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. Postpublished at 113 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Seven minutes until penalties...

  2. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 112 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Croatia make a change. Josip Stanisic comes on for Josip Juranovic.

  3. Postpublished at 111 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Zlatko Dalic's side win the ball back and start a counter of their own. The ball eventually falls to Nikola Vlasic but his side-footed effort is saved by Unai Simon.

  4. Postpublished at 109 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Rodri's shot is blocked. Croatia are being pinned back.

  5. Postpublished at 109 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Another corner. Asensio has an effort from the edge of the box deflect over.

  6. Postpublished at 108 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    All Spain. Dani Olmo's shot from close range deflects behind for a corner.

  7. Postpublished at 107 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Spain continue to roll the dice. Jordi Alba's ball in behind sets up Marco Asensio but his first touch is poor and the ball slithers off his toe and out for a goal kick.

    SpainImage source, Getty Images
  8. Postpublished at 106 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Promising start for Spain as Ansu Fati dribbles into some space down the left but his cross is straight at Croatia keeper Dominik Livakovic.

  9. KICK-OFFpublished at 105 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Kick-off number four of the night.

  10. Postpublished at 22:01 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    HT: Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Final messages of support from both managers to their players.

    A lot of nervous faces in the crowd.

  11. HALF-TIMEpublished at 105+2 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Extra-time half-time. Fifteen minutes before penalties.

  12. Postpublished at 105+2 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Croatia win possession and Marcelo Brozovic has a curling shot but it's easily saved by Unai Simon in the Spain net.

  13. Postpublished at 105+1 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Sixty seconds left of the first half of extra time. Spain have it back.

  14. INJURY TIMEpublished at 105 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Two more minutes added on.

  15. Postpublished at 104 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Spain have their first chance of extra time as a Marco Asensio's shot is blocked and falls kindly to Dani Olmo.

    But the midfielder's strike from the edge of the box rises up and over the bar, into the stands.

  16. Postpublished at 103 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Croatia are finishing the first half of extra time the better.

    Luka ModricImage source, Getty Images
  17. Postpublished at 102 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Nacho looks to be in some pain after that effort, but he continues with Spain having used up all their substitutes.

  18. CLOSE!published at 101 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    So close for Croatia!

    Chelsea's Mateo Kovacic leads a break away and manages to poke the ball out from under his feet to Lovro Majer running beyond the Spanish back line.

    But the substitute dawdles on the ball and his shot is eventually blocked by a sliding Nacho who recovers brilliantly.

  19. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 99 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    Spain mix things up as Dani Carvajal comes on for Jesus Navas.

  20. YELLOW CARDpublished at 98 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Spain

    And another card as Spain's Rodri drags an opponent back.