UEFA Nations League ｜ League A Matchday 2 ｜ 2026-09-30 03:45 JST
4 – 1
2' Lamine Yamal 31' Marc Pubill 63' Lamine Yamal 89' N. Williams
Match summary The UEFA Nations League League A Matchday 2 fixture between Spain and Croatia was played on September 30. Spain cruised past Croatia 4-1. Spain led 2-1 at half-time. They added 2 more after the break to pull clear.
Scorers: Spain – Marc Pubill, Lamine Yamal (2 goals) and N. Williams; Croatia – D. Beljo. Assists: Spain – Lamine Yamal, Alejandro Baena Rodríguez, Pedri and Mikel Merino; Croatia – I. Perišić.
Spain controlled the game with 64% possession and 16 shots (5 for their opponents). Spain scored 4 from 7 shots on target. Yellow cards: Spain 1, Croatia 4.
Team stats 4-3-3 23 Simón 22 Cucu rel 2 Huij sen 5 Pare des 12 Pubill 8 Florent 18 Zubimen 9 López 15 Rodrígu 21 Oyarzab 19 Yamal
4-2-3-1 1 Livakov 4 Gvar dio 3 Pong rač 6 Šutalo 2 Smol čić 8 Kovačić 22 Mišić 14 Perišić 17 Sučić 19 Pašalić 20 Beljo
1.81 Expected goals (xG) 0.47
-1.51 Goals prevented (xG) -1.51
View as table Spain Stat Croatia 4-3-3 Formation 4-2-3-1 64% Possession 36% 1.81 Expected goals (xG) 0.47 16 Shots 5 7 Shots on target 2 6 Shots off target 1 3 Blocked shots 2 12 Shots inside the box 4 4 Shots outside the box 1 6 Corner kicks 2 5 Offsides 0 9 Fouls 10 620 Passes 345 568 Accurate passes 296 92% Pass accuracy 86% 1 Goalkeeper saves 3 -1.51 Goals prevented (xG) -1.51 1 Yellow cards 4 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk, Netherlands
Player stats Spain Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Unai Simón 0 22(96%) 0 0 0 1 7 90 1(1) DF Marc Pubill 1 1 1 2(67%) 4 1 51(94%) 0 0 0 1 7.9 90 1 1 9(7) DF Pau Cubarsí Paredes 1 0 1 82(94%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.2 90 2 2 7(4) DF D. Huijsen 0 93(95%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.3 90 1 1 6(2) DF Marc Cucurella 0 2 1 28(85%) 0 0 0 2 7 90 2 7(6) MF Fer López 3 1 0 2(100%) 2 23(88%) 0 0 0 7 57 5(4) MF Martín Zubimendi 0 1(100%) 1 65(98%) 0 0 0 7.2 72 2(2) MF Florentino 0 40(91%) 0 0 0 7.3 57 1 1 FW Lamine Yamal 2 2 2 1(10%) 2 28(76%) 1 0 0 1 9.9 68 2 2 14(4) FW Mikel Oyarzabal 1 0 14(78%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 2(1) FW Alejandro Baena Rodríguez 1 1 0 1(100%) 24(75%) 1 1 0 5 1 6.9 68 1 1 8(2) MF Pedri 1 1 0 31(91%) 1 0 0 7.3 33 1 MF Mikel Merino 0 2(100%) 1 18(100%) 1 0 0 1 6.9 33 1 8(4) FW N. Williams 2 1 1 1 12(100%) 0 0 0 7.6 22 1 3(1) FW Víctor Muñoz 1 0 7(88%) 0 0 0 6.2 22 MF Rodri 0 1 30(100%) 0 0 0 7 18 2(1) GK David Raya 0 0 0 0 GK Javi Martínez 0 0 0 0 DF Iván Fresneda 0 0 0 0 DF Aymeric Laporte 0 0 0 0 MF Dani Olmo 0 0 0 0 DF Alejandro Grimaldo 0 0 0 0 FW Ferran Torres 0 0 0 0
Croatia Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK D. Livaković 0 12(52%) 0 0 0 4.5 90 DF I. Smolčić 0 2 1 38(95%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.2 90 7(5) DF J. Šutalo 0 1 1 49(96%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 1 2(1) DF M. Pongračić 0 13(87%) 0 1 0 1 6 45 1(None) DF J. Gvardiol 0 1(50%) 4 23(79%) 0 0 0 1 1 5.9 90 2 13(6) MF J. Mišić 0 2 1 39(89%) 0 1 0 2 6.7 90 2 5(2) MF M. Kovačić 0 2 25(93%) 0 0 0 6.9 60 5(2) MF Marco Pašalić 0 1(100%) 1 12(75%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.2 90 1 10(3) MF P. Sučić 0 2 14(88%) 0 1 0 1 3 6.9 81 2 9(5) MF I. Perišić 0 2 13(81%) 1 0 0 1 7 72 1 1 4(2) FW D. Beljo 1 1 1 1(50%) 10(91%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.2 60 8(2) DF L. Vušković 0 2 23(85%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 45 1 3(3) MF Mario Pasalic 0 9(100%) 0 0 0 6.2 30 1 1(None) FW A. Budimir 0 1 2(67%) 0 0 0 6.5 30 3(1) FW F. Ivanović 1 0 1(100%) 1 3(50%) 0 0 0 6.7 18 1 2(2) MF L. Modrić 1 1 0 1 11(92%) 0 0 0 6.9 9 1 1(1) GK Ivor Pandur 0 0 0 0 GK D. Kotarski 0 0 0 0 MF M. Baturina 0 0 0 0 MF N. Vlašić 0 0 0 0 MF Kristijan Jakić 0 0 0 0 MF L. Sučić 0 0 0 0 FW A. Kramarić 0 0 0 0
Lineups Spain Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 Unai Simón Starter DF 12 Marc Pubill Starter DF 5 Pau Cubarsí Paredes Starter DF 2 D. Huijsen Starter DF 22 Marc Cucurella Starter MF 9 Fer López Starter MF 18 Martín Zubimendi Starter MF 8 Florentino Starter FW 19 Lamine Yamal Starter FW 21 Mikel Oyarzabal Starter FW 15 Alejandro Baena Rodríguez Bench MF 20 Pedri Bench MF 6 Mikel Merino Bench FW 17 N. Williams Bench FW 11 Víctor Muñoz Bench MF 16 Rodri
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 David Raya Bench GK 13 Javi Martínez Bench DF 4 Iván Fresneda Bench DF 14 Aymeric Laporte Bench MF 10 Dani Olmo Bench DF 3 Alejandro Grimaldo Bench FW 7 Ferran Torres
Croatia Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 D. Livaković Starter DF 2 I. Smolčić Starter DF 6 J. Šutalo Starter DF 3 M. Pongračić Starter DF 4 J. Gvardiol Starter MF 22 J. Mišić Starter MF 8 M. Kovačić Starter MF 19 Marco Pašalić Starter MF 17 P. Sučić Starter MF 14 I. Perišić Starter FW 20 D. Beljo Bench DF 5 L. Vušković Bench MF 15 Mario Pasalic Bench FW 11 A. Budimir Bench FW 7 F. Ivanović Bench MF 10 L. Modrić
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 Ivor Pandur Bench GK 23 D. Kotarski Bench MF 16 M. Baturina Bench MF 13 N. Vlašić Bench MF 18 Kristijan Jakić Bench MF 21 L. Sučić Bench FW 9 A. Kramarić
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 2' Spain ⚽ Goal Lamine Yamal 1-0 1H 18' Croatia 🟨 Yellow card M. Pongračić 1H 28' Croatia ⚽ Goal D. Beljo 1-1 1H 31' Spain ⚽ Goal Marc Pubill 2-1 1H 37' Croatia 🟨 Yellow card P. Sučić 2H 1' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Pongračić → IN L. Vušković 2H 4' Spain 🟨 Yellow card Alejandro Baena Rodríguez 2H 9' Croatia 🟨 Yellow card Marco Pašalić 2H 12' Spain 🔄 Substitution OUT Florentino → IN Pedri 2H 12' Spain 🔄 Substitution OUT Fer López → IN Mikel Merino 2H 13' Croatia 🟨 Yellow card J. Mišić 2H 15' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Kovačić → IN Mario Pasalic 2H 15' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Beljo → IN A. Budimir 2H 18' Spain ⚽ Goal Lamine Yamal 3-1 2H 23' Spain 🔄 Substitution OUT Lamine Yamal → IN Víctor Muñoz 2H 23' Spain 🔄 Substitution OUT Alejandro Baena Rodríguez → IN N. Williams 2H 27' Spain 🔄 Substitution OUT Martín Zubimendi → IN Rodri 2H 27' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT I. Perišić → IN F. Ivanović 2H 36' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Sučić → IN L. Modrić 2H 44' Spain ⚽ Goal N. Williams 4-1
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