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Spain vs Croatia

FA Cup
Spain
4-0-0
4-1
Final
Croatia
1-0-3
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium

Match pulse

ESPAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCRO
64%Possession36%
16Shots5
7On target2
6Corners2
1Saves3
9Fouls10
18'Marin PongracicCRO37'Petar SucicCRO49'Álex BaenaESP54'Marco PasalicCRO58'Josip MisicCRO
Team1H2HT
ESP224
CRO101

Who won: Spain 4-1

Spain beat Croatia 4-1 on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. Goals for Spain: Lamine Yamal (2', 63'), Marc Pubill (31') and Nico Williams (89'). Goals for Croatia: Dion Drena Beljo (28').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.0Lamine YamalRF
  2. 27.4Marc PubillRB
  3. 36.8Dion Drena BeljoF
  4. 46.7Fermín LópezRM
  5. 56.6PedriSUB
  6. 66.5Mikel MerinoSUB
  7. 76.5Nico WilliamsSUB
  8. 86.4Marc CucurellaLB
  9. 96.4Martín ZubimendiCM
  10. 106.3Unai SimónG
  11. 116.3Fabián RuizLM
  12. 126.3Mikel OyarzabalF

Team stats

ESPCRO
9Fouls10
1Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
5Offsides0
6Corner Kicks2
1Saves3
63.7Possession36.3
16SHOTS5
7ON GOAL2
0.4On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
568Accurate Passes296
620Passes347
0.9Pass Completion %0.9
3Accurate Crosses5
11Crosses12
0.3Cross %0.4
27Long Balls38
17Accurate Long Balls21
0.6Long Balls %0.6
3Blocked Shots2
7Effective Tackles14
15Tackles21
0.5Tackle %0.7
6Interceptions8
14Effective Clearances17
14Clearances17

Player of the game

Lamine Yamal

ESP · 2 G, 1 A

9.0

Deserved to win

64%
ESP · 1.42 xG
26%
Draw
10%
CRO · 0.42 xG

Spain created better chances: they win this game 64% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Spain 4, Croatia 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Spain 4, Croatia 1.
  3. 90'+1'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.

    M. Oyarzabal

  4. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

  5. 90'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Spain). Assisted by Franjo Ivanovic.

    L. Modric

  6. GOAL89'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    N. Williams · ast M. Merino

    Goal! Spain 4, Croatia 1. Nico Williams (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Merino.

    ESP 4 - 1 CRO
  7. 83'CRO

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Marc Pubill.

  8. 82'

    Offside

    Offside, Spain. Víctor Muñoz is caught offside.

  9. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Sucic

    Substitution, Croatia. Luka Modric replaces Petar Sucic.

    L. Modric

  10. 79'ESP

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Spain. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.

  11. 79'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Pedri (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dominik Livakovic (Croatia). Assisted by Nico Williams.

    Pedri

  12. 77'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Franjo Ivanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Pasalic.

  13. 76'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.

    N. Williams

  14. 73'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Víctor Muñoz (Spain) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Dean Huijsen with a cross.

    V. Muñoz

  15. 73'

    Handball

    Handball by Luka Vuskovic (Croatia).

  16. 72'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Zubimendi

    Substitution, Spain. Rodri replaces Martín Zubimendi.

    Rodri

  17. 72'
    Sub

    Subbed on for I. Perisic

    Substitution, Croatia. Franjo Ivanovic replaces Ivan Perisic.

    F. Ivanovic

  18. 69'

    Free kick won

    Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  19. 69'

    Foul

    Foul by Ivan Smolcic (Croatia).

  20. 68'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Yamal

    Substitution, Spain. Víctor Muñoz replaces Lamine Yamal.

    V. Muñoz

  21. 68'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Á. Baena

    Substitution, Spain. Nico Williams replaces Álex Baena.

    N. Williams

  22. 67'ESP

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Spain. Conceded by Luka Vuskovic.

  23. GOAL63'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    L. Yamal · ast Pedri

    Goal! Spain 3, Croatia 1. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedri.

    ESP 3 - 1 CRO
  24. 62'

    Foul

    Foul by Álex Baena (Spain).

  25. 62'

    Free kick won

    Marco Pasalic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Leaders

ESPCRO
Total Shots
Fermín López
4
Dion Drena Beljo
2
Accurate Passes
Dean Huijsen
93
Josip Sutalo
49
Defensive Interventions
Marc Pubill
9
Josko Gvardiol
10
Saves
Unai Simón
1
Dominik Livakovic
3