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Croatia 1-2 Spain: match report, goals and statistics
Croatia 1-2 Spain in UEFA Nations League on Tuesday, 6 October 2026. Goals, cards, statistics and the impact on the table.
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Key facts
- Final score
- Croatia 1-2 Spain
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League
- Round
- Group A3
- Date
- Tuesday, 6 October 2026
- Venue
- Stadion Poljud, Split
- Attendance
- 32690
Match summary
UEFA Nations League, Tuesday, 6 October 2026: Spain came out on top against Croatia, winning 2-1.
Spain trailed 0-1 at half-time before turning the game around. The game was played at Stadion Poljud, Split. The recorded attendance was 32,690.
Before kick-off
Over their last 5 games Croatia have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. They scored 6 goals and let in 15 goals (W-L-W-L-L).
Over their last 5 games Spain have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. They scored 13 goals and let in 4 goals (W-W-W-W-W). Spain have won 5 matches in a row.
Spain arrive in better form, taking 15 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 6 for Croatia.
The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Spain 4-1 Croatia on Tuesday, 29 September 2026.
| Team | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 3 Oct | England | H | 0-7 | L |
| Croatia | 29 Sept | Spain | A | 1-4 | L |
| Croatia | 26 Sept | Czechia | A | 2-1 | W |
| Croatia | 2 Jul | Portugal | A | 1-2 | L |
| Croatia | 27 Jun | Ghana | H | 2-1 | W |
| Spain | 3 Oct | Czechia | H | 3-1 | W |
| Spain | 29 Sept | Croatia | H | 4-1 | W |
| Spain | 26 Sept | England | A | 3-2 | W |
| Spain | 19 Jul | Argentina | H | 1-0 | W |
| Spain | 14 Jul | France | A | 2-0 | W |
Goals and key moments
The match produced 3 goals.
17' - Ivan Perisic scored for Croatia (1-0). 61' - Mikel Merino scored for Spain (1-1). 88' - Mikel Merino scored for Spain (1-2).
Mikel Merino scored 2 goals for Spain.
| Minute | Team | Player | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17' | Croatia | Ivan Perisic | Goal | 1-0 |
| 61' | Spain | Mikel Merino | Goal | 1-1 |
| 88' | Spain | Mikel Merino | Goal | 1-2 |
Discipline and substitutions
The match saw 6 yellow cards: 4 for Croatia and 2 for Spain.
Ivan Perisic (Croatia) was sent off in minute 79.
Substitutions recorded: 4 substitutions for Croatia and 5 substitutions for Spain.
Match statistics
Croatia had 27.9% of possession, against 72.1% for Spain.
Croatia had 10 shots, 5 on target, while Spain had 10 shots, 3 on target. Croatia won 3 corners and Spain won 6 corners. Croatia committed 12 fouls and Spain committed 10 fouls.
Croatia had the most shots on target (5).
| Statistic | Croatia | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 27.9% | 72.1% |
| Shots | 10 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 3 |
| Corners | 3 | 6 |
| Fouls | 12 | 10 |
| Saves | 1 | 4 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
Impact on the table
In the latest standings Croatia are 3rd with 3 points from 4 matches, while Spain are 1st with 12 points from 4 matches. That leaves Croatia 9 points behind Spain.
Spain are top of the table.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 |
| 2 | England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 |
| 3 | Croatia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 |
The full timeline, line-ups and statistics for Croatia vs Spain stay available on the match page.
This article is generated automatically from live match, standings and form data. Figures can change as data is updated.
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