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.

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Teams

Draw positionTeamPotMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 Qualifying Rankings
November 2023 [nb 1] 		FIFA Rankings
April 2024
B1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 Group A winner15 October 202312th 2020 Winners (1964, 2008, 2012)38
B2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3 Group D runner-up21 November 20237th 2020 Quarter-finals (1996, 2008)1410
B3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4 Group C runner-up20 November 202311th 2020 Winners (1968, 2020)189
B4Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 2 Group E winner17 November 20232nd 2016 Group stage (2016)1066

Notes

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

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 330050+59Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31113304
3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 302136−32
4Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 301235−21
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16, [2]

Matches

Spain vs Croatia

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  Flag of Spain.svg3–0Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 68,844 [4]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
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Spain [5]
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Croatia [5]
GK23 Unai Simón
RB2 Dani Carvajal
CB3 Robin Le Normand
CB4 Nacho
LB24 Marc Cucurella
CM20 Pedri Sub off.svg 59'
CM16 Rodri Yellow card.svg 78'Sub off.svg 86'
CM8 Fabián Ruiz
RF19 Lamine Yamal Sub off.svg 86'
CF7 Álvaro Morata (c)Sub off.svg 67'
LF17 Nico Williams Sub off.svg 67'
Substitutions:
FW10 Dani Olmo Sub on.svg 59'
FW21 Mikel Oyarzabal Sub on.svg 67'
MF6 Mikel Merino Sub on.svg 67'
MF18 Martín Zubimendi Sub on.svg 86'
FW11 Ferran Torres Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Luis de la Fuente
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GK1 Dominik Livaković
RB2 Josip Stanišić
CB6 Josip Šutalo
CB3 Marin Pongračić
LB4 Joško Gvardiol
CM10 Luka Modrić (c)Sub off.svg 65'
CM11 Marcelo Brozović
CM8 Mateo Kovačić Sub off.svg 65'
RW7 Lovro Majer
LW9 Andrej Kramarić Sub off.svg 72'
CF16 Ante Budimir Sub off.svg 56'
Substitutions:
MF14 Ivan Perišić Sub on.svg 56'
MF15 Mario Pašalić Sub on.svg 65'
MF25 Luka Sučić Sub on.svg 65'
FW17 Bruno Petković Sub on.svg 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

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

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–1Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Report
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 60,512 [8]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
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Italy [9]
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Albania [9]
GK1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (c)
RB2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB23 Alessandro Bastoni
CB5 Riccardo Calafiori Yellow card.svg 51'
LB3 Federico Dimarco Sub off.svg 83'
CM8 Jorginho
CM18 Nicolò Barella Sub off.svg 90+2'
RW7 Davide Frattesi
AM10 Lorenzo Pellegrini Yellow card.svg 21'Sub off.svg 77'
LW14 Federico Chiesa Sub off.svg 77'
CF9 Gianluca Scamacca Sub off.svg 83'
Substitutions:
MF16 Bryan Cristante Sub on.svg 77'
DF24 Andrea Cambiaso Sub on.svg 77'
FW19 Mateo Retegui Sub on.svg 83'
DF13 Matteo Darmian Sub on.svg 83'
FW25 Michael Folorunsho Sub on.svg 90+2'
Manager:
Luciano Spalletti
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GK23 Thomas Strakosha
RB4 Elseid Hysaj
CB6 Berat Djimsiti (c)
CB5 Arlind Ajeti
LB3 Mario Mitaj
CM21 Kristjan Asllani
CM20 Ylber Ramadani
CM10 Nedim Bajrami Sub off.svg 87'
RF9 Jasir Asani Sub off.svg 68'
CF11 Armando Broja Yellow card.svg 51'Sub off.svg 77'
LF15 Taulant Seferi Sub off.svg 68'
Substitutions:
FW26 Arbër Hoxha Yellow card.svg 74'Sub on.svg 68'
MF14 Qazim Laçi Sub on.svg 68'
FW7 Rey Manaj Sub on.svg 77'
FW17 Ernest Muçi Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg 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

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg2–2Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Report
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 46,784 [10]
Referee: François Letexier (France)
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Croatia [11]
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Albania [11]
GK1 Dominik Livaković
RB22 Josip Juranović
CB6 Josip Šutalo
CB4 Joško Gvardiol
LB14 Ivan Perišić Sub off.svg 84'
CM10 Luka Modrić (c)
CM11 Marcelo Brozović Sub off.svg 46'
CM8 Mateo Kovačić
RF7 Lovro Majer Sub off.svg 46'
CF17 Bruno Petković Sub off.svg 69'
LF9 Andrej Kramarić Sub off.svg 84'
Substitutions:
MF25 Luka Sučić Sub on.svg 46'
MF15 Mario Pašalić Sub on.svg 46'
FW16 Ante Budimir Sub on.svg 69'
DF19 Borna Sosa Sub on.svg 84'
MF26 Martin Baturina Sub on.svg 84'
Other disciplinary actions:
TS— Vedran Ćorluka [12] [13] Yellow card.svg 65'
GK23 Ivica Ivušić Yellow card.svg 87'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
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GK23 Thomas Strakosha
RB4 Elseid Hysaj Yellow card.svg 77'
CB6 Berat Djimsiti (c)
CB5 Arlind Ajeti
LB3 Mario Mitaj
CM21 Kristjan Asllani
CM20 Ylber Ramadani Sub off.svg 85'
CM14 Qazim Laçi Sub off.svg 72'
RF9 Jasir Asani Sub off.svg 64'
CF7 Rey Manaj Sub off.svg 85'
LF10 Nedim Bajrami
Substitutions:
FW15 Taulant Seferi Sub on.svg 64'
MF8 Klaus Gjasula Yellow card.svg 90+7'Sub on.svg 72'
FW26 Arbër Hoxha Sub on.svg 85'
FW19 Mirlind Daku Yellow card.svg 90+3'Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg 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

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  Flag of Spain.svg1–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 49,528 [15]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
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Spain [16]
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Italy [16]
GK23 Unai Simón
RB2 Dani Carvajal Yellow card.svg 90+6'
CB3 Robin Le Normand Yellow card.svg 69'
CB14 Aymeric Laporte
LB24 Marc Cucurella
CM20 Pedri Sub off.svg 71'
CM16 Rodri Yellow card.svg 45+1'
CM8 Fabián Ruiz Sub off.svg 90+4'
RF19 Lamine Yamal Sub off.svg 71'
CF7 Álvaro Morata (c)Sub off.svg 78'
LF17 Nico Williams Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
MF15 Álex Baena Sub on.svg 71'
FW11 Ferran Torres Sub on.svg 71'
FW21 Mikel Oyarzabal Sub on.svg 78'
FW26 Ayoze Pérez Sub on.svg 78'
MF6 Mikel Merino Sub on.svg 90+4'
Manager:
Luis de la Fuente
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GK1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (c)Yellow card.svg 15'
RB2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB23 Alessandro Bastoni
CB5 Riccardo Calafiori
LB3 Federico Dimarco
CM18 Nicolò Barella
CM8 Jorginho Sub off.svg 46'
RW7 Davide Frattesi Sub off.svg 46'
AM10 Lorenzo Pellegrini Sub off.svg 82'
LW14 Federico Chiesa Sub off.svg 64'
CF9 Gianluca Scamacca Sub off.svg 64'
Substitutions:
DF24 Andrea Cambiaso Sub on.svg 46'
MF16 Bryan Cristante Yellow card.svg 46'Sub on.svg 46'
FW20 Mattia Zaccagni Sub on.svg 64'
FW19 Mateo Retegui Sub on.svg 64'
FW11 Giacomo Raspadori Sub on.svg 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

Albania  Flag of Albania.svg0–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
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Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 46,586 [17]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
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Albania [18]
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Spain [18]
GK23 Thomas Strakosha
RB2 Iván Balliu
CB6 Berat Djimsiti (c)
CB5 Arlind Ajeti
LB3 Mario Mitaj
CM20 Ylber Ramadani
CM21 Kristjan Asllani
RW9 Jasir Asani Sub off.svg 82'
AM14 Qazim Laçi Sub off.svg 71'
LW10 Nedim Bajrami Yellow card.svg 66'Sub off.svg 71'
CF7 Rey Manaj Sub off.svg 58'
Substitutions:
FW11 Armando Broja Sub on.svg 58'
FW16 Medon Berisha Yellow card.svg 89'Sub on.svg 71'
FW26 Arbër Hoxha Sub on.svg 71'
FW17 Ernest Muçi Sub on.svg 82'
Other disciplinary actions:
TS— Ervin Bulku [note 1] Yellow card.svg 52'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Sylvinho
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GK1 David Raya
RB22 Jesús Navas (c)
CB5 Daniel Vivian Yellow card.svg 90'
CB14 Aymeric Laporte Sub off.svg 46'
LB12 Álex Grimaldo
CM18 Martín Zubimendi
CM6 Mikel Merino
RW11 Ferran Torres Sub off.svg 71'
AM10 Dani Olmo Sub off.svg 84'
LW21 Mikel Oyarzabal Sub off.svg 62'
CF9 Joselu Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
DF3 Robin Le Normand Sub on.svg 46'
FW25 Fermín López Sub on.svg 62'
FW19 Lamine Yamal Sub on.svg 71'
FW7 Álvaro Morata Sub on.svg 71'
MF15 Álex Baena Sub on.svg 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

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  Flag of Croatia.svg1–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
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Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
Attendance: 38,322 [23]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
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Croatia [24]
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Italy [24]
GK1 Dominik Livaković
RB2 Josip Stanišić Yellow card.svg 82'
CB6 Josip Šutalo
CB3 Marin Pongračić Yellow card.svg 78'
LB4 Joško Gvardiol
CM10 Luka Modrić (c)Yellow card.svg 60'Sub off.svg 80'
CM11 Marcelo Brozović Yellow card.svg 90+1'
CM8 Mateo Kovačić Sub off.svg 70'
RF25 Luka Sučić Yellow card.svg 24'Sub off.svg 70'
CF9 Andrej Kramarić Sub off.svg 90'
LF15 Mario Pašalić Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
FW16 Ante Budimir Sub on.svg 46'
MF14 Ivan Perišić Sub on.svg 70'
MF18 Luka Ivanušec Yellow card.svg 73'Sub on.svg 70'
MF7 Lovro Majer Sub on.svg 80'
DF22 Josip Juranović Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
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GK1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (c)
RB2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB23 Alessandro Bastoni
CB5 Riccardo Calafiori Yellow card.svg 90+3'
LB13 Matteo Darmian Sub off.svg 81'
CM18 Nicolò Barella
CM8 Jorginho Sub off.svg 81'
RW11 Giacomo Raspadori Sub off.svg 75'
AM10 Lorenzo Pellegrini Sub off.svg 46'
LW3 Federico Dimarco Sub off.svg 57'
CF19 Mateo Retegui
Substitutions:
MF7 Davide Frattesi Sub on.svg 46'
FW14 Federico Chiesa Sub on.svg 57'
FW9 Gianluca Scamacca Sub on.svg 75'
MF20 Mattia Zaccagni Sub on.svg 81'
MF21 Nicolò Fagioli Yellow card.svg 90+6'Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Luciano Spalletti Yellow card.svg 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

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]

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

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
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Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 131−5
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 223−7
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 233 [lower-alpha 1] −8
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2 [lower-alpha 1] 6−8
  1. 1 2 Count includes a card from a technical staff member of the team

See also

Notes

  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]

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