UEFA Nations League, League A 2SpainESP 4 1 Full Time CroatiaCRO Venue Estadio Ramn Snchez-Pizjun Referee Serdar GozubuyukLamine Yamal 2Marc Pubill 31Lamine Yamal 63Nico Williams 89 Dion Drena Beljo 28Spain produced another impressive attacking display as they swept aside Croatia 4-1 in Seville, with Lamine Yamal scoring twice and providing an assist. The reigning world and European champions made the perfect start when Yamal opened the scoring after just 70 seconds.Spain worked the ball neatly down the left before Marc Cucurella and Alex Baena combined, with Baenas clever pass eventually finding Yamal inside the penalty area. The Barcelona winger took a touch before calmly sweeping a left-footed effort into the far bottom corner.Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic then kept his side in the game, parrying away Baenas effort after another quick Spain attack before Cucurellas follow-up was blocked.Pau Cubarsi went close with a long-range effort before Croatia produced an unlikely equaliser in the 28th minute.Ivan Perisic delivered an excellent cross into the box and Dion Beljo found space between Cubarsi and Dean Huijsen before heading into the top corner from close range.Spain respondYamal took a short corner and exchanged passes with Fermin Lopez before floating a cross towards the back post. Marc Pubill rose above the Croatia defence and powered his header into the roof of the net to restore Spains lead in the 31st minute. Spain Croatia 4 Goals 1 64% Possession 36% 16 Total Shots 5 7 Shots on Target 2 6 Shots off Target 1 6 Corners 2 9 Fouls 10 5 Offsides 0 1 Yellow Cards 4 1 Saves 3 620 Passes 347 568 Passes Completed 296 92% Pass Accuracy 85% Home Away Spain thought they had added a third five minutes later when Fermins effort was spilled by Livakovic and Mikel Oyarzabal converted the rebound, but the striker was offside.Fermin then came within inches of getting on the scoresheet himself before half-time, cutting inside in the penalty area and bending a low effort against the far post.Croatia made a change at the break, bringing on Luka Vuskovic for the booked Marin Pongracic, but Spain continued to dictate the match.Lamine Yamal was at the centre of almost everything dangerous for the hosts and grabbed his second goal of the evening in the 63rd minute.Pedri threaded an intelligent pass through the left side of the Croatia defence, and Yamal raced into the area before squeezing a left-footed effort into the near post from an extremely tight angle.Yamal received a standing ovation when he was replaced by Victor Munoz in the 68th minute, having produced two goals and an assist. UEFA Nations League 2026 World League A Group C #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 1 1 Spain11003213 W 2 Croatia11002113 L 3 England100123-10 W 4 Czechia100112-10 L Position 1, 2 : Play Offs: Quarter-finals Position 3 : Relegation Playoffs Position 4 : Relegation Croatia briefly threatened through Franjo Ivanovic, who cut inside and curled an effort narrowly wide, but Spain soon resumed control.Pedri tested Livakovic from distance before Spain added a fourth in the 89th minute.Mikel Merino played a first-time pass through the Croatia defence and Nico Williams did the rest, racing beyond Josko Gvardiol and finishing calmly in the one-on-one.Luka Modric came on for the final nine minutes and received a standing ovation from the home crowd, but there was no late route back for Croatia.The UEFA Nations League TableUpcoming fixtures for Spain and Croatia Upcoming Fixtures : Spain UEFA Nations League Spain ESP 19:45 2026-10-03 Czechia CZE UEFA Nations League Croatia CRO 19:45 2026-10-06 Spain ESP UEFA Nations League Czechia CZE 19:45 2026-11-12 Spain ESP UEFA Nations League Spain ESP 19:45 2026-11-15 England ENG Upcoming Fixtures : Croatia UEFA Nations League Croatia CRO 17:00 2026-10-03 England ENG UEFA Nations League Croatia CRO 19:45 2026-10-06 Spain ESP UEFA Nations League England ENG 19:45 2026-11-12 Croatia CRO UEFA Nations League Croatia CRO 19:45 2026-11-15 Czechia CZE Topics Croatia National Football Team Spain National Football Team Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Yamal scores and assists as Spain take lead over Croatia Mitch Fretton 29th September, 2026 Spain vs Croatia live: Confirmed teams and line ups Ben Miller 29th September, 2026 Tip of the Day: Spain to march on and more misery for struggling Carlisle Jon Fisher 29th September, 2026 England squad announcement: Full list for Nations League 2026 Ben Miller 29th September, 2026 Spain v Croatia: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Ben Miller 29th September, 2026 Tuchel laments Kane penalty miss: Spain would have believed unbeaten run ends here Tom Rostance 27th September, 2026
