Spain VS Croatia || UEFA Nations League Final 2023.
UEFA
Croatia and Spain met in the UEFA Nations League final yesterday. Where the Spanish national football team won the title after defeating Croatia. When neither team scored in the first 90 minutes of this exciting match then the game was played in extra time. But when there is no goal in the extra time, the fate of the match was decided in the penalty shoot-out. Spain confirmed the title by defeating Croatia 5-4 in that penalty shoot-out.
Even before the match, the fans were expecting good competition. Because both teams that make it to the final are capable of winning the title. Earlier these two teams have proved how capable they are. Spain is the team that won the World Cup. On the other hand, Croatia didn't win the World Cup but the team played the final of the World Cup.
In yesterday's match, both teams entered the field with their strong XI The match was held on time at the Feyenoord Stadium in the Netherlands. Both teams started playing aggressively from the beginning of the match. However, in the first half, no team was able to score even after creating great scoring opportunities. As a result, Spain and Croatia went into the break without a goal.
Both teams came back from the break and became more aggressive. But neither team could see the desired goal. However, Croatia missed the easiest goal chance at the scheduled time of the match. In the whole match, they shot 5 on target but failed to score any goal. On the other hand, out of the 21 shots made by Spain, only two were on-target shots. Both of which were blocked by Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic.
When no goals scored in the allotted time of the match, an extra thirty minutes of play begins. Spain and Croatia couldn't score any extra-time goals. So the fate of the match is decided in the penalty shootout. Spain beat Croatia on penalties to win the UEFA Nations League title. Both teams managed to score four goals in the first five penalty shootouts.
But Croatia failed to score in the sixth shoot of a penalty shootout. On the other hand, Spain won the match with the sixth penalty shootout and their victory was confirmed.
In this victory, Spain tasted the UEFA Nations League victory for the first time. Rodri was selected as the man of the match for his outstanding performance in the match.