UEFA Nations League 2018

Croatia 3–2 Spain

Thursday 15 Nov 2018 · Zagreb, Croatia

Croatia3–2Spain

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Kramaric Ceballos Jedvaj Ramos Jedvaj

54′1–0Andrej Kramaric Croatia
56′1–1Dani Ceballos Spain
69′2–1Tin Jedvaj Croatia
78′2–2Sergio Ramos Spain · penalty
90′3–2Tin Jedvaj Croatia

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Croatia

Came on

13Nikola Vlasic↑68′
22Josip Brekalo↑74′
20Marko Pjaca↑89′

Spain

Came on

10Marco Asensio↑61′
7Álvaro Morata↑64′
11Suso↑74′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Croatia: 1966 → 1987
Spain: 2076 → 2055

Expected score for Croatia: 48.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 11, 1994–2024.

Croatia wins: 3
Draws: 2
Spain wins: 6

Form either side

Croatia

Before

2–4 v France 15 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–1 v Portugal 6 Sep 2018 · Friendly
0–6 v Spain 11 Sep 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
0–0 v England 12 Oct 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
2–1 v Jordan 15 Oct 2018 · Friendly

After

1–2 v England 18 Nov 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
2–1 v Azerbaijan 21 Mar 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
1–2 v Hungary 24 Mar 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
2–1 v Wales 8 Jun 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
1–2 v Tunisia 11 Jun 2019 · Friendly

Spain

Before

1–1 v Russia 1 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–1 v England 8 Sep 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
6–0 v Croatia 11 Sep 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
4–1 v Wales 11 Oct 2018 · Friendly
2–3 v England 15 Oct 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018

After

1–0 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 18 Nov 2018 · Friendly
2–1 v Norway 23 Mar 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
2–0 v Malta 26 Mar 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
4–1 v Faroe Islands 7 Jun 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
3–0 v Sweden 10 Jun 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019

Road through the tournament

Croatia

0–6 v Spain 11 Sep 2018
0–0 v England 12 Oct 2018
3–2 v Spain 15 Nov 2018
1–2 v England 18 Nov 2018

Spain

2–1 v England 8 Sep 2018
6–0 v Croatia 11 Sep 2018
2–3 v England 15 Oct 2018
2–3 v Croatia 15 Nov 2018

Every Croatia v Spain match11

From Croatia's side.


15 Jun 2024	Spain	0–3	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2024	Group stage
18 Jun 2023	Spain	0–0 (lost on pens)	Neutral	UEFA Nations League 2023	—
28 Jun 2021	Spain	3–5	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2021	Round of 16
15 Nov 2018	Spain	3–2	Home	UEFA Nations League 2018	—
11 Sep 2018	Spain	0–6	Away	UEFA Nations League 2018	—
21 Jun 2016	Spain	2–1	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2016	Group stage
18 Jun 2012	Spain	0–1	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2012	Group stage
7 Jun 2006	Spain	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
23 Feb 2000	Spain	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
5 May 1999	Spain	1–3	Away	Friendly	—
23 Mar 1994	Spain	2–0	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN