Euro 2020: Croatia vs Spain Preview

Euro 2020: Croatia vs Spain Preview

World Cup runners-up Croatia will be looking to reach the last eight of the European Championships for the third time, as they face three-time European champions Spain in Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium at 5pm this evening live on ITV. Spain have failed to reach the quarter-finals in their last three major tournaments. Croatia will be hoping to replicate their last match against Spain where they came out 3-2 winners in November 2018.

Both teams finished finished second in their group, Croatia racking up four points, with their only loss coming to England. While Spain are unbeaten in the tournament so far, recording a 5-0 win over Slovakia. The winner will face either France or Switzerland in the quarter-final in St Petersburg in four days time.

Croatia predicted XI: Livakovic; Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Gvardiol; Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic; Vlasic, Petkovic, Rebic

Spain predicted XI: Simon; Azpilicueta, Laporte, Torres, Alba; Pedri, Busquets, Koke; Sarabia, Morata, G Moreno

Croatia forward Ivan Perisic has tested positive for coronavirus ahead of Monday's #Euro2020 last-16 tie against Spain.

— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) June 27, 2021

Match Facts

Head-to-head

• This will be the third time Croatia and Spain have met at a major tournament. The previous meetings came in the the last two European Championships, with both nations winning one each.
• Croatia’s heaviest ever defeat came against Spain in September 2018, when the Spaniards won 6-0.

Croatia

• Out of their last 10 matches at major tournaments, Croatia have only failed to score in one of them, while scoring 18.
• Out of the their six European Championship tournaments, Croatia have qualified for the knockout stages four times.
• At their last three European Championships, Croatia have failed to get past the last 16 stage.

Spain

• Spain won three major tournaments consecutively (Euro 2008, 2010 World Cup, Euro 2012). However since then, they have been eliminated from both of their last two major tournaments at the last 16 stage.
• All six of Spain’s goals so far this tournament have all come from different players. The highest scoring team where no player has more than one goal.

? #CRO vs #ESP | Combined XI

? Will Spain make their dominance count in this last-16 showdown?#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/xPiYhKZOR2

— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) June 28, 2021

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