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Croatia vs Spain Prediction & Betting tips
The final of the UEFA Nations League, edition 2023, the third final in history, will be played on Sunday at 19:45 at the De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam, Croatia will face Spain. The most recent direct confrontation between the two national teams took place in 2021 in the round of 16 of the Euro 2020 final, where Spain qualified further after winning 5-3 in extra time. At the end of the 90 minutes, the score was 3-3, after Croatia opened the scoring with an own goal, Spain equalized and took the lead with 3-1, but Croatia equalized again at the end of the game. Croatia and Spain also met in 2018 in the UEFA Nations League groups, Spain recording a 6-0 victory at home, while Croatia won at home in return with 3-2.
Croatia:
Croatia had a very difficult match in the semi-finals, needing 120 minutes of play to get past the Netherlands, the host of this play-off. The Netherlands opened the scoring first and led at halftime with 1-0, but Croatia turned the score around in the second half with goals scored by Kramaric and Pasalic in the 55th and 72nd minutes, but the Netherlands took the match to extra time after equalizing in the last phase of the match in the 96th minute through Lang. In the extra time of 30 minutes, Croatia was the team that led the game and managed to score twice in the 98th and 116th minutes, and even more, it had a goal canceled by VAR in the 122nd minute. For Croatia, it is the first the final in this competition and for the first time when it qualifies in the UEFA Nations League play-off.
Spain:
On the other hand, Spain will play the second consecutive final in this competition after losing to France 2-1 two years ago, even though they managed to open the scoring in the 64th minute. In the semi-finals, Spain beat Italy with 2-1, managing to avoid extra time of 30 minutes, Joselu scoring the winning goal in the 88th minute. Two years ago, Spain also eliminated Italy in the semi-finals and also with 2-1, but the match was an easier one. For Spain, it would be the third European trophy in history after the Euro and the World Cup if they manage to win against Croatia.
Croatia vs Spain to head matches
28.06.21 EUR Croatia vs Spain 3:5 3.3
15.11.18 UNL Croatia vs Spain 3:2
11.09.18 UNL Spain vs Croatia 6:0
21.06.16 EUR Croatia vs Spain 2:1
18.06.12 EUR Croatia vs Spain 0:1
* Our advice is: BTS / YES
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.90
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