Spain 3-0 Croatia LIVE RESULT: Euro 2024 latest as Alvaro Morata sets Spain on their way to flying start in Group B
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SPAIN got their Euro 2024 campaign off to a flying start with a 3-0 win over Croatia!
Former Chelsea forward Alvaro Morata opened the scoring before Fabian Ruiz and Dani Carvajal added goals before half-time.
Croatia thought they had a lifeline with 10 mins remaining but Bruno Petkovic's goal - tapping home after missing from the penalty spot - was ruled out after a VAR check.
Italy and minnows Albania complete Group B, and they play tonight.
- Kick-off: 5pm BST
- TV channel/ live stream: ITV 1
- Spain XI: Unai Simon; Carvajal, Le Normand, Nacho, Cucurella; Fabian Ruiz, Rodri, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Morata, Nico Williams
- Croatia XI: Livakovic; Stanisic, Sutalo, Pongracic, Gvardiol; Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic; Majer, Kramaric; Budimir
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Spain 2-0 Croatia
45+2. Kovacic has a go from range, but it is high and wide from the Manchester City man this time.
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45. There will be two minutes of added time here in Berlin.
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42. Only two players have scored more European Championship goals now than Alvaro Morata.
Michel Platini and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Some company!
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40. SO close for Croatia!
Majer plays a great ball across the box to Josko Gvardiol, who puts a perfect ball back across goal, and it just needs a touch from Budimir!
He can't quite get it, and Spain manage to clear.
Lucky!
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36. Spain have showed here just how lethal they can be.
Two goals in as many minutes sees them now firmly in control of this game.
Fabian Ruiz now has a goal and an assist to his name in this match, he looks to be one hell of a player.
GOALLLLLL! Spain 2-0 Croatia
32. IT'S TWO IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, WHAT A GOAL THAT IS.
Pedri plays a great pass into the feet of Fabian Ruiz, who turns brilliantly and dives through two challenges before sweeping the ball into the bottom right corner.
Just like that, Spain seem to have taken the game away from Croatia!
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31. That goal seems to have bought the game to life, as Mateo Kovacic takes the ball with him all the way through the Spanish team, under no challenge at all.
He takes a left-footed shot, but Unai Simon makes the save to his left.
GOALLLL! Spain 1-0 Croatia
ALVARO MORATAAAA!
He opens the scoring for Spain with elite-level composure!
Pedri plays a delightful ball straight through the middle of the two Croatian centre-halves who are caught too wide, and Alvaro Morata is baring down on goal.
He keeps calm, and just slots it with ease past Livakovic.
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27. Croatia still moving the ball around in their own half here, Brozovic and Kovacic have been very involved.
As soon as they lift the ball forwards they lose it to Spain.
Who will look to counter here...
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24. Croatia are certainly growing into this game, after the first 15 minutes or so was dominated by Spain.
Patience personified in this game so far.
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22. Croatia's game plan almost pays dividends as Kovacic plays a ball through to Kramaric, but Unai Simon is out well to calm the danger.
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20. Croatia have been consistent in their playing style, trying to play it out from the back and find the ball into Mateo Kovacic and Luka Modric before building into the attack.
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18. Croatia have a free-kick here in a good area on the right-hand side as Marc Cucurella brings down Majer.
Majer takes it instead of Modric after two dummies, but it hits the wall.
Woeful take.
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16. Lamine Yamal is close to goal here and looks to complete a mazy dribble through the Croatian defence, but loses his footing at the last minute.
It looked promising for the young star for a moment there.
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14. Smart defending from Dani Carvajal, as Josko Gvardiol looked to bring the ball down the Spaniard just played if off of him for a goal kick.
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12. Fabian looks for a long sweeping ball into Nico Williams, but it is too heavy and Livakovic sees it out.
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10. Alvaro Morata is bought down by a late swing of the foot by Sutalo in the Croatian defence which gives Spain a free-kick within decent range.
Nico Williams stands over it and lifts it into a decent area, but no one is there to put a finish on it.
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8. First decent shot of the game is a left-footed one from Alvaro Morata after being passed to by Yamal.
It was relatively far out, and he didn't generate the kind of power he would have needed to trouble the goalkeeper.
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6. Neat football from Spain, as they work the ball around the edge of the box.
Fabian looks to thread a ball into Yamine Lamal, but the pass is just too heavy for the youngster.
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4. Le Normand looks for Alvaro Morata with a ball over the top, but it is well claimed by Livakovic.
Mateo Kovacic picks the ball up in midfield here, and Croatia recycle possession.
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2. This feels like a home match for Croatia, the support they've got in the stadium looks like 6-1.
KICK OFF - Spain 0-0 Croatia
0. Here we go!
The referee gets the game underway, and it is Croatia who get us going.
Love is in the air
Are you ready?
These two certainly are!
Living all of our dreams, I hope you're happy Croatia...Credit: AP FIVE minutes to go
We are ready to get underway here.
The players are walking out of the tunnel, led by Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal and Luka Modric.
Kick-off is coming to you live, NEXT.
Cucurella over Grimaldo
Alejandro Grimaldo was arguably the best and most important player in Bayer Leverkusen's unbelievable unbeaten domestic season.
So you may be understandably perplexed as to why he's been displaced in the starting XI for Spain by Chelsea's Marc Cucurella.
The Blues' fullback had an underwhelming start to the season, but certainly ended it strongly playing as an inverted left back.
He is probably considered stronger defensively by De La Fuente than Grimaldo, but expect to see the latter make an appearance if things are not looking up for Spain.
