Croatia vs Spain Live Stream: Score, Lineups, H2H (6 Oct, 2026)

Croatia vs Spain Live Score (6 Oct, 2026)

Final

Spain

0-0-0

Croatia

0-0-0

Match Events & Live Commentary

90'+5'

End Regular Time

Second Half ends, Croatia 1, Spain 2.

90'+2'

🟨Yellow Card

Víctor Muñoz (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'+2'

Foul by Víctor Muñoz (Spain).

90'+2'

Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

88'

⚽Goal

Goal! Croatia 1, Spain 2. Mikel Merino (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.

88'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Mateo Kovacic.

87'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Spain. Yéremy Pino replaces Pedri.

87'

Offside, Spain. Martín Zubimendi is caught offside.

87'

Attempt blocked. Víctor Muñoz (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.

86'

Corner, Spain. Conceded by Martin Baturina.

85'

Foul by Marc Pubill (Spain).

85'

Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

83'

Marc Pubill (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

83'

Foul by Martin Baturina (Croatia).

81'

End Delay

79'

Start Delay

79'

🟥Red Card

Second yellow card to Ivan Perisic (Croatia) for a bad foul.

79'

Marc Cucurella (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

79'

Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).

78'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Spain. Víctor Muñoz replaces Lamine Yamal.

78'

Pedri (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

78'

Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).

77'

Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Spain).

76'

Corner, Spain. Conceded by Martin Baturina.

76'

Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte.

71'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Croatia. Martin Baturina replaces Nikola Vlasic.

71'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Spain. Fermín López replaces Dani Olmo.

71'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Spain. Martín Zubimendi replaces Rodri.

70'

Foul by Marc Cucurella (Spain).

70'

Josip Sutalo (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

69'

Offside, Spain. Marc Cucurella is caught offside.

66'

🟨Yellow Card

Rodri (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

66'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Croatia. Petar Sucic replaces Luka Modric.

66'

Foul by Rodri (Spain).

66'

Kristijan Jakic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.

65'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Croatia. Dion Beljo replaces Igor Matanovic.

65'

End Delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

65'

🟨Yellow Card

Luka Modric (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

65'

Start Delay

Delay in match (Croatia).

65'

Start Delay

Delay in match (Spain).

61'

⚽Goal

Goal! Croatia 1, Spain 1. Mikel Merino (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.

45'

Start 2nd Half

45'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Álex Baena.

45'+2'

Halftime

22'

🟨Yellow Card

Ivan Perisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

17'

⚽Goal - Header

Goal! Croatia 1, Spain 0. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

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Kickoff

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Match ends, Croatia 1, Spain 2.

Team Stats

ESP

CRO

72% Possession 28%

3 Shots on Goal 5

10 Shots 10

10 Fouls Committed 12

2 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 1

6 Corners Won 3

4 Saves 1

Match Leaders

ESP

CRO

19L. Yamal F0 SOG, 0 G

Total Shots

14I. Perisic F2 SOG, 1 G

14A. Laporte D132 PASS, 1 BCC

126

Accurate Passes

6J. Sutalo D42 PASS, 0 BCC

22P. Cubarsí D1 TKLW, 3 DUELW

Defensive Interventions

K. Jakic M1 TKLW, 3 DUELW

23U. Simón G5 SOGA, 1 GA

Saves

1D. Livakovic G3 SOGA, 2 GA

Player Match Stats

Formation 4-3-3

Player	APP	G	A	SH	SOG	FC	FS	YC	SV	GA
23 U. Simón G • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
14 A. Laporte CD-L • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	–	1
5 P. Cubarsí CD-R • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	1
22 M. Cucurella LB • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	–	1
12 M. Pubill RB • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	–	1
16 Rodri CM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	–	1
20 Pedri LM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	1
10 D. Olmo RM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	–	1
21 M. Oyarzabal F • Starter	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	–	1
15 Á. Baena LF • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	–	1
19 L. Yamal RF • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	–	1
18 M. Zubimendi SUB • Subbed on	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	0
6 M. Merino SUB • Subbed on	1	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	–	0
9 F. López SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0
7 V. Muñoz SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	–	0
11 Y. Pino SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0

Formation 4-5-1

Player	APP	G	SH	SOG	FC	FS	YC	RC	SV	GA
1 D. Livakovic G • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
5 L. Vuskovic CD-L • Starter	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	2
6 J. Sutalo CD-R • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	2
4 J. Gvardiol LB • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	2
2 J. Stanisic RB • Starter	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	–	2
8 M. Kovacic CM-L • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	–	1
10 L. Modric CM-R • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	1
18 K. Jakic AM • Starter	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	–	2
14 I. Perisic LM • Starter	1	1	3	2	3	0	0	1	–	1
13 N. Vlasic RM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	–	1
20 I. Matanovic F • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	3	2	1	2	0	0	–	1
16 M. Baturina SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	1
15 M. Pasalic SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1
17 P. Sucic SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1
7 D. Beljo SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1

Head-to-Head

ESP

No previous meetings found

CRO

Last Five Matches

Date	Opp	Result	Competition
10/3/26	vs CZE	W3-1	2026-27 UEFA Nations League
9/29/26	vs CRO	W4-1	2026-27 UEFA Nations League
9/26/26	@ ENG	W3-2	2026-27 UEFA Nations League
7/19/26	vs ARG	W1-0	2026 FIFA World Cup
7/14/26	@ FRA	W2-0	2026 FIFA World Cup

Date	Opp	Result	Competition
10/3/26	vs ENG	L0-7	2026-27 UEFA Nations League
9/29/26	@ ESP	L1-4	2026-27 UEFA Nations League
9/26/26	@ CZE	W2-1	2026-27 UEFA Nations League
7/2/26	@ POR	L1-2	2026 FIFA World Cup
6/27/26	vs GHA	W2-1	2026 FIFA World Cup

UEFA Nations League Standings

Group A1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	France	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
2	Belgium	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6
3	Italy	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
4	Türkiye	3	0	0	3	1	8	-7	0

Group A2

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Netherlands	4	2	2	0	7	5	+2	8
2	Greece	4	2	2	0	5	3	+2	8
3	Germany	4	1	2	1	3	2	+1	5
4	Serbia	4	0	0	4	3	8	-5	0

Group A3

#	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Spain	3	3	0	10	4	+6	9
2	England	3	2	1	11	3	+8	6
3	Croatia	3	1	2	3	12	-9	3
4	Czechia	3	0	3	2	7	-5	0

Group A4

#	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portugal	4	4	0	9	4	+5	12
2	Denmark	4	2	2	7	7	0	6
3	Wales	4	1	3	2	5	-3	3
4	Norway	4	1	3	6	8	-2	3

Group B1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Switzerland	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9
2	Slovenia	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
3	Scotland	3	1	1	1	2	3	-1	4
4	North Macedonia	3	0	0	3	0	7	-7	0

Group B2

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Northern Ireland	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7
2	Ukraine	3	1	1	1	1	3	-2	4
3	Hungary	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	Georgia	3	0	1	2	0	2	-2	1

Group B3

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Austria	4	2	2	0	9	5	+4	8
2	Kosovo	4	1	2	1	3	4	-1	5
3	Republic of Ireland	4	1	2	1	6	4	+2	5
4	Israel	4	0	2	2	2	7	-5	2

Group B4

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sweden	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7
2	Bosnia-Herzegovina	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
3	Poland	3	1	1	1	7	3	+4	4
4	Romania	3	0	0	3	3	12	-9	0

Group C1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Finland	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	7
2	Albania	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6
3	Belarus	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
4	San Marino	3	0	0	3	0	14	-14	0

Group C2

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Montenegro	3	3	0	0	7	4	+3	9
2	Cyprus	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
3	Armenia	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1	3
4	Latvia	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1

Group C3

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Slovakia	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
2	Moldova	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
3	Faroe Islands	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	1	2	3	5	-2	1

Group C4

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Iceland	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7
2	Estonia	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
3	Luxembourg	3	1	0	2	2	5	-3	3
4	Bulgaria	3	0	1	2	1	5	-4	1

Group D1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Malta	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
2	Gibraltar	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
3	Andorra	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	1

Group D2

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Azerbaijan	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
2	Lithuania	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
3	Liechtenstein	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	1

A: Qualifies for QFs; B-D: Promotion

A: Qualifies for QFs; B-D: Promotion playoffs

A, B: Relegation playoffs

A, B: Relegation; C: Relegation or playoffs

Spain

Formation 4-3-3

Croatia

Formation 4-5-1

Spain Squad

Goalkeepers

#23

Unai SimónG

Defenders

#22

Marc CucurellaLB

#12

Marc PubillRB

Midfielders

#16

RodriCM

#20

PedriLM

#10

Dani OlmoRM

Forwards

#21

Mikel OyarzabalF

Other

#14

Aymeric LaporteCD-L

Pau CubarsíCD-R

#15

#19

#18

#13

David RayaSUB

#17

#11

Croatia Squad

Goalkeepers

Dominik LivakovicG

Defenders

Josko GvardiolLB

Josip StanisicRB

Midfielders

#18

Kristijan JakicAM

#14

Ivan PerisicLM

#13

Nikola VlasicRM

Forwards

#20

Igor MatanovicF

Other

Luka VuskovicCD-L

Josip SutaloCD-R

Mateo KovacicCM-L

#10

Luka ModricCM-R

Marin PongracicSUB

#22

Josip MisicSUB

#16

#15

#19

#11

#12

Ivor PandurSUB

#17

Petar SucicSUB

#21

Luka SucicSUB

Dion Drena BeljoSUB

#23

Dominik KotarskiSUB

Spain

Croatia

Match Statistics

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Offsides

Corner Kicks

Saves

72.1

Possession

27.9

SHOTS

ON GOAL

0.3

On Target %

0.5

Penalty Goals

Penalty Kicks Taken

697

Accurate Passes

234

778

Passes

298

0.9

Pass Completion %

0.8

Accurate Crosses

Crosses

0.2

Cross %

0.3

Long Balls

Accurate Long Balls

0.6

Long Balls %

0.4

Blocked Shots

Effective Tackles

Tackles

0.8

Tackle %

0.7

Interceptions

Effective Clearances

Clearances

FAQs: Spain vs Croatia

How can I watch Spain vs Croatia in the U.S.?

You can stream the match in the U.S. on Fubo or ViX. Fubo offers a five-day free trial, while ViX requires a subscription. These are the streaming options for the October 6 meeting, with Croatia playing at home.

When is Spain vs Croatia?

The match is scheduled for October 6, 2026. This is the meeting hosted by Croatia, rather than Spain's home game against Croatia in September.

Where is the match being played?

The match will be played at Stadion Poljud. Croatia is the home team for this fixture, with Spain traveling for the Nations League matchup.

What competition is this match part of?

This is a UEFA Nations League match in the 2026–27 season. Spain and Croatia are competing in League A, Group 3, alongside England and Czech Republic.

Where do Spain and Croatia stand in their group?

Spain leads Group 3 with six points after winning its first two matches, scoring seven goals and conceding three. Croatia is third with three points from one win and one loss. England is second, while Czech Republic is fourth.

Who has the better head-to-head record?

Spain has five wins to Croatia's three across 11 meetings, with three draws. Spain also won their Euro 2024 meeting 3–0. Their 2018 Nations League games produced a 6–0 Spain win and a 3–2 Croatia win.