They will next face Italy who overcame the Albanian challenge
BERLIN – Spain overran Croatia 3-0, striking three times in a sublime first half to earn maximum points in their Euro 2024 Group B opener on Saturday and confirm their status as title contenders.
The Croats, desperate to replicate their World Cup success of recent years at the Euros where they have never won a knockout game, were no match for Spain's clever attacking play with coach Zlatko Dalic's plans going out the window after about half an hour. Spain, who beat Croatia on penalties to win the Nations League last year, next play Italy while Croatia take on Albania.
Before Croatia had time to recover, their opponents struck again with Pedri picking out Fabian at the edge of the box and the midfielder dribbling past three players to thread the ball home. "I think we started well, but they scored from every chance, that's their quality. That's it," said Croatia midfielder Lovro Majer. "I can't say they surprised us; we expected it. I think we also had chances, we didn't score and they took advantage."
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