PREVIEW: De la Fuente’s Spain Chase 11th Consecutive Win with Croatia Up Next
Croatia host Spain in Split for the reverse fixture in the UEFA Nations League, with La Roja sitting top of Group A3 and the Vatreni coming off back-to-back defeats.In their first meeting on 29 Septem...
Croatia prepare to face Spain in Split for the UEFA Nations League reverse fixture, with La Roja leading Group A3. In their first encounter on September 29th, Spain won 4-1 at Seville's Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán. Lamine Yamal scored for Spain early on before Dion Beljo equalised for Croatia. Marc Pubill and another Yamal goal secured the win for Spain.
On their Nations League campaign kickoff, Croatia defeated Czechia 2-1 at Prague's Fortuna Arena but lost to Spain and England. They conceded 11 goals and scored only one goal in those matches. On October 3rd, England thrashed Croatia 7-0 at Rijeka Stadium, Croatia's worst result. Spain again dominated in their September 30th victory over Czechia 3-1, keeping Yamal's goal early again.
Ivan Smolčić will miss the upcoming match due to illness. Spain will play without Fabián Ruiz, who returned home to welcome his newborn son. Croatia aims to bounce back after back-to-back defeats. De la Fuente's team has gone 42 matches without defeat, aiming for a 43rd clean sheet. The clash will take place at Poljud Stadium on Tuesday, October 6th at 19:45 BST.
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