Saturday 15th June:

 

Spain v Croatia (17:00) - ITV

Italy v Albania (20:00) - BBC

 

Wednesday 19th June:

 

Croatia v Albania (14:00) - ITV

 

Thursday 20th June:

 

Spain v Italy (20:00) - ITV

 

Monday 24th June:

 

Albania v Spain (20:00) - BBC

Croatia v Italy (20:00) - BBC

 

Odds to win Group B: (Coral)

 

Spain 4-5f

Italy 11-5

Croatia 4-1

Albania 25-1

 

Who do you think will go through in Group B?

I'm going for 3 to also get through this group, no prizes for guessing the team going home.

A look at how each team in Group B has done at the Euros:

 

Spain- Appearances: 12 Best: Winners 1964, 2008, 2012

Croatia- Appearances: 7 Best: Quarter-Finals 1996, 2008

Italy- Appearances: 11 Best: Winners 1968, 2020

Albania- Appearances 2 Best: Group Stage 2016

 

That feels like a rotten draw for Albania but given how well they did in the qualifiers they're not a definite walkover. Will be an interesting group to follow!

Spain v Italy is one of the matches of the tournament.

 

 

Spain and Croatia to be the top 2 here with Spain toppping the group. Italy to take 3rd and Albania to go home with nil points.

 

 

 

Spain: Simon, Carvajal, Nacho, Le Normand, Cucurella, Gonzalez, Rodri, Fabian, Yamal, Morata, Williams.

 

Subs: Raya, Vivian, Merino, Joselu, Olmo, Torres, Grimaldo, Remiro, Laporte, Baena, Zubimendi, Oyarzabal, Jesus Navas, Lopez, Perez.

 

Croatia: Livakovic, Stanisic, Sutalo, Pongracic, Gvardiol, Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic, Majer, Budimir, Kramaric.

 

Subs: Erlic, Labrovic, Vlasic, Perisic, Mario Pasalic, Petkovic, Ivanusec, Sosa, Pjaca, Vida, Juranovic, Ivusic, Marco Pasalic, Sucic, Baturina.

Spain definitely started off this game the better team but Croatia have been getting some good chances over the past 5 or so mins!

Has Pedri even touched the ball yet?

1-0 for Spain as Morata scores!

Morata scoring like an actual striker, 1-0 Spain.

Another one for Spain by Fabián!

Quite the finish from Fabian Ruiz, 2-0 to Spain.

Spain now seeming back in control here!

Spain looking good. Its all a bit too easy for them

Wish these guys would shut up about Yamal's age - let the lad stand on his own merits. We got the memo the first time, the hundredth time was unnecessary. Yes it's an amazing achievement but there's 21 other players on the bleeding pitch.

 

Shame this pair of clowns after such good commentary on the other match.

Edited June 15, 20241 yr by DoBelieveTheHype

Two minutes of added time in this first half.

Oh my, Carvajal!

And it's 3 for Spain, 3-0.

Let's just remember Spain started the world cup with a 7-0 win then barely managed to qualify from the group.