On June 25, Beijing time, in the group stage of the European Cup, Croatia was forced to draw 1-1 by Italy, in this game, Croatia led the opponent 1-0 with Croatia's goal, so that the team won one win, one draw and one loss, accumulated 4 points and ranked second in the group, and Italy ranked third in the group with one win and two losses. In the other game, Spain beat Albania 1-0 to top the group with nine points.
However, in the final 97 minutes, Italy levelled and pulled themselves back from the brink, with a goal that allowed Italy to accumulate four points to qualify from the group, while Croatia were on the verge of elimination with just two points.
Croatia conceded a penalty in this game. In the 52nd minute, Frattesi handballed the ball and the referee awarded a penalty after listening to VAR, and then Modric's penalty was saved by Donnarumma.
However, the magic script came when Luka Modric scored after missing a penalty and the score was 1-0 Italy for Croatia. Croatia moved up to second place in the group. With Croatia holding 1-0 until the 97th minute, Calafiori pushed hard and Zaccagni equalised.
After seeing his team draw away, Modric's bench looked lonely and unbelievable. In doing so, Modric helped Croatia move from fourth to second in the group, and then to finish third after a goalless draw, with Croatia having to look at the standings of the other teams to determine whether they can qualify. At present, there are three teams in the third group with three points, and Croatia is temporarily in fifth place in this list with two points, and is on the verge of elimination.