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UEFA Euro 2024 Group B

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Group B of UEFA Euro 2024 took place from 15 to 24 June 2024.[1] The group contained Spain, Croatia, defending champions Italy, and Albania. Spain, Italy, and Croatia were drawn together in Group C of the UEFA Euro 2012, and just like 2012, Croatia would go out in the group stage while Spain would go on to win the tournament.

Teams

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Draw position Team Pot Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		Qualifying Rankings
November 2023[nb 1] 		FIFA Rankings
April 2024
B1  Spain 1 Group A winner 15 October 2023 12th 2020 Winners (1964, 2008, 2012) 3 8
B2  Croatia 3 Group D runner-up 21 November 2023 7th 2020 Quarter-finals (1996, 2008) 14 10
B3  Italy 4 Group C runner-up 20 November 2023 11th 2020 Winners (1968, 2020) 18 9
B4  Albania 2 Group E winner 17 November 2023 2nd 2016 Group stage (2016) 10 66

Notes

  1. ^ The European Qualifiers overall rankings from November 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Croatia 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4  Albania 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16,[2]

  • The winner of Group B, Spain, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group F, Georgia.
  • The runner-up of Group B, Italy, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Switzerland.

Matches

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All times listed are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Spain vs Croatia

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Both teams previously met in the 2023 UEFA Nations League final, which Spain won on penalties. With his start, Spain's Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to make an appearance in the UEFA European Championship final tournament.[3]

Spain 3–0 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 68,844[4]
Spain[5]
Croatia[5]
GK 23 Unai Simón
RB 2 Dani Carvajal
CB 3 Robin Le Normand
CB 4 Nacho
LB 24 Marc Cucurella
CM 20 Pedri downward-facing red arrow 59'
CM 16 Rodri Yellow card 78' downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 8 Fabián Ruiz
RF 19 Lamine Yamal downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 7 Álvaro Morata (c) downward-facing red arrow 67'
LF 17 Nico Williams downward-facing red arrow 67'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Dani Olmo upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 21 Mikel Oyarzabal upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 6 Mikel Merino upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 18 Martín Zubimendi upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 11 Ferran Torres upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Luis de la Fuente
GK 1 Dominik Livaković
RB 2 Josip Stanišić
CB 6 Josip Šutalo
CB 3 Marin Pongračić
LB 4 Joško Gvardiol
CM 10 Luka Modrić (c) downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 11 Marcelo Brozović
CM 8 Mateo Kovačić downward-facing red arrow 65'
RW 7 Lovro Majer
LW 9 Andrej Kramarić downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 16 Ante Budimir downward-facing red arrow 56'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Ivan Perišić upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 15 Mario Pašalić upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 25 Luka Sučić upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 17 Bruno Petković upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić

Man of the Match:
Fabián Ruiz (Spain)[6]

Assistant referees:[5]
Stuart Burt (England)
Dan Cook (England)
Fourth official:
Anthony Taylor (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
Gary Beswick (England)
Video assistant referee:
Stuart Attwell (England)
Assistant video assistant referees:
David Coote (England)
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

Italy vs Albania

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Nedim Bajrami scored for Albania after 23 seconds, netting the fastest goal in the UEFA European Championship history.[7]

Italy 2–1 Albania
 Report
Attendance: 60,512[8]
Italy[9]
Albania[9]
GK 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (c)
RB 2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB 23 Alessandro Bastoni
CB 5 Riccardo Calafiori Yellow card 51'
LB 3 Federico Dimarco downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 8 Jorginho
CM 18 Nicolò Barella downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
RW 7 Davide Frattesi
AM 10 Lorenzo Pellegrini Yellow card 21' downward-facing red arrow 77'
LW 14 Federico Chiesa downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 9 Gianluca Scamacca downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Bryan Cristante upward-facing green arrow 77'
DF 24 Andrea Cambiaso upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 19 Mateo Retegui upward-facing green arrow 83'
DF 13 Matteo Darmian upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 25 Michael Folorunsho upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Luciano Spalletti
GK 23 Thomas Strakosha
RB 4 Elseid Hysaj
CB 6 Berat Djimsiti (c)
CB 5 Arlind Ajeti
LB 3 Mario Mitaj
CM 21 Kristjan Asllani
CM 20 Ylber Ramadani
CM 10 Nedim Bajrami downward-facing red arrow 87'
RF 9 Jasir Asani downward-facing red arrow 68'
CF 11 Armando Broja Yellow card 51' downward-facing red arrow 77'
LF 15 Taulant Seferi downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutions:
FW 26 Arbër Hoxha Yellow card 74' upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 14 Qazim Laçi upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 7 Rey Manaj upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 17 Ernest Muçi upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Brazil Sylvinho

Man of the Match:
Federico Chiesa (Italy)[6]

Assistant referees:[9]
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Marco Achmüller (Germany)
Fourth official:
Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jan Seidel (Germany)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)

Croatia vs Albania

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Croatia 2–2 Albania
 Report
Attendance: 46,784[10]
Croatia[11]
Albania[11]
GK 1 Dominik Livaković
RB 22 Josip Juranović
CB 6 Josip Šutalo
CB 4 Joško Gvardiol
LB 14 Ivan Perišić downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM 10 Luka Modrić (c)
CM 11 Marcelo Brozović downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 8 Mateo Kovačić
RF 7 Lovro Majer downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 17 Bruno Petković downward-facing red arrow 69'
LF 9 Andrej Kramarić downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutions:
MF 25 Luka Sučić upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 15 Mario Pašalić upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 16 Ante Budimir upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF 19 Borna Sosa upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 26 Martin Baturina upward-facing green arrow 84'
Other disciplinary actions:
TS — Vedran Ćorluka[12][13] Yellow card 65'
GK 23 Ivica Ivušić Yellow card 87'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
GK 23 Thomas Strakosha
RB 4 Elseid Hysaj Yellow card 77'
CB 6 Berat Djimsiti (c)
CB 5 Arlind Ajeti
LB 3 Mario Mitaj
CM 21 Kristjan Asllani
CM 20 Ylber Ramadani downward-facing red arrow 85'
CM 14 Qazim Laçi downward-facing red arrow 72'
RF 9 Jasir Asani downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 7 Rey Manaj downward-facing red arrow 85'
LF 10 Nedim Bajrami
Substitutions:
FW 15 Taulant Seferi upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 8 Klaus Gjasula Yellow card 90+7' upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 26 Arbër Hoxha upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 19 Mirlind Daku Yellow card 90+3' upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Brazil Sylvinho

Man of the Match:
Andrej Kramarić (Croatia)[6]

Assistant referees:[11]
Cyril Mugnier (France)
Mehdi Rahmouni (France)
Fourth official:
Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Stéphane de Almeida (Switzerland)
Video assistant referee:
Willy Delajod (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Jérôme Brisard (France)
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Spain vs Italy

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See also: Italy–Spain football rivalry

Italy and Spain faced each other in a fifth consecutive European Championships.[14] Their most notable clash was Spain's 4–0 victory in the UEFA Euro 2012 final.

Spain 1–0 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 49,528[15]
Spain[16]
Italy[16]
GK 23 Unai Simón
RB 2 Dani Carvajal Yellow card 90+6'
CB 3 Robin Le Normand Yellow card 69'
CB 14 Aymeric Laporte
LB 24 Marc Cucurella
CM 20 Pedri downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 16 Rodri Yellow card 45+1'
CM 8 Fabián Ruiz downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
RF 19 Lamine Yamal downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 7 Álvaro Morata (c) downward-facing red arrow 78'
LF 17 Nico Williams downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Álex Baena upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 11 Ferran Torres upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 21 Mikel Oyarzabal upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 26 Ayoze Pérez upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 6 Mikel Merino upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
Manager:
Luis de la Fuente
GK 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (c) Yellow card 15'
RB 2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB 23 Alessandro Bastoni
CB 5 Riccardo Calafiori
LB 3 Federico Dimarco
CM 18 Nicolò Barella
CM 8 Jorginho downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 7 Davide Frattesi downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 10 Lorenzo Pellegrini downward-facing red arrow 82'
LW 14 Federico Chiesa downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 9 Gianluca Scamacca downward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutions:
DF 24 Andrea Cambiaso upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 16 Bryan Cristante Yellow card 46' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 20 Mattia Zaccagni upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 19 Mateo Retegui upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 11 Giacomo Raspadori upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Luciano Spalletti

Man of the Match:
Nico Williams (Spain)[6]

Assistant referees:[16]
Tomaž Klančnik (Slovenia)
Andraž Kovačič (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Clément Turpin (France)
Reserve assistant referee:
Nicolas Danos (France)
Video assistant referee:
Nejc Kajtazovič (Slovenia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)

Albania vs Spain

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Albania 0–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 46,586[17]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Albania[18]
Spain[18]
GK 23 Thomas Strakosha
RB 2 Iván Balliu
CB 6 Berat Djimsiti (c)
CB 5 Arlind Ajeti
LB 3 Mario Mitaj
CM 20 Ylber Ramadani
CM 21 Kristjan Asllani
RW 9 Jasir Asani downward-facing red arrow 82'
AM 14 Qazim Laçi downward-facing red arrow 71'
LW 10 Nedim Bajrami Yellow card 66' downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 7 Rey Manaj downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Armando Broja upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 16 Medon Berisha Yellow card 89' upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 26 Arbër Hoxha upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 17 Ernest Muçi upward-facing green arrow 82'
Other disciplinary actions:
TS — Ervin Bulku[note 1] Yellow card 52'
Manager:
Brazil Sylvinho
GK 1 David Raya
RB 22 Jesús Navas (c)
CB 5 Daniel Vivian Yellow card 90'
CB 14 Aymeric Laporte downward-facing red arrow 46'
LB 12 Álex Grimaldo
CM 18 Martín Zubimendi
CM 6 Mikel Merino
RW 11 Ferran Torres downward-facing red arrow 71'
AM 10 Dani Olmo downward-facing red arrow 84'
LW 21 Mikel Oyarzabal downward-facing red arrow 62'
CF 9 Joselu downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
DF 3 Robin Le Normand upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 25 Fermín López upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 19 Lamine Yamal upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 7 Álvaro Morata upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 15 Álex Baena upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Luis de la Fuente

Man of the Match:
Ferran Torres (Spain)[6]

Assistant referees:[18]
Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
Andreas Söderkvist (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
Reserve assistant referee:
Oleksandr Berkut (Ukraine)
Video assistant referee:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
David Coote (England)
Marco Fritz (Germany)

Croatia vs Italy

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With his goal, Croatia's Luka Modrić became the oldest goalscorer in the UEFA European Championship final tournament.[21] However, the draw caused Croatia to finish last among the four best-ranked third-placed teams, eliminating them. This was the first time Croatia had failed to advance to the knockout stage of the Euros since Euro 2012 and in any major international football tournament since the 2014 World Cup.[22]

Croatia 1–1 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 38,322[23]
Croatia[24]
Italy[24]
GK 1 Dominik Livaković
RB 2 Josip Stanišić Yellow card 82'
CB 6 Josip Šutalo
CB 3 Marin Pongračić Yellow card 78'
LB 4 Joško Gvardiol
CM 10 Luka Modrić (c) Yellow card 60' downward-facing red arrow 80'
CM 11 Marcelo Brozović Yellow card 90+1'
CM 8 Mateo Kovačić downward-facing red arrow 70'
RF 25 Luka Sučić Yellow card 24' downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 9 Andrej Kramarić downward-facing red arrow 90'
LF 15 Mario Pašalić downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 16 Ante Budimir upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 14 Ivan Perišić upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 18 Luka Ivanušec Yellow card 73' upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 7 Lovro Majer upward-facing green arrow 80'
DF 22 Josip Juranović upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
GK 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (c)
RB 2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB 23 Alessandro Bastoni
CB 5 Riccardo Calafiori Yellow card 90+3'
LB 13 Matteo Darmian downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 18 Nicolò Barella
CM 8 Jorginho downward-facing red arrow 81'
RW 11 Giacomo Raspadori downward-facing red arrow 75'
AM 10 Lorenzo Pellegrini downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 3 Federico Dimarco downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 19 Mateo Retegui
Substitutions:
MF 7 Davide Frattesi upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 14 Federico Chiesa upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 9 Gianluca Scamacca upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 20 Mattia Zaccagni upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 21 Nicolò Fagioli Yellow card 90+6' upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Luciano Spalletti Yellow card 90+10'

Man of the Match:
Luka Modrić (Croatia)[6]

Assistant referees:[24]
Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands)
Jan de Vries (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
Johan Balder (Netherlands)
Video assistant referee:
Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Discipline

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Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams had been tied (and if a penalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows:[2]

  • yellow card = 1 point
  • red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
  • direct red card = 3 points
  • yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player or team official in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Spain 1 3 1 −5
 Italy 2 2 3 −7
 Albania 2 3 3[a] −8
 Croatia 2[a] 6 −8
  1. ^ a b Count includes a card from a technical staff member of the team

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ While sources initially indicated that Albania manager Sylvinho was shown a yellow card,[19] replays indicated that the card was instead given to his assistant manager Ervin Bulku.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "UEFA Euro 2024 match schedule" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship, 2022–24". Union of European Football Associations. 10 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Lamine Yamal sets new record as youngest player to feature at a UEFA European Championship". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Full Time Report – Spain v Croatia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Spain v Croatia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Every Euro 2024 Player of the Match". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Who scored the fastest goals at UEFA European Championship final tournaments?". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Full Time Report – Italy v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Italy v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Full Time Report – Croatia v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  11. ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Croatia v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  12. ^ Hashim, Taha (19 June 2024). "Croatia 2–2 Albania: Euro 2024 – as it happened". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024. 65 min: The ref stops play as Sutalo goes down. There's a yellow shown by the ref to someone in the Croatian backroom staff, Vedran Corluka apparently, for doing something naughty.
  13. ^ "European Championship 2024: Booking List before Final tournament Matchday 3" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  14. ^ Robson, James (19 June 2024). "Euro 2024: Heavyweight rivals Italy and Spain meet for the fifth European Championship in a row". Associated Press. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Full Time Report – Spain v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  16. ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Spain v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Full Time Report – Albania v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  18. ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Albania v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  19. ^ Bailey, Michael; Miller, Nick (24 June 2024). "How Spain maintained their perfect record at Euro 2024 with win over Albania". The Athletic. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024. Waging [sic] the finger – 52' Albania 0–1 Spain: Sylvinho has been booked for some over-enthusiastic protests against a free-kick being given against his Albania side — and he pushes his luck still further by wagging his finger with some gusto at the referee as he is walking off.
  20. ^ Harty, Colm (director) (24 June 2024). Euro 2024 – Albania v Spain. BBC Two (Television production). Düsseldorf. Event occurs at 1:50:35 (61:56 on game clock). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Euro's oldest scorers: Modrić sets new record". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  22. ^ Cootes, Isobel (19 June 2024). "'The end of an era': Croatia fail to live up to expectations at EURO 2024". Optus Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Full Time Report – Croatia v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  24. ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Croatia v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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