Spain currently have 3 points and lie in 1st position. In their last fixture, Spain's national team won 2-3 against England (Nations League A 2026/27).
Croatia have picked up 3 points and currently lie in 2nd position. In their last match, Croatia's national team prevailed 1-2 against Czech Republic (Nations League A 2026/27).
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Spain winning 3-0.
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a team like the current Spanish side. Not only did they become World Champions in convincing fashion, but in their last three matches they beat every one of the other national teams in the top four of the World Rankings – Argentina, France and England.
They faced the latter on Saturday and staged an impressive comeback after trailing 2–1 at half-time. If anyone expected them to take it easy in this tournament after winning the World Cup, they were mistaken. La Roja were determined to win at all costs and finished the match with 3.12 xG.
If they’ve managed to beat almost every top side in recent months, the logical conclusion is that they should have no trouble with Croatia either, who, for their part, pulled off a surprise away win against the Czech Republic in the first round.
The highlight of the evening was the performance of Croatian football legends Luka Modric and Ivan Perisic, who were directly involved in the two goals.
It is unclear how much longer we will have the pleasure of watching them, but they are yet further proof that age does not matter all that much. Nevertheless, it is difficult to expect that this will be enough to see them through against Spain, and that is precisely how the bookmakers see it.