Euro Cup tonight highlights: Group B finale! Croatia beats Italy and Spain try to win

Nian Zhou

2024-06-24 09:32Posted in the United States Premier League commentator, Tencent Football Contributing Writer and creator in the field of sports

In the early morning of June 25, Beijing time, the finale of Group B of the group stage of the European Cup is about to be staged, with Croatia beating Italy and Spain playing Albania. Don't miss out on the exciting games!

3 points: Croatia vs Italy

1. Croatia can only qualify if they win, and Italy can advance if they draw.

2. This is the third meeting between the two teams in the tournament, both in the group stage, with Croatia drawing 2-1 at the 2002 World Cup and 1-1 at Euro 2012.

3. Croatia is unbeaten in 8 times against Italy with 3 wins and 5 draws, but the last 3 meetings have turned out to be 1-1.

4. In the last round of the group stage of the European Championship, Italy won 6 and drew 2 and only lost 1, with the only loss being in 2016.

5. Italy has never suffered two consecutive defeats at the European Championships.

6. Croatia have conceded five goals in two group games, just less than the six goals they scored in Euro 2004 and the 2014 World Cup.

7. Italy has started the same game for 2 consecutive games, for the first time in a major tournament since 2012.

8. In the 10 European Championship games in which Croatia conceded first, only one ended up winning with 6 defeats and 3 draws, with the only reversal being a 2-1 reversal against Spain in the group stage in 2016.

3 points: Albania vs Spain

1. Spain has qualified and locked the top spot, Albania can only have a chance to qualify if they win.

2. Spain have won all 8 games against Albania in their history, scoring a total of 31 goals, including 9-0 in 1990, and conceding only 3 goals.

3. Spain are expected to win their opening three games in a row for the second time in their history, the first being in 2008.

4. Pedri is expected to surpass Cristiano Ronaldo and hold a record 13 European Championship appearances for an Under-21 player.

5. Albania opened the scoring but did not win in the first two rounds, and there has not been a situation in the history of the European Championship where it has opened the scoring in three consecutive games without winning.

6. Albania have conceded 2 goals in 2 consecutive games and have not conceded 2 goals in 3 consecutive matches since June 2017.

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