1–2
Full TimeTue, 6th Oct 267:45pm BST · 2:45pm ETGW4Nations LeagueStadion PoljudReferee: Erik Lambrechts
FULL SQUADS AND PREDICTED XIS
FULL TIME · MATCH REPORT
Croatia 1–2 Spain match report
Official Lineup
Team news
Croatia
Changes vs last Nations League lineup vs England 3 Oct 2026
- Unchanged goalkeeper line for the 4th Nations League game in a row.
- Livaković started their 4th consecutive Nations League match.
- Gvardiol started their 4th consecutive Nations League match.
- Kovačić started their 4th consecutive Nations League match.
- Perišić started their 4th consecutive Nations League match.
Spain
Changes vs last Nations League lineup vs Czech Republic 3 Oct 2026
- Yamal started their 4th consecutive Nations League match.
HEAD TO HEAD · ALL COMPETITIONS
Croatia vs Spain record
2
Croatia wins
0
Draws
7
Spain wins
9 meetings on record
LAST MEETINGS
- 6 Oct 2026Croatia 1–2 SpainUEFA Nations League
- 29 Sept 2026Spain 4–1 CroatiaUEFA Nations League
- 15 Jun 2024Spain 3–0 CroatiaEuro Championship
- 18 Jun 2023Croatia 0–0 SpainUEFA Nations League
- 28 Jun 2021Croatia 3–5 SpainEuro Championship
- 15 Nov 2018Croatia 3–2 SpainUEFA Nations League
- 11 Sept 2018Spain 6–0 CroatiaUEFA Nations League
- 21 Jun 2016Croatia 2–1 SpainEuro Championship
- 18 Jun 2012Croatia 0–1 SpainEuro Championship
About this match
Croatia vs Spain lineups
Updated
Confirmed lineups for Croatia vs Spain in the UEFA Nations League on 6 Oct 2026. See both teams' starting XIs, formations, who came off the bench and how the crowd predicted it.
Croatia confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Livaković; Stanišić, Šutalo, Vušković, Gvardiol; Modrić, Jakić; Vlašić, Kovačić, Perišić; Matanović.
Spain confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Simón; Pubill, Paredes, Laporte, Cucurella; Rodri, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Rodríguez; Oyarzabal.
- How did Croatia and Spain line up?
- Croatia confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Livaković; Stanišić, Šutalo, Vušković, Gvardiol; Modrić, Jakić; Vlašić, Kovačić, Perišić; Matanović. Spain confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Simón; Pubill, Paredes, Laporte, Cucurella; Rodri, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Rodríguez; Oyarzabal. Both confirmed starting XIs, formations and substitutes for Croatia vs Spain are shown above.
- What was the score in Croatia vs Spain?
- Croatia vs Spain finished 1–2 on 6 Oct 2026.