Summary

  • 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

  1. goal

    GOAL - Croatia 3-3 Spainpublished at 22:25 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Mikel Merino

    A little pause in the run up, just enough to give Livakovic the eyes and slot his effort the other way.

  2. goal

    GOAL - Croatia 3-2 Spainpublished at 22:24 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Luka Modric

    A shake of the fist from Modric after whipping his strike high into the corner.

  3. goal

    GOAL - Croatia 2-2 Spainpublished at 22:23 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Rodri

    Rodri goes the same way and maintains the 100% record so far in this shootout.

  4. Postpublished at 22:23 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Great start. Rodri's next for Spain...

  5. goal

    GOAL - Croatia 2-1 Spainpublished at 22:23 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Marcelo Brozovic

    Brozovic sends Simon the wrong way and finds the bottom corner.

  6. goal

    GOAL - Croatia 1-1 Spainpublished at 22:22 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Joselu

    Joselu hammers his effort home. Roof of the net. Talk about confidence.

  7. goal

    GOAL - Croatia 1-0 Spainpublished at 22:21 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Nikola Vlasic

    Great pen, Vlasic finds the sidenetting. No chance for Simon.

  8. Postpublished at 22:21 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    FT: Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Croatia will take the first penalty.

  9. Postpublished at 22:18 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    FT: Croatia 0-0 Spain

    There's an issue in the middle of the pitch as both benches clash. But the referee quickly sorts things out.

    You can sense the nerves.

  10. Postpublished at 22:17 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    FT: Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Croatia have won their last four penalty shootouts. Spain have lost their last three.

  11. FULL-TIMEpublished at 120 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    We go to penalties.

  12. Postpublished at 120 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Caught by Spain keeper Unai Simon.

  13. Postpublished at 120 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Croatia's corner is cleared, but they soon win another one.

  14. Postpublished at 119 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    They do and win a corner.

  15. Postpublished at 119 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Croatia have a free-kick on the halfway line. Time to launch it into the box?

  16. Postpublished at 118 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Headed away. But Spain regain possession.

  17. Postpublished at 117 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    All Spain, they have another corner.

  18. Postpublished at 116 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Spain win a corner but nobody gets a head to Ansu Fati's wicked cross.

  19. Postpublished at 115 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Nobody has the energy to counter now. Croatia have no runners in behind to support Marcelo Brozovic on the break.

  20. Postpublished at 114 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Croatia finally get some control in this second period of extra time but they can't do anything with it.

    ModricImage source, Getty