Now it will have to face the Italians on Monday in Paris – a repeat of the 2012 final that Spain won, 4-0.
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“He didn’t have too much work to do, we can’t blame him for the goals”, he said. It was an unusual game because we could have had a favourable result and qualified in first place.
The Croatians then took control of Group D 3 minutes from time when Perisich fired the ball into the back of the net to make it 2-1 and hand his side the valuable victory.
The match against Croatia hinged largely on the 72nd minute penalty miss by Sergio Ramos, whose effort on goal was saved by goalkeeper Danijel Subasic. Perisic scored with a low left-foot shot, beating goalkeeper David De Gea at his near post to finish off a fast counter attack.
Both teams had entered the match at the Stade de Bordeaux guaranteed a spot in the knockout stage. Germany topped Group C with seven points and will now meet a third-place team in the next round.
Despite not conceding in Spain’s first two games, De Gea was heavily criticised by Spanish supporters but speaking about his performance, Del Bosque says the Spaniard can’t be blamed for the goals.
“It wasn’t the path we wanted to take, it’s true, but that’s football”, Del Bosque added.
“Hopefully we get what we deserve and advance”, Yilmaz said.
Spain has six points, Turkey has three and the Czechs are eliminated with one point, 20 years after their team reached the final and 40 years after becoming European champions as Czechoslovakia.
It was Poland’s only second goal of the tournament which sent them into the last-16 as runners-up on goal difference.
Croatia’s Marko Pjaca goes for an overhead kick during the Euro 2016 Group D soccer match between Croatia and Spain at the Nouveau Stade in Bordeaux, France, Tuesday, June 21, 2016.
“This Euro is just proving everyone can beat you”. Even from before the Euros we showed that we were a really strong team.
“These things happen and now we have to continue to prepare for the game against Italy with the aim of going as far as possible”. “They also like to keep the ball as part of their defensive tactics”. “We have to work on the psychological level of the team not the sporting level”, he said. “I am totally satisfied with how we played”.
Croatia celebrating their 2-1 win over Spain.
While many observers continue to purr over the brilliance of Modric and Ivan Rakitic in midfield, for Plazibat, Croatia’s best player is winger Ivan Perisic, who scored twice in the group stages, including the late victor against Spain.
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