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Standings
Group C
| P | Pts | |
|---|---|---|
 Spain | 3 | 7 |
 Italy | 3 | 5 |
 Croatia | 3 | 4 |
 Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 |
Last updated: 12/02/2013 17:13 CET
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Matches
Minute By Minute
The final whistle is blown.
Paul Bryan, Arena Gdansk: Spain seal their passage through to the quarter-finals of UEFA EURO 2012 with Jesús Navas netting in the closing stages to seal an intense, tactical encounter. Croatia go towards their fans to wave goodbye, a brave effort failing to see them into the last eight.
90+4Jelavić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Piqué (Spain).- 90+4Fàbregas (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Rakitić (Croatia).
Everybody goes forward - even goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa. 
90+3Rakitić (Croatia) is shown a yellow card.
Spain are controlling possession now, passing around quickly and intelligently. Croatia desperately hunt the ball, knowing that a point would take them through in this tight group.- 90+2Pletikosa (Croatia) takes the free-kick.
- 90+1Negredo (Spain) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
- 90+1Jelavić (Croatia) is shown a yellow card.
- 90Jelavić (Croatia) fouls.
- 90Perišić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Arbeloa (Spain).
- 90Casillas (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 90Mandžukić (Croatia) is shown a yellow card.
- 89Mandžukić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Arbeloa (Spain).
89Negredo (in) - Xavi Hernández (out) (Spain)
88Jesús Navas (Spain) scores!
La Roja look set to go through to the quarter-finals thanks to that goal from the substitute, who smashes Andrés Iniesta's squared pass into an empty net after the FC Barcelona man brought the keeper out.- 86Rakitić (Croatia) delivers the corner.
- 85Pletikosa (Croatia) makes a save.
- 85Jesús Navas (Spain) has an effort on goal.
- 84Xavi Hernández (Spain) delivers the corner.
- 84Iniesta (Spain) has an effort on goal.
- 84Pletikosa (Croatia) makes a save.
- 81Eduardo (in) - Vukojević (out) (Croatia)
- 80Rakitić (Croatia) delivers the corner.
- 79Casillas (Spain) makes a save.
- 79Perišić (Croatia) has an effort on goal.
- 78Xavi Hernández (Spain) delivers the corner.
Paul Bryan, Arena Gdansk: Spain are winning corner after corner here but still can’t break their opponents’ – who now have Nikica Jelavić and Ivan Perišić – resolve. If this game is to be resolved one senses it will be done so by an individual error. - 78Fàbregas (Spain) has an effort on goal.
- 78Rakitić (Croatia) blocks a shot.
- 75Modrić (Croatia) takes the free-kick.
- 75Fàbregas (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Modrić (Croatia).
- 74Xavi Hernández (Spain) delivers the corner.
- 73Fàbregas (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 73Rakitić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Iniesta (Spain).
- 73Fàbregas (in) - Silva (out) (Spain)
- 72Xavi Hernández (Spain) delivers the corner.
- 69Perišić (Croatia) misses the target.
- 69Casillas (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 68Silva (Spain) is penalised for a foul on Čorluka (Croatia).
- 68Xavi Hernández (Spain) takes the corner.
- 68Xavi Hernández (Spain) takes the corner.
- 66Ramos (Spain) misses the target.
- 66Xavi Hernández (Spain) takes the corner.
- 66Jelavić (in) - Vida (out) (Croatia)
- 66Perišić (in) - Pranjić (out) (Croatia)
- 63Pletikosa (Croatia) takes the free-kick.
- 62Iniesta (Spain) is penalised for a foul on Vida (Croatia).
- 61Jordi Alba (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 61Rakitić (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Iniesta (Spain).
- 61Pletikosa (Croatia) takes the free-kick.
- 61Jesús Navas (in) - Torres (out) (Spain)
It looks like David Silva will be the striker now in this Spanish set-up, with the No9 Torres making way for winger Navas. - 60Torres (Spain) is penalised for a foul on Schildenfeld (Croatia).
- 60Xavi Hernández (Spain) takes the corner.
- 59Silva (Spain) misses the target.
- 59Casillas (Spain) makes a save.
- 59Rakitić (Croatia) has an effort on goal.
- 58Rakitić (Croatia) takes the free-kick.
- 57Arbeloa (Spain) is penalised for a foul on Mandžukić (Croatia).
Álvaro Arbeloa concedes a free-kick in a dangerous position here - just to the left of the Spain box. - 55Casillas (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 55Srna (Croatia) fouls.
- 53Strinić (Croatia) is cautioned by the referee.
- 52Pletikosa (Croatia) takes the free-kick.
- 52Silva (Spain) is penalised for a foul on Schildenfeld (Croatia).
- 51Pletikosa (Croatia) takes the free-kick.
- 51Jordi Alba (Spain) is penalised for a foul on Srna (Croatia).
- 50Casillas (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 49Čorluka (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Casillas (Spain).
- 49Rakitić (Croatia) takes the corner.
- 48Pletikosa (Croatia) takes the free-kick.
- 48Arbeloa (Spain) is penalised for a foul on Strinić (Croatia).
- 47Xabi Alonso (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 47Pranjić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Arbeloa (Spain).
- 46Silva (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 46Strinić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Silva (Spain).
The second half begins.
With Italy 1-0 up against Ireland, Croatia need a win to go through, while Spain need a win to top the group. An intriguing half awaits.
The referee blows for half-time.
Paul Bryan, Arena Gdansk: Spain have failed to find a way through the closed ranks of Croatia's well organised defensive setup thus far but with news of a goal for Italy in the group's other game, Slaven Bilić may have to ask his side to open up after the restart.- 45+1Xavi Hernández (Spain) delivers the corner.
Gordon Schildenfeld gets up well to beat the dangerous Sergio Ramos to the hanging ball. - 45Busquets (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 44Srna (Croatia) is booked.
- 44Srna (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Busquets (Spain).
- 43Pletikosa (Croatia) takes the free-kick.
- 42Ramos (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Čorluka (Croatia).
- 42Xavi Hernández (Spain) delivers the corner.
- 40Busquets (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 40Srna (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Busquets (Spain).
- 37Arbeloa (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 37Pranjić (Croatia) fouls.
- 35Vida (Croatia) blocks a shot.
- 35Iniesta (Spain) has an effort on goal.
Vedran Ćorluka steps up quickly and gets a block in, cutting out the danger. - 34Busquets (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 34Pranjić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Busquets (Spain).
- 30Pletikosa (Croatia) makes a save.
David Silva has two relatively tame efforts in a row, both good chances from good positions inside the area, but both shots comfortable for Stipe Pletikosa, who doesn't break sweat in saving them. - 30Silva (Spain) has an effort on goal.
- 29Pletikosa (Croatia) makes a save.
- 29Silva (Spain) has an effort on goal.
- 29Srna (Croatia) delivers the corner.
- 27Čorluka (Croatia) is booked.
Vedran Ćorluka earns his first booking of the tournament for dissent. - 26Mandžukić (Croatia) misses the target.
A wild effort that is neevr troubling the keeper from range. - 25Casillas (Spain) makes a save.
- 25Pranjić (Croatia) has an effort on goal.
- 24Piqué (Spain) misses the target.
This time it is Ramos' defensive partner that has a go from range, but the ball does not come down in time. - 23Pletikosa (Croatia) makes a save.
- 23Ramos (Spain) has an effort on goal.
- 23Pletikosa (Croatia) makes a save.
- 23Torres (Spain) has an effort on goal.
- 22Rakitić (Croatia) takes the free-kick.
- 22Ramos (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Srna (Croatia).
- 22Pletikosa (Croatia) takes the free-kick.
- 21Torres (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Čorluka (Croatia).
- 21Xavi Hernández (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 20Vukojević (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Silva (Spain).
David Silva brought down five metres outside the area, just to the right-hand side. - 20Ramos (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 20Pranjić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Arbeloa (Spain).
- 19Ramos (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 19Srna (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Jordi Alba (Spain).
- 16Rakitić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Jordi Alba (Spain).
- 15Čorluka (Croatia) takes the free-kick.
- 14Iniesta (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Srna (Croatia).
- 12Iniesta (Spain) has an effort on goal.
David Silva slipped in Andrés Iniesta, but stretching, the midfielder could only poke the ball tamely towards goal. - 12Pletikosa (Croatia) makes a save.
It was an easy gather low to the keeper's left in the end. - 11Busquets (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 11Strinić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Arbeloa (Spain).
- 10Modrić (Croatia) takes the free-kick.
- 10Piqué (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Mandžukić (Croatia).
- 8Pletikosa (Croatia) takes the free-kick.
- 7Torres (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Schildenfeld (Croatia).
- 5Busquets (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 5Mandžukić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Busquets (Spain).
- 4Torres (Spain) misses the target.
The header is rushed and flies well over. - 4Xavi Hernández (Spain) delivers the corner.
Jordi Alba charges down the left, overlapping well, but Fernando Torres cannot reach the ball before it is cleared for a corner. - 3Rakitić (Croatia) takes the free-kick.
- 3Iniesta (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Srna (Croatia).
- 2Xavi Hernández (Spain) takes the free-kick.
- 1Mandžukić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Busquets (Spain).
Xavi Hernández to get the ball into the box here. 
The match is under way.
Spain kick off and immediately attack Croatia with Andrés Iniesta.
Legend:
- Goals
Own goal
Converted penalty
Missed penalty
Red card- Yellow card
Second yellow card- Substitution
History
Croatia - Spain 0-1 - 18/06/2012 - Match page - UEFA EURO 2012