Spain did not give Croatia a chance: 3-0

Spain and Croatia faced each other in the first match of Group B at the 2024 European Football Championship. Spain won the match 3-0 at the Berlin Olympic Stadium.

GOALS CAME IN THE FIRST HALF

Spain took the lead in the first half, with Alvaro Morata in the 29th minute, Fabian Ruiz in the 32nd minute and 45+2. We were ahead 3-0 at the half-time with goals from Daniel Carvajal. In the match where Croatia could not take advantage of the penalty kick with Bruno Petkovic in the 80th minute, Spain left the field victorious 3-0 as there was no other goal.

YAMAL MADE HISTORY

While Spanish star Lamine Yamal became the youngest player in history to play in the European Championship with 16 years and 338 days, he also assisted a goal and became the youngest player in the history of the tournament to assist.

OLDEST GOATTER CARVAJAL

Dani Carvajal, who could not play in EURO 2016 and EURO 2020 due to his injury, played in a European Championship for the first time in his career. The experienced football player, who scored for Croatia, became the oldest player to score a goal in the history of the European Championship with the Spanish jersey, at the age of 32 years and 156 days.

LİVAKOVIC COULD NOT PREVENT DEFEAT

Fenerbahçe’s Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic protected the goal of his national team in the match against Spain. Livakovic did not prevent 3 goals in his goal and left the field with his neck bent.