First-half goals from Álvaro Morata, Fabián Ruiz and Dani Carvajal gave Spain victory over Croatia in Group B at Euro 2024.
Key moments
29′: Morata slots Spain into lead
32′: Fabián Ruiz doubles advantage
41′: Gvardiol goes close
45+2′: Carvajal touches home third
52′: Livaković brilliantly denies Yamal
80′: Simón saves Petković penalty
Vivo Player of the Match: Fabián Ruiz (Spain)
A really good game. He was always supporting in the build-up, he assisted Morata for the opener and scored a wonderful goal himself. – UEFA Technical Observer panel
Line-ups
Spain: Unai Simón; Carvajal, Le Normand, Nacho, Cucurella; Pedri (Olmo 59), Rodri (Zubimendi 86), Fabián Ruiz; Yamal (Torres 86), Morata (Oyarzabal 67), Williams (Merino 68)
Croatia: Livaković; Stanišić, Šutalo, Pongračić, Gvardiol; Modrić (Pašalić 65), Brozović, Kovačić (Sučić 65); Majer, Budimir (Perišić 56), Kramarić (Petković 72)