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Nations League final: Spain beat Croatia on penalties
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- FT: Croatia 0-0 Spain - Spain win 5-4 on penalties
- Spain beat Italy in the last four thanks to a late Joselu winner
- Croatia defeated hosts Netherlands 4-2 after extra time in thrilling semi-final
- Earlier, Italy beat Netherlands 3-2 in third-place play-off
Match Stats
Home TeamCroatiaAway TeamSpain
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away21
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away2
- Corners
- Home4
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away18
Line-ups
Croatia
Formation 4-3-3
1Livakovic
22Juranovic5Erlic6Sutalo14Perisic
10Modric11Brozovic8Kovacic
15Pasalic9Kramaric16Ivanusec
- 1Livakovic
- 22JuranovicSubstituted forStanisicat 112'minutes
- 5Erlic
- 6Sutalo
- 14Perisic
- 10Modric
- 11Brozovic
- 8Kovacic
- 15PasalicSubstituted forPetkovicat 61'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 9KramaricSubstituted forMajerat 90+1'minutes
- 16IvanusecSubstituted forVlasicat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Stanisic
- 3Barisic
- 7Majer
- 12Labrovic
- 13Vlasic
- 17Petkovic
- 18Musa
- 19Sosa
- 20Beljo
- 21Vida
- 23Ivusic
Spain
Formation 4-2-3-1
23Simón
22Navas3Le Normand14Laporte18Alba
16Rodri8Ruiz
10Asensio9Gavi15Pino
7Morata
- 23Simón
- 22NavasSubstituted forCarvajal Ramosat 97'minutes
- 3Le NormandSubstituted forNachoat 78'minutesBooked at 96mins
- 14Laporte
- 18Alba
- 16RodriBooked at 97mins
- 8RuizSubstituted forMerinoat 78'minutes
- 10Asensio
- 9GaviBooked at 81minsSubstituted forOlmo Carvajalat 87'minutes
- 15PinoSubstituted forAnsu Fatiat 66'minutes
- 7MorataSubstituted forJoseluat 66'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 2Carvajal Ramos
- 4Nacho
- 5Zubimendi
- 6Merino
- 11Canales
- 12Ansu Fati
- 13Raya
- 17García Torres
- 19Rodrigo
- 20Joselu
- 21Olmo Carvajal
- Referee:
- Felix Zwayer
- Attendance:
- 41,110
Scores
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As It Stood
Filter by section. Currently selected: Men's Nations League
B
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
2 | Portugal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
3 | Switzerland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 9 | |
4 | Czech Rep | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 |
D
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |
2 | Belgium | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 | |
3 | Poland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 7 | |
4 | Wales | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 1 |
E
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Scotland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
2 | Ukraine | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
3 | Republic of Ireland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | |
4 | Armenia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 3 |
F
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Israel | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
2 | Iceland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Albania | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 | |
4 | Football Union of Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Turkey | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 13 | |
2 | Luxembourg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 | |
3 | Faroe Islands | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 8 | |
4 | Lithuania | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 1 |
J
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Greece | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 15 | |
2 | Kosovo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 | |
3 | Northern Ireland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 5 | |
4 | Cyprus | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 5 |
K
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |
2 | Azerbaijan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
3 | Slovakia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 | |
4 | Belarus | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
L
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Georgia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 16 | |
2 | Bulgaria | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | |
3 | North Macedonia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
4 | Gibraltar | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 1 |
M
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Latvia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
2 | Moldova | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
3 | Andorra | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 | |
4 | Liechtenstein | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0 |
N
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Estonia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 12 | |
2 | Malta | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
3 | San Marino | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 0 |
Live Reporting
Joe Rindl
All times stated are UK
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BreakingSPAIN WIN NATIONS LEAGUE
Sensational. A dramatic penalty shootout sees Spain win the third Nations League final, beating Croatia 5-4 on pens.
GOAL - Croatia 4-5 Spain
Dani Carvajal
Carvajal wins it for Spain from the spot. Calm as you like!
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Hang on! Has Unai Simon dived too early? Nope, the referee is happy with it.
MISSED PENALTY - Croatia 4-4 Spain
Bruno Petkovic
Huge save! Simon guesses the right way and palms it clear.
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What incredible drama!!
MISSED PENALTY - Croatia 4-4 Spain
Aymeric Laporte
Wow! Laporte rattles the crossbar.
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Manchester City's Aymeric Laporte can win it for Spain.
GOAL - Croatia 4-4 Spain
Ivan Perisic
The Spurs man keeps the shootout alive with a neatly taken effort.
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Croatia have to score.
GOAL - Croatia 3-4 Spain
Marco Asensio
Woof. Lofted into the roof of the net. Classy from Asensio.
MISSED PENALTY - Croatia 3-3 Spain
Lovro Majer
Oh no! It's not a bad penalty, but Simon dives down to his left and gets a leg on the ball to knock it away.