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Croatia vs Spain

FA Cup
Croatia
1-0-3
1-2
Final
Spain
4-0-0
Stadion Poljud

Match pulse

CROAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTESP
28%Possession72%
10Shots10
5On target3
3Corners6
1Saves4
12Fouls10
22'Ivan PerisicCRO65'Luka ModricCRO66'RodriESP79'Ivan PerisicCRO90'+2'Víctor MuñozESP
Team1H2HT
CRO101
ESP022

Who won: Spain 2-1

Spain beat Croatia 2-1 on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at Stadion Poljud. Goals for Croatia: Ivan Perisic (17'). Goals for Spain: Mikel Merino (61', 88').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.4Mikel MerinoSUB
  2. 27.1Unai SimónG
  3. 37.1Dani OlmoRM
  4. 46.5Lamine YamalRF
  5. 56.4PedriLM
  6. 66.4Mikel OyarzabalF
  7. 76.4Álex BaenaLF
  8. 86.3Igor MatanovicF
  9. 96.3Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  10. 106.3Martín ZubimendiSUB
  11. 116.2Marc CucurellaLB
  12. 126.2Marc PubillRB

Team stats

CROESP
12Fouls10
1Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
0Offsides2
3Corner Kicks6
1Saves4
27.9Possession72.1
10SHOTS10
5ON GOAL3
0.5On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
234Accurate Passes697
298Passes778
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
2Accurate Crosses4
7Crosses20
0.3Cross %0.2
47Long Balls27
20Accurate Long Balls16
0.4Long Balls %0.6
2Blocked Shots4
5Effective Tackles8
7Tackles10
0.7Tackle %0.8
11Interceptions5
21Effective Clearances11
21Clearances11

Player of the game

Mikel Merino

ESP · 2 G

8.4

Deserved to win

37%
CRO · 1.11 xG
31%
Draw
32%
ESP · 1.02 xG

Croatia deserved better: 37% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

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

    Yellow card

    Víctor Muñoz (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    V. Muñoz

  4. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Víctor Muñoz (Spain).

  5. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  7. GOAL88'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    M. Merino · ast M. Zubimendi

    Goal! Croatia 1, Spain 2. Mikel Merino (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.

    CRO 1 - 2 ESP
  8. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Kovacic

    Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Mateo Kovacic.

    M. Pasalic

  9. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Pedri

    Substitution, Spain. Yéremy Pino replaces Pedri.

    Y. Pino

  10. 87'

    Offside

    Offside, Spain. Martín Zubimendi is caught offside.

  11. 87'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Víctor Muñoz (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.

  12. 86'ESP

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Spain. Conceded by Martin Baturina.

  13. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Marc Pubill (Spain).

  14. 85'

    Free kick won

    Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 83'

    Free kick won

    Marc Pubill (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Martin Baturina (Croatia).

  17. 79'Ivan Perisic

    Red card

    Second yellow card to Ivan Perisic (Croatia) for a bad foul.

    I. Perisic

  18. 79'

    Free kick won

    Marc Cucurella (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  19. 79'Ivan Perisic

    Foul

    Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).

  20. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Yamal

    Substitution, Spain. Víctor Muñoz replaces Lamine Yamal.

    V. Muñoz

  21. 78'

    Free kick won

    Pedri (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).

  23. 77'Ivan Perisic

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Spain).

    I. Perisic

  24. 76'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte.

    L. Yamal

  25. 71'
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Vlasic

    Substitution, Croatia. Martin Baturina replaces Nikola Vlasic.

    M. Baturina

Leaders

CROESP
Total Shots
Ivan Perisic
3
Lamine Yamal
3
Accurate Passes
Josip Sutalo
39
Aymeric Laporte
126
Defensive Interventions
Kristijan Jakic
11
Pau Cubarsí
12
Saves
Dominik Livakovic
1
Unai Simón
4

Season seriesESP leads series 4-1