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Croatia

1 — 2 Oct 07, 2026 · 12:15 AM IST

Spain

UEFA Nations League A Grp. 3 · Round 4

Venue Stadion Poljud, Split

Referee Erik Lambrechts

Attendance 32,690

Player of the Match Mikel Merino 8.6 45' played

Match Events

14' Home Slaven Bilić ↗

17' Home ⚽ Ivan Perišić — 1-0

22' Home Ivan Perišić

HT

46' Away ↔ Mikel Merino → Álex Baena

61' Away ⚽ Mikel Merino — 1-1

65' Home ↔ Dion Drena Beljo → Igor Matanović

65' Home ↔ Petar Sučić → Luka Modrić

65' Home Luka Modrić

66' Away Rodri

71' Away ↔ Martín Zubimendi → Rodri

71' Away ↔ Fermín López → Dani Olmo

71' Home ↔ Martin Baturina → Nikola Vlašić

78' Away ↔ Víctor Muñoz → Lamine Yamal

79' Home Ivan Perišić

87' Away ↔ Yéremi Pino → Pedri

87' Home ↔ Mario Pašalić → Mateo Kovačić

88' Away ⚽ Mikel Merino — 1-2

90 + 2' Away Víctor Muñoz

FT

Match Stats

28 72

Ball possession

1.02 1.15

Expected goals (xG)

10 10

Total shots

5 3

Shots on target

14 27

Touches in opposition box

4 4

Big chances

3 3

Big chances missed

231 (77%) 696 (90%)

Accurate passes

1 2

Yellow cards

3 6

Corners

Lineups

Croatia (4-5-1)

Coach: Slaven Bilić

Starting XI

1 Dominik Livaković 5.9

2 Josip Stanišić 6.4

6 Josip Šutalo 6.4

5 Luka Vušković 6

4 Joško Gvardiol 6.3

13 Nikola Vlašić 6.1

10 Luka Modrić 7.1

18 Kristijan Jakić 6.5

8 Mateo Kovačić 6.5

14 Ivan Perišić 6.6

20 Igor Matanović 6.2

Substitutes

17 Petar Sučić 6.3

7 Dion Drena Beljo 5.8

16 Martin Baturina 6.3

15 Mario Pašalić

23 Dominik Kotarski

12 Ivor Pandur

3 Marin Pongračić

9 Andrej Kramarić

22 Josip Mišić

21 Luka Sučić

19 Marco Pašalić

11 Ante Budimir

Spain (4-3-3)

Coach: Luis de la Fuente

Starting XI

23 Unai Simón 7.6

12 Marc Pubill 7.4

5 Pau Cubarsí 7.8

14 Aymeric Laporte 8

22 Marc Cucurella 7.6

10 Dani Olmo 7.8

16 Rodri 7.8

20 Pedri 7.9

19 Lamine Yamal 7.4

21 Mikel Oyarzabal 6.5

15 Álex Baena 6.5

Substitutes

6 Mikel Merino 8.6

9 Fermín López 6.2

18 Martín Zubimendi 7

7 Víctor Muñoz 6

11 Yéremi Pino

1 David Raya

13 Josep Martínez

2 Dean Huijsen

17 Fran García

4 Iván Fresneda

3 Robin Le Normand

8 Roberto Fernández