Spain vs Croatia Euro 2024 Preview: Team News & Playing XI, H2H Record, Stats, Prediction

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Spain vs Croatia, Euro 2024 Group B: Spain will kickstart their Euro 2024 campaign with a Group B encounter against Croatia on Saturday (June 15).

Spain won the Euro back in 2012 but had underwhelming outings in major tournaments since. The onus will be on La Roja to start off with a victory. For Croatia, it will be important to secure a positive start as they look to advance to the next rounds of the competition.

Spain vs Croatia Euro 2024 Schedule

When will be the Spain vs Croatia Euro 2024 Match?

The Spain vs Croatia Euro 2024 Group B match will be played on Saturday (June 15). The match starts at 9:30 pm IST/ 5 pm GMT.

Where will be the Spain vs Croatia Euro 2024 Match played?

The Spain vs Croatia match will be played at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

Spain vs Croatia: FIFA Ranking, Recent Form

Spain FIFA Ranking: 8
Croatia FIFA Ranking: 10

Recent Form (Most Recent First)

Spain: W W D L W

Croatia: W W W D W

Spain vs Croatia H2H Record and Last Meeting

Spain and Croatia have met each other 10 teams. Spain have registered 6 wins whereas Croatia has 3 wins to their name. One match has ended in a tie between them.

The last meeting between Span and Croatia was back in June 2023, which ended in a scoreless draw but Spain won the penalty shootout.

Spain vs Croatia Team News, Injury Update

Luis de la Fuente is expected to put Unai Simon on goal, while Nacho Fernandez and Aymeric Laporte may be at the centre of defense. Rodri, and Pedri are going to be part of the midfield. Alvaro Morata, who had a decent season with Atletico Madrid, is expected to lead the line for La Roja.

Josko Gvardiol will be a key figure in the Croatia defense while Mateo Kovacic and Luka Modric are expected to marshall the midfield. Both Kovacic and Modric had decent outings for their clubs last season, with the latter winning the LaLiga and UEFA Champions League as well. Ante Budimir is set to be their sole striker whereas Andrej Kramaric and Lovro Majer may start in the wings.

Spain vs Croatia Predicted Playing XI

Spain: Unai Simon; Dani Carvajal, Nacho Fernandez, Aymeric Laporte, Alex Grimaldo; Pedri, Rodri, Fabian Ruiz; Lamine Yamal, Alvaro Morata, Nico Williams

Croatia: Dominik Livakovic; Josip Stanisic, Josip Sutalo, Marin Pongracic, Josko Gvardiol; Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic; Lovro Majer, Ante Budimir, Andrej Kramaric

Spain vs Croatia Match Prediction

Spain and Croatia both have decent pedigree and some excellent players in their squads. But the Spaniards will have a certain edge and may squeeze in a victory.

Score Prediction: Spain 2-1 Croatia