Spain vs Croatia 4-1

Spain beat Croatia 4-1 in Seville, with Lamine Yamal scoring twice and Nico Williams adding the fourth.

Yamal opened the scoring in the 2nd minute from Alejandro Baena Rodríguez’s assist, and Croatia levelled in the 28th minute through Dion Drena Beljo, set up by Ivan Perišić. Marc Pubill restored Spain’s lead in the 31st minute from Yamal’s pass, and Spain went in 2-1 up at half-time.

Spain’s changes helped them take control after the break. They made two substitutions on 57 minutes, then Croatia made two on 60 minutes, before Yamal, who was still on the pitch, scored his second of the match in the 63rd minute from Pedri’s assist. Spain then made two more changes on 68 minutes, and Nico Williams, who had come on in the 68th minute, sealed it in the 89th minute with help from Mikel Merino, who had also come off the bench in the 57th minute.

The numbers backed Spain’s win: they had 64% possession, 620 passes to Croatia’s 344, and 16 shots to 5, with 7 on target to 2. Spain also had 6 corners to 2, while Croatia’s three saves were needed more often than Spain’s one, and Spain were caught offside 5 times compared with none for Croatia.

Croatia collected four yellow cards, with Marin Pongračić booked in the 18th minute, Petar Sučić in the 37th, Marco Pašalić in the 54th and Josip Mišić in the 58th. Spain’s only booking went to Alejandro Baena Rodríguez in the 49th minute. There were no red cards.