The moment of truth has come. After three years of waiting since the last edition, the Euro 2024. The eyes of the entire football scene will be directed towards Germany from June 14 until the grand final on July 14. An appointment in which the Spanish team wants to be.
To do this, the first step of Luis de la Fuente It is the group stage, in which they have been drawn together with Croatia, Albania and Italy. And the team led by the everlasting Luka Modric is the rival against which La Roja debuts in this Euro Cup.
The Spanish team arrives after two friendly matches against smaller teams, such as Andorra and Northern Ireland, which beyond raising expectations, have served to boost some players’ morale ahead of important matches.
It is the case of Pedriauthor of a double against the Northern Irish to debut his scoring role as an international, or Morata, who was reunited with the goal after months of drought with the national team. Furthermore, the coach began to draw what will be his starting eleven in his debut match.
In front, a selection of Croatia which also resolved its preparation matches with two victories, against North Macedonia (3-0) and Cristiano’s Portugal (2-1), in which Modric scored one of the two goals. Their objective is to get off to a good start in the group stage, from which the first, second and the four best third parties qualify for the round of 16.
Spain and Croatia are two old acquaintances, since they have seen each other in the last three editions of the Eurocup, with a favorable balance for the Spanish company. In 2021, La Roja eliminated the Balkans in the round of 16 (5-3), in 2016 the Harlequin team won the group stage (2-1) and in 2012, before becoming European champion for the third time, the Vicente del Bosque defeated the Croatians (1-0).
What time does Spain play the first match of the group stage of the Euro Cup against Croatia?
The first match of the group stage of the Euro Cup that will face the national teams of Spain and Croatia is this Saturday June 15at 6:00 p.m. (one hour less in the Canary Islands) at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
Where to watch Spain’s match against Croatia on free and online television today?
The match between Spain and Croatia this Saturday, June 15, can be seen live on television through RTVE’s La 1 and can be followed online on RTVE Play. In addition, this meeting can be followed live through the comments of the specialists of ABC.es.
