Lamine nets double as Spain win again and England beat 10-man Czechs

Lamine Yamal scored twice as World Cup winners Spain extended their unbeaten run to 40 matches with a 4-1 home victory over Croatia. In a repeat of the 2023 Nations League final, Spain maintained their perfect start to Nations League Group A3, while Croatia recovered from conceding an early goal to equalize but ultimately fell short.

Rodri paraded the World Cup trophy on the pitch ahead of the match, and Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the second minute, just as he did against England. Alex Baena's ball into the area was dummied by Fermin Lopez, and Lamine Yamal curled a low shot inside the far post. Despite Dion Beljo's 28th-minute header drawing the match to a draw, Spain quickly took the lead again in the 63rd minute when Lamine Yamal whipped a cross into the box and Marc Pubill powered a header beyond the goalkeeper.

Substitute Nico Williams secured the win with a goal in the 89th minute. England also won a match against a 10-man Czech Republic in Prague, with Anthony Gordon scoring the opening goal and Harry Kane adding a second in the second half after the hosts received a red card in the 23rd minute.