Spain vs Croatia: UEFA Nations League – Yamal, Modric, teams, form

What the report says
Spain host Croatia on Tuesday in a UEFA Nations League Group A3 match at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium in Seville, with Al Jazeera previewing a notable generational matchup between 19-year-old Lamine Yamal and 41-year-old Luka Modric. The game is scheduled for 8:45pm local time, and it follows winning starts for both teams in the competition.
According to the report, Spain began their campaign with a 3-2 comeback victory over England in London, while Croatia beat Czechia 2-1 in Prague. Spain enter the fixture as world champions and as the defending Nations League winners from 2023, while the article notes their long unbeaten run had reached 39 games, a record for a European side at the time of publication. Croatia, meanwhile, are described as a well-balanced team led by Modric, who played a key role in their opening result.
The preview also points to familiar names to watch, including Spain’s Dani Olmo and Croatia’s Ivan Perisic. Team news cited in the article says Spain were without goalkeeper Joan Garcia and defender Eric Garcia, while Croatia were missing Martin Baturina, Josip Juranovic and Martin Erlic. More broadly, the Nations League was created in 2018 to replace some friendlies with more competitive fixtures among European national teams.
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