Italy 1-1 Croatia: Last-gasp draw earns Italy round of 16 spot
Italy substitute Mattia Zaccagni scored in the last minute of stoppage time for Italy to advance to the knockout stage of Euro 2024 after drawing Croatia 1-1 on Monday.
Luka Modric’s second-half strike looked like sending Croatia through as the Group B runner-up, but Zaccagni swept a brilliant shot inside the far post in the eighth minute of added time to cap a furious finale from the defending champions.
Italy needed a point to progress, while Croatia realistically needed a win to stay in the tournament. The Croatians have two points from their three games and must wait on other results to see if it’s enough to scrape through as one of the best third-place finishers.
Spain 1-0 Albania: La Roja finish perfect group stage without conceding one single goal
Albania's elimination following their defeat against Spain automatically qualifies England, France and the Netherlands for the knockout stage.
Despite changing almost the entire line-up, Spain continued their Euro 2024 winning streak with a 1-0 win over Albania, which have been eliminated.
With his team sure to finish top of Group B, Spain coach Luis de la Fuente made 10 changes to his starting eleven, and Spain won all three group games at the Euros for the first time since 2008, when they won the tournament.
A 13th-minute goal by Barcelona's Ferran Torres gave La Roja the three points on Monday and goalkeeper David Raya's stoppage-time save from Armando Broja ensured Spain completed the group stage without conceding a single goal.
Albania needed at least a draw to keep hoping in a knockout stage place.
