UEFA Euro 2024 Group B

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

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

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

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

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]

15 June 2024 (2024-06-15)

18:00

Spain	3–0	Croatia
Morata 29' Fabián 32' Carvajal 45+2'	Report

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 68,844^[4]

Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

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  59' CM 16 Rodri  78'  86' CM 8 Fabián Ruiz RF 19 Lamine Yamal  86' CF 7 Álvaro Morata (c)  67' LF 17 Nico Williams  67' Substitutions: FW 10 Dani Olmo  59' FW 21 Mikel Oyarzabal  67' MF 6 Mikel Merino  67' MF 18 Martín Zubimendi  86' FW 11 Ferran Torres  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)  65' CM 11 Marcelo Brozović CM 8 Mateo Kovačić  65' RW 7 Lovro Majer LW 9 Andrej Kramarić  72' CF 16 Ante Budimir  56' Substitutions: MF 14 Ivan Perišić  56' MF 15 Mario Pašalić  65' MF 25 Luka Sučić  65' FW 17 Bruno Petković  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]

15 June 2024 (2024-06-15)

21:00

Italy	2–1	Albania
Bastoni 11' Barella 16'	Report	Bajrami 1'

Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund

Attendance: 60,512^[8]

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Italy[9]

Albania[9]

GK 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (c) RB 2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo CB 23 Alessandro Bastoni CB 5 Riccardo Calafiori  51' LB 3 Federico Dimarco  83' CM 8 Jorginho CM 18 Nicolò Barella  90+2' RW 7 Davide Frattesi AM 10 Lorenzo Pellegrini  21'  77' LW 14 Federico Chiesa  77' CF 9 Gianluca Scamacca  83' Substitutions: MF 16 Bryan Cristante  77' DF 24 Andrea Cambiaso  77' FW 19 Mateo Retegui  83' DF 13 Matteo Darmian  83' FW 25 Michael Folorunsho  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  87' RF 9 Jasir Asani  68' CF 11 Armando Broja  51'  77' LF 15 Taulant Seferi  68' Substitutions: FW 26 Arbër Hoxha  74'  68' MF 14 Qazim Laçi  68' FW 7 Rey Manaj  77' FW 17 Ernest Muçi  87' Manager: 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

19 June 2024 (2024-06-19)

15:00

Croatia	2–2	Albania
Kramarić 74' Gjasula 76' (o.g.)	Report	Laçi 11' Gjasula 90+5'

Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

Attendance: 46,784^[10]

Referee: François Letexier (France)

Croatia[11]

Albania[11]

GK 1 Dominik Livaković RB 22 Josip Juranović CB 6 Josip Šutalo CB 4 Joško Gvardiol LB 14 Ivan Perišić  84' CM 10 Luka Modrić (c) CM 11 Marcelo Brozović  46' CM 8 Mateo Kovačić RF 7 Lovro Majer  46' CF 17 Bruno Petković  69' LF 9 Andrej Kramarić  84' Substitutions: MF 25 Luka Sučić  46' MF 15 Mario Pašalić  46' FW 16 Ante Budimir  69' DF 19 Borna Sosa  84' MF 26 Martin Baturina  84' Other disciplinary actions: TS — Vedran Ćorluka[12][13]  65' GK 23 Ivica Ivušić  87' Manager: Zlatko Dalić

GK 23 Thomas Strakosha RB 4 Elseid Hysaj  77' CB 6 Berat Djimsiti (c) CB 5 Arlind Ajeti LB 3 Mario Mitaj CM 21 Kristjan Asllani CM 20 Ylber Ramadani  85' CM 14 Qazim Laçi  72' RF 9 Jasir Asani  64' CF 7 Rey Manaj  85' LF 10 Nedim Bajrami Substitutions: FW 15 Taulant Seferi  64' MF 8 Klaus Gjasula  90+7'  72' FW 26 Arbër Hoxha  85' FW 19 Mirlind Daku  90+3'  85' Manager: 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

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.

20 June 2024 (2024-06-20)

21:00

Spain	1–0	Italy
Calafiori 55' (o.g.)	Report

Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 49,528^[15]

Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Spain[16]

Italy[16]

GK 23 Unai Simón RB 2 Dani Carvajal  90+6' CB 3 Robin Le Normand  69' CB 14 Aymeric Laporte LB 24 Marc Cucurella CM 20 Pedri  71' CM 16 Rodri  45+1' CM 8 Fabián Ruiz  90+4' RF 19 Lamine Yamal  71' CF 7 Álvaro Morata (c)  78' LF 17 Nico Williams  78' Substitutions: MF 15 Álex Baena  71' FW 11 Ferran Torres  71' FW 21 Mikel Oyarzabal  78' FW 26 Ayoze Pérez  78' MF 6 Mikel Merino  90+4' Manager: Luis de la Fuente

GK 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (c)  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  46' RW 7 Davide Frattesi  46' AM 10 Lorenzo Pellegrini  82' LW 14 Federico Chiesa  64' CF 9 Gianluca Scamacca  64' Substitutions: DF 24 Andrea Cambiaso  46' MF 16 Bryan Cristante  46'  46' FW 20 Mattia Zaccagni  64' FW 19 Mateo Retegui  64' FW 11 Giacomo Raspadori  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

24 June 2024 (2024-06-24)

21:00

Albania	0–1	Spain
	Report	Torres 13'

Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf

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  82' AM 14 Qazim Laçi  71' LW 10 Nedim Bajrami  66'  71' CF 7 Rey Manaj  58' Substitutions: FW 11 Armando Broja  58' FW 16 Medon Berisha  89'  71' FW 26 Arbër Hoxha  71' FW 17 Ernest Muçi  82' Other disciplinary actions: TS — Ervin Bulku[note 1]  52' Manager: Sylvinho

GK 1 David Raya RB 22 Jesús Navas (c) CB 5 Daniel Vivian  90' CB 14 Aymeric Laporte  46' LB 12 Álex Grimaldo CM 18 Martín Zubimendi CM 6 Mikel Merino RW 11 Ferran Torres  71' AM 10 Dani Olmo  84' LW 21 Mikel Oyarzabal  62' CF 9 Joselu  71' Substitutions: DF 3 Robin Le Normand  46' FW 25 Fermín López  62' FW 19 Lamine Yamal  71' FW 7 Álvaro Morata  71' MF 15 Álex Baena  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]

24 June 2024 (2024-06-24)

21:00

Croatia	1–1	Italy
Modrić 55'	Report	Zaccagni 90+8'

Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

Attendance: 38,322^[23]

Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Croatia[24]

Italy[24]

GK 1 Dominik Livaković RB 2 Josip Stanišić  82' CB 6 Josip Šutalo CB 3 Marin Pongračić  78' LB 4 Joško Gvardiol CM 10 Luka Modrić (c)  60'  80' CM 11 Marcelo Brozović  90+1' CM 8 Mateo Kovačić  70' RF 25 Luka Sučić  24'  70' CF 9 Andrej Kramarić  90' LF 15 Mario Pašalić  46' Substitutions: FW 16 Ante Budimir  46' MF 14 Ivan Perišić  70' MF 18 Luka Ivanušec  73'  70' MF 7 Lovro Majer  80' DF 22 Josip Juranović  90' Manager: Zlatko Dalić

GK 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (c) RB 2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo CB 23 Alessandro Bastoni CB 5 Riccardo Calafiori  90+3' LB 13 Matteo Darmian  81' CM 18 Nicolò Barella CM 8 Jorginho  81' RW 11 Giacomo Raspadori  75' AM 10 Lorenzo Pellegrini  46' LW 3 Federico Dimarco  57' CF 19 Mateo Retegui Substitutions: MF 7 Davide Frattesi  46' FW 14 Federico Chiesa  57' FW 9 Gianluca Scamacca  75' MF 20 Mattia Zaccagni  81' MF 21 Nicolò Fagioli  90+6'  81' Manager: Luciano Spalletti  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]

• 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
Spain	1				3				1				−5
Italy	2				2				3				−7
Albania	2				3				3[a]				−8
Croatia					2[a]				6				−8

1. Count includes a card from a technical staff member of the team

See also

• Albania at the UEFA European Championship
• Croatia at the UEFA European Championship
• Italy at the UEFA European Championship
• Spain at the UEFA European Championship

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]

References

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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.
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External links

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