UEFA Euro 2024 Group B

Football tournament group stage

Group B of UEFA Euro 2024 took place from 15 to 24 June 2024.^[1] The group contained Spain, Croatia, defending champions Italy, and Albania. Spain, Italy, and Croatia were drawn together in Group C of the UEFA Euro 2012.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	Qualifying Rankings November 2023^{[nb 1]}	FIFA Rankings April 2024
B1	Spain	1	Group A winner	15 October 2023	12th	2020	Winners (1964, 2008, 2012)	3	8
B2	Croatia	3	Group D runner-up	21 November 2023	7th	2020	Quarter-finals (1996, 2008)	14	10
B3	Italy	4	Group C runner-up	20 November 2023	11th	2020	Winners (1968, 2020)	18	9
B4	Albania	2	Group E winner	17 November 2023	2nd	2016	Group stage (2016)	10	66

Notes

^ The European Qualifiers overall rankings from November 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Italy	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Croatia	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2
4	Albania	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16,^[2]

The winner of Group B, Spain, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group F, Georgia.
The runner-up of Group B, Italy, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Switzerland.

Matches

Spain vs Croatia

With his start, Spain's Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to make an appearance in the UEFA European Championship final tournament.^[3]

15 June 2024 (2024-06-15)

18:00

Spain	3–0	Croatia
Morata 29' Fabián 32' Carvajal 45+2'	Report

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 68,844^[4]

Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Spain^[5]

Croatia^[5]


GK	23	Unai Simón
RB	2	Dani Carvajal
CB	3	Robin Le Normand
CB	4	Nacho
LB	24	Marc Cucurella
CM	20	Pedri		59'
CM	16	Rodri	78'	86'
CM	8	Fabián Ruiz
RF	19	Lamine Yamal		86'
CF	7	Álvaro Morata (c)		67'
LF	17	Nico Williams		67'
Substitutions:
FW	10	Dani Olmo		59'
FW	21	Mikel Oyarzabal		67'
MF	6	Mikel Merino		67'
MF	18	Martín Zubimendi		86'
FW	11	Ferran Torres		86'
Manager:
Luis de la Fuente


GK	1	Dominik Livaković
RB	2	Josip Stanišić
CB	6	Josip Šutalo
CB	3	Marin Pongračić
LB	4	Joško Gvardiol
CM	10	Luka Modrić (c)	65'
CM	11	Marcelo Brozović
CM	8	Mateo Kovačić	65'
RW	7	Lovro Majer
LW	9	Andrej Kramarić	72'
CF	16	Ante Budimir	56'
Substitutions:
MF	14	Ivan Perišić	56'
MF	15	Mario Pašalić	65'
MF	25	Luka Sučić	65'
FW	17	Bruno Petković	72'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić

Man of the Match:
Fabián Ruiz (Spain)^[6]

Assistant referees:^[5]
Stuart Burt (England)
Dan Cook (England)
Fourth official:
Anthony Taylor (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
Gary Beswick (England)
Video assistant referee:
Stuart Attwell (England)
Assistant video assistant referees:
David Coote (England)
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

Italy vs Albania

Nedim Bajrami scored for Albania after 23 seconds, netting the fastest goal in the UEFA European Championship history.^[7]

15 June 2024 (2024-06-15)

21:00

Italy	2–1	Albania
Bastoni 11' Barella 16'	Report	Bajrami 1'

Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

Attendance: 60,512^[8]

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Italy^[9]

Albania^[9]


GK	1	Gianluigi Donnarumma (c)
RB	2	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB	23	Alessandro Bastoni
CB	5	Riccardo Calafiori	51'
LB	3	Federico Dimarco		83'
CM	8	Jorginho
CM	18	Nicolò Barella		90+2'
RW	7	Davide Frattesi
AM	10	Lorenzo Pellegrini	21'	77'
LW	14	Federico Chiesa		77'
CF	9	Gianluca Scamacca		83'
Substitutions:
MF	16	Bryan Cristante		77'
DF	24	Andrea Cambiaso		77'
FW	19	Mateo Retegui		83'
DF	13	Matteo Darmian		83'
FW	25	Michael Folorunsho		90+2'
Manager:
Luciano Spalletti


GK	23	Thomas Strakosha
RB	4	Elseid Hysaj
CB	6	Berat Djimsiti (c)
CB	5	Arlind Ajeti
LB	3	Mario Mitaj
CM	21	Kristjan Asllani
CM	20	Ylber Ramadani
CM	10	Nedim Bajrami		87'
RF	9	Jasir Asani		68'
CF	11	Armando Broja	51'	77'
LF	15	Taulant Seferi		68'
Substitutions:
FW	26	Arbër Hoxha	74'	68'
MF	14	Qazim Laçi		68'
FW	7	Rey Manaj		77'
FW	17	Ernest Muçi		87'
Manager:
Sylvinho

Man of the Match:
Federico Chiesa (Italy)^[6]

Assistant referees:^[9]
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Marco Achmüller (Germany)
Fourth official:
Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jan Seidel (Germany)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)

Croatia vs Albania

19 June 2024 (2024-06-19)

15:00

Croatia	2–2	Albania
Kramarić 74' Gjasula 76' (o.g.)	Report	Laçi 11' Gjasula 90+5'

Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

Attendance: 46,784^[10]

Referee: François Letexier (France)

Croatia^[11]

Albania^[11]


GK	1	Dominik Livaković
RB	22	Josip Juranović
CB	6	Josip Šutalo
CB	4	Joško Gvardiol
LB	14	Ivan Perišić		84'
CM	10	Luka Modrić (c)
CM	11	Marcelo Brozović		46'
CM	8	Mateo Kovačić
RF	7	Lovro Majer		46'
CF	17	Bruno Petković		69'
LF	9	Andrej Kramarić		84'
Substitutions:
MF	25	Luka Sučić		46'
MF	15	Mario Pašalić		46'
FW	16	Ante Budimir		69'
DF	19	Borna Sosa		84'
MF	26	Martin Baturina		84'
Other disciplinary actions:
TS	—	Vedran Ćorluka^[12]^[13]	65'
GK	23	Ivica Ivušić	87'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić


GK	23	Thomas Strakosha
RB	4	Elseid Hysaj	77'
CB	6	Berat Djimsiti (c)
CB	5	Arlind Ajeti
LB	3	Mario Mitaj
CM	21	Kristjan Asllani
CM	20	Ylber Ramadani		85'
CM	14	Qazim Laçi		72'
RF	9	Jasir Asani		64'
CF	7	Rey Manaj		85'
LF	10	Nedim Bajrami
Substitutions:
FW	15	Taulant Seferi		64'
MF	8	Klaus Gjasula	90+7'	72'
FW	26	Arbër Hoxha		85'
FW	19	Mirlind Daku	90+3'	85'
Manager:
Sylvinho

Man of the Match:
Andrej Kramarić (Croatia)^[6]

Assistant referees:^[11]
Cyril Mugnier (France)
Mehdi Rahmouni (France)
Fourth official:
Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Stéphane de Almeida (Switzerland)
Video assistant referee:
Willy Delajod (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Jérôme Brisard (France)
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Spain vs Italy

Italy and Spain faced each other in a fifth consecutive European Championships.^[14] Their most notable clash was Spain's 4–0 victory in the UEFA Euro 2012 final.

20 June 2024 (2024-06-20)

21:00

Spain	1–0	Italy
Calafiori 55' (o.g.)	Report

Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 49,528^[15]

Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Spain^[16]

Italy^[16]


GK	23	Unai Simón
RB	2	Dani Carvajal	90+6'
CB	3	Robin Le Normand	69'
CB	14	Aymeric Laporte
LB	24	Marc Cucurella
CM	20	Pedri		71'
CM	16	Rodri	45+1'
CM	8	Fabián Ruiz		90+4'
RF	19	Lamine Yamal		71'
CF	7	Álvaro Morata (c)		78'
LF	17	Nico Williams		78'
Substitutions:
MF	15	Álex Baena		71'
FW	11	Ferran Torres		71'
FW	21	Mikel Oyarzabal		78'
FW	26	Ayoze Pérez		78'
MF	6	Mikel Merino		90+4'
Manager:
Luis de la Fuente


GK	1	Gianluigi Donnarumma (c)	15'
RB	2	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB	23	Alessandro Bastoni
CB	5	Riccardo Calafiori
LB	3	Federico Dimarco
CM	18	Nicolò Barella
CM	8	Jorginho		46'
RW	7	Davide Frattesi		46'
AM	10	Lorenzo Pellegrini		82'
LW	14	Federico Chiesa		64'
CF	9	Gianluca Scamacca		64'
Substitutions:
DF	24	Andrea Cambiaso		46'
MF	16	Bryan Cristante	46'	46'
FW	20	Mattia Zaccagni		64'
FW	19	Mateo Retegui		64'
FW	11	Giacomo Raspadori		82'
Manager:
Luciano Spalletti

Man of the Match:
Nico Williams (Spain)^[6]

Assistant referees:^[16]
Tomaž Klančnik (Slovenia)
Andraž Kovačič (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Clément Turpin (France)
Reserve assistant referee:
Nicolas Danos (France)
Video assistant referee:
Nejc Kajtazovič (Slovenia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)

Albania vs Spain

24 June 2024 (2024-06-24)

21:00

Albania	0–1	Spain
	Report	Torres 13'

Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 46,586^[17]

Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Albania^[18]

Spain^[18]


GK	23	Thomas Strakosha
RB	2	Iván Balliu
CB	6	Berat Djimsiti (c)
CB	5	Arlind Ajeti
LB	3	Mario Mitaj
CM	20	Ylber Ramadani
CM	21	Kristjan Asllani
RW	9	Jasir Asani		82'
AM	14	Qazim Laçi		71'
LW	10	Nedim Bajrami	66'	71'
CF	7	Rey Manaj		58'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Armando Broja		58'
FW	16	Medon Berisha	89'	71'
FW	26	Arbër Hoxha		71'
FW	17	Ernest Muçi		82'
Other disciplinary actions:
TS	—	Ervin Bulku^{[note 1]}	52'
Manager:
Sylvinho


GK	1	David Raya
RB	22	Jesús Navas (c)
CB	5	Daniel Vivian	90'
CB	14	Aymeric Laporte		46'
LB	12	Álex Grimaldo
CM	18	Martín Zubimendi
CM	6	Mikel Merino
RW	11	Ferran Torres		71'
AM	10	Dani Olmo		84'
LW	21	Mikel Oyarzabal		62'
CF	9	Joselu		71'
Substitutions:
DF	3	Robin Le Normand		46'
FW	25	Fermín López		62'
FW	19	Lamine Yamal		71'
FW	7	Álvaro Morata		71'
MF	15	Álex Baena		84'
Manager:
Luis de la Fuente

Man of the Match:
Ferran Torres (Spain)^[6]

Assistant referees:^[18]
Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
Andreas Söderkvist (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
Reserve assistant referee:
Oleksandr Berkut (Ukraine)
Video assistant referee:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
David Coote (England)
Marco Fritz (Germany)

Croatia vs Italy

With his goal, Croatia's Luka Modrić became the oldest goalscorer in the UEFA European Championship final tournament.^[21] However, this game was Croatia's last in the competition, missing out on a place among the four best-ranked third-placed teams. This was the first time Croatia had failed to advance to the Euros knockout stage since 2012 and in any major international football tournament since 2014.^[22]

24 June 2024 (2024-06-24)

21:00

Croatia	1–1	Italy
Modrić 55'	Report	Zaccagni 90+8'

Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

Attendance: 38,322^[23]

Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Croatia^[24]

Italy^[24]


GK	1	Dominik Livaković
RB	2	Josip Stanišić	82'
CB	6	Josip Šutalo
CB	3	Marin Pongračić	78'
LB	4	Joško Gvardiol
CM	10	Luka Modrić (c)	60'	80'
CM	11	Marcelo Brozović	90+1'
CM	8	Mateo Kovačić		70'
RF	25	Luka Sučić	24'	70'
CF	9	Andrej Kramarić		90'
LF	15	Mario Pašalić		46'
Substitutions:
FW	16	Ante Budimir		46'
MF	14	Ivan Perišić		70'
MF	18	Luka Ivanušec	73'	70'
MF	7	Lovro Majer		80'
DF	22	Josip Juranović		90'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić


GK	1	Gianluigi Donnarumma (c)
RB	2	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB	23	Alessandro Bastoni
CB	5	Riccardo Calafiori	90+3'
LB	13	Matteo Darmian		81'
CM	18	Nicolò Barella
CM	8	Jorginho		81'
RW	11	Giacomo Raspadori		75'
AM	10	Lorenzo Pellegrini		46'
LW	3	Federico Dimarco		57'
CF	19	Mateo Retegui
Substitutions:
MF	7	Davide Frattesi		46'
FW	14	Federico Chiesa		57'
FW	9	Gianluca Scamacca		75'
MF	20	Mattia Zaccagni		81'
MF	21	Nicolò Fagioli	90+6'	81'
Manager:
Luciano Spalletti			90+10'

Man of the Match:
Luka Modrić (Croatia)^[6]

Assistant referees:^[24]
Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands)
Jan de Vries (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
Johan Balder (Netherlands)
Video assistant referee:
Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams had been tied (and if a penalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows:^[2]

yellow card = 1 point
red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
direct red card = 3 points
yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player or team official in a single match.

Team	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Points
Team				Points
Spain	1	3	1	−5
Italy	2	2	3	−7
Albania	2	3	3^[a]	−8
Croatia		2^[a]	6	−8

^ ^a ^b Count includes a card from a technical staff member of the team

Notes

^ While sources initially indicated that Albania manager Sylvinho was shown a yellow card,^[19] replays indicated that the card was instead given to his assistant manager Ervin Bulku.^[20]

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