Spain vs Croatia Result

UEFA Nations League

Spain Winner L. Yamal 2', 63'M. Pubill 31'N. Williams 89'
41
FT

Spain win

Croatia D. Drena Beljo 28'
  • Wed, 30 Sep 2026 · 12:15 AM IST
  • Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium
  • 40,294

Match report

Spain beat Croatia 4-1 in the UEFA Nations League at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium on 30 September 2026.

Goals: Lamine Yamal (Spain, 2'), Dion Drena Beljo (Croatia, 28'), Marc Pubill (Spain, 31'), Lamine Yamal (Spain, 63') and Nico Williams (Spain, 89').

The referee showed 5 yellow cards. Spain had 63.7% of the ball and 16 shots (7 on target); Croatia had 36.3% and 5 shots (2 on target).

Written automatically from the match data.

Head to head and recent form Spain vs Croatia

Spain are 1st on 12 points from 4 games and Croatia are 3rd on 3 points from 4 games in the UEFA Nations League table.

Recent form

Spain

W

Won 1 of the last 1 on record: beat England.

Croatia

W

Won 1 of the last 1 on record: beat Czechia.

From the results TechnoSports has recorded; earlier matches are not included.

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Match commentary

  1. ·Match ends, Spain 4, Croatia 1.
  2. 90'+3'Second Half ends, Spain 4, Croatia 1.
  3. 90'+1'Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  4. 90'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  5. 90'Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Spain). Assisted by Franjo Ivanovic.
  6. 89'Goal! Spain 4, Croatia 1. Nico Williams (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
  7. 83'Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Marc Pubill.
  8. 82'Offside, Spain. Víctor Muñoz is caught offside.
  9. 81'Substitution, Croatia. Luka Modric replaces Petar Sucic.
  10. 79'Corner, Spain. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.
  11. 79'Attempt saved. Pedri (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dominik Livakovic (Croatia). Assisted by Nico Williams.
  12. 77'Attempt missed. Franjo Ivanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Pasalic.

Match events

  1. Lamine YamalAssist: Álex Baena19
    2'
  2. 18'
    Marin Pongracic3
  3. 28'
    Dion Drena BeljoAssist: Ivan Perisic20
  4. Marc PubillAssist: Lamine Yamal12
    31'
  5. 37'
    Petar Sucic17
  6. Halftime
  7. 45'
    Luka VuskovicOff: Marin Pongracic5
  8. Álex Baena15
    49'
  9. 54'
    Marco Pasalic19
  10. Mikel MerinoOff: Fermín López6
    57'
  11. PedriOff: Fabián Ruiz20
    57'
  12. 58'
    Josip Misic22
  13. 60'
    Ante BudimirOff: Dion Drena Beljo11
  14. 60'
    Mario PasalicOff: Mateo Kovacic15
  15. Lamine YamalAssist: Pedri19
    63'
  16. Nico WilliamsOff: Álex Baena17
    68'
  17. Víctor MuñozOff: Lamine Yamal11
    68'
  18. 72'
    Franjo IvanovicOff: Ivan Perisic7
  19. RodriOff: Martín Zubimendi16
    72'
  20. 81'
    Luka ModricOff: Petar Sucic10
  21. Nico WilliamsAssist: Mikel Merino17
    89'
  22. End Regular Time

Match stats

SpainCroatia
63.7%Possession36.3%
16Shots5
7Shots on target2
6Corners2
9Fouls10
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
5Offsides0
1Saves3
568Accurate passes296

Line-ups

Spain4-3-3
15
Á. Baena
21
M. Oyarzabal
19
L. Yamal
8
F. Ruiz
18
M. Zubimendi
9
F. López
22
M. Cucurella
2
D. Huijsen
5
P. Cubarsí
12
M. Pubill
23
U. Simón

Substitutes

  • 1D. Raya
  • 11V. Muñoz on
  • 13J. Martínez
  • 4I. Fresneda
  • 20Pedri on
  • 6M. Merino on
  • 17N. Williams on
  • 10D. Olmo
  • 14A. Laporte
  • 3A. Grimaldo
  • 7F. Torres
  • 16Rodri on
Croatia4-2-3-1
20
D. Drena Beljo
14
I. Perisic
17
P. Sucic
19
M. Pasalic
8
M. Kovacic
22
J. Misic
4
J. Gvardiol
3
M. Pongracic
6
J. Sutalo
2
I. Smolcic
1
D. Livakovic

Substitutes

  • 9A. Kramaric
  • 16M. Baturina
  • 21L. Sucic
  • 23D. Kotarski
  • 11A. Budimir on
  • 15M. Pasalic on
  • 12I. Pandur
  • 18K. Jakic
  • 7F. Ivanovic on
  • 13N. Vlasic
  • 10L. Modric on
  • 5L. Vuskovic on

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