Merino scores twice as Spain rallies past Croatia
ZAGREB (Interstat) — Mikel Merino scored twice, including an 88th-minute winner, as Spain beat Croatia 2-1 on Tuesday. Spain improved to 2 wins, 0 losses in the competition and across all competitions, while Croatia fell to 0 wins, 2 losses in both. Spain previously beat the Czech Republic 3-1, and Croatia previously lost 7-0 to England. Dani Olmo recorded an assist over 71 minutes. Ivan Perisic gave Croatia a 17th-minute lead, and Merino equalized in the 61st. Martin Zubimendi added an assist in 19 minutes. Perisic played 90 minutes, scored and received a yellow card and a red card. Croatia’s… Read more...
Top Statlines
- Mikel Merino EUR-SPA 44min 2g
- Ivan Perisic EUR-CRO 90min 1g yc rc
- Dani Olmo EUR-SPA 71min 1a
Forecasting
ELO Probability
EUR-SPA 57.8%
Projected Score
EUR-SPA 14 EUR-CRO 0
Team Schedules
- 2026-10-03 2:45 PM ET vs Czech Republic 3-1 W
- 2026-10-06 2:45 PM ET @ Croatia 2-1 W
- 2026-11-12 2:45 PM ET @ Czech Republic
- 2026-11-15 2:45 PM ET vs England
- 2026-10-03 12:00 PM ET vs England 0-7 L
- 2026-10-06 2:45 PM ET vs Spain 1-2 L
- 2026-11-12 2:45 PM ET @ England
- 2026-11-15 2:45 PM ET vs Czech Republic