30 September 2026
The Spanish national team secured an impressive 4-1 victory over Croatia on Tuesday evening at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium during the second round of Group 2 in the UEFA Nations League. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring early, netting a goal in the second minute with a magnificent strike against the Croatian side.
Croatia equalized through Dion Beljo in the 29th minute, but Spain quickly regained the lead just minutes later when Marc Pubill scored in the 31st minute, assisted by Lamine Yamal.
The Barcelona star continued his stellar performance, scoring his second goal of the match—and Spain's third—in the 63rd minute against his Barcelona teammate, Croatian goalkeeper Livaković.
In the 89th minute, Nico Williams scored Spain's fourth goal against Croatia following a pass from Pedri.
With this result, Spain—led by coach Luis de la Fuente—moved to the top of the standings with 6 points, while Croatia—led by coach Slaven Bilić—dropped to third place with 3 points.
Spain had previously won their opening group stage match against England with a score of 3-2.
