00.0
13Josep MartínezG00.0
23Unai SimónG907.2
2D. HuijsenD907.1
3Álex GrimaldoD00.0
4Iván FresnedaD00.0
5Pau Cubarsí ParedesD906.9
12Marc PubillD907.71
14Aymeric LaporteD00.0
22Marc CucurellaD906.7
6Mikel MerinoM336.51
8Fabián RuizM577.3
9FermínM577.0
10Dani OlmoM00.0
16RodriM186.6
18Martín ZubimendiM726.8
20PedriM337.01
7Ferran TorresF00.0
11Víctor MuñozF226.3
15Álex BaenaF686.91
17Nico WilliamsF227.61
19Lamine YamalFTop rated689.421
21Mikel OyarzabalF906.2

Croatia

Croatia player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
1D. LivakovićG905.6
12I. PandurG00.0
23D. KotarskiG00.0
2I. SmolčićD906.2
3M. PongračićD455.4
4J. GvardiolD905.5
5L. VuškovićD455.9
6J. ŠutaloD906.1
8M. KovačićM606.3
10L. ModrićM95.7
13N. VlašićM00.0
14I. PerišićM726.91
15Mario PasalicM305.8
16M. BaturinaM00.0
17P. SučićM815.8
18K. JakićM00.0
19Marco PasalicM905.6
21L. SučićM00.0
22J. MišićM906.1
7F. IvanovićF186.6
9A. KramarićF00.0
11A. BudimirF306.3
20D. BeljoF607.51

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