Spain 4-1 Croatia: Score, Goals and Group A3 Standings
- 🔑 Spain beat Croatia 4-1 in Seville on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, taking control of UEFA Nations League Group A3 with 6 points from two matches. Lamine Yamal scored twice, with Marc Pubill and substitute Nico Williams also finding the net, while Dion Beljo scored Croatia’s only goal in reply.
- Goal sequence: Yamal opened the scoring in the 2nd minute, assisted by Álex Baena; Croatia’s Dion Beljo equalized in the 28th minute with a header; Marc Pubill restored Spain’s lead in the 31st minute, also with a header; and Yamal added a second before Nico Williams closed the scoring in the 89th minute.
- The result extended Spain’s unbeaten run to 40 matches, a new record for a men’s national team that surpasses Italy’s previous mark of 37 matches without a loss, set between 2018 and 2021, according to match trackers that have followed the streak.
- Spain sits atop Group A3 with 6 points through Matchday 2, three points clear of both England and Croatia, who are tied on 3 points each; Czechia remain winless after two matches. The standings are a snapshot that will change as the group stage runs through mid-November 2026.
- Tuesday’s match was Spain’s first home game since winning the 2026 World Cup in July, and captain Rodri paraded the trophy before kickoff at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium in Seville; the fixture also doubled as a rematch of the 2023 Nations League final, which Spain won on penalties.
- Spain’s next Group A3 fixture comes in November 2026, with four matchdays remaining before the six-match group stage concludes and the final table is decided; no betting odds, point spreads, or win-probability figures appear anywhere on this page.
Spain beat Croatia 4-1 in Seville on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, moving top of UEFA Nations League Group A3 with two wins from two matches. Lamine Yamal scored twice as the reigning World Cup champions followed their Matchday 1 win over England with a statement performance at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium, extending Spain’s unbeaten run to a record 40 matches along the way. The match also marked Spain’s first appearance on home soil since winning the World Cup in July 2026.
What was the final score in Spain vs. Croatia?
Spain won 4-1, with Lamine Yamal scoring twice, Marc Pubill adding a third, and substitute Nico Williams completing the scoring in stoppage time. Croatia’s lone goal came from Dion Beljo, who equalized in the first half before Spain pulled away for good. The match was played at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium in Seville on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, and doubled as a rematch of the 2023 UEFA Nations League final, which Spain won on penalties over Croatia.
How did each of the five goals happen?
Yamal opened the scoring inside two minutes, finishing a move started by Álex Baena, before the two sides traded three more goals either side of halftime. Croatia leveled through a Dion Beljo header off an Ivan Perišić cross, and Spain responded three minutes later through another header, from Marc Pubill off a Yamal corner delivery. Yamal put the game out of reach with his second goal after the hour mark, combining with Pedri, and substitute Nico Williams added the fifth goal in the 89th minute.
| Min | Scorer | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2' | Yamal | Spain |
| 28' | Beljo | Croatia |
| 31' | Pubill | Spain |
| 63' | Yamal | Spain |
| 89' | N. Williams | Spain |
Where does this leave the Group A3 standings?
Spain sits top of Group A3 with 6 points from two matches, three points clear of both England and Croatia after Matchday 2. England beat Czechia 2-0 on the same day, September 29, 2026, keeping pace with Spain at 3 points, and Croatia also sits on 3 points despite the loss, having beaten Czechia in the group opener. Czechia remain without a point through two matches. This is a Matchday 2 snapshot — Group A3 has four rounds left before the group stage concludes in November 2026, so the table will keep shifting from here.
| Team | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 6 | +4 |
| England | 3 | +1 |
| Croatia | 3 | -2 |
| Czechia | 0 | -3 |
Why does Spain’s 40-match unbeaten run matter?
Spain’s win over Croatia stretched its unbeaten run to 40 matches, a new record for a men’s national team. The previous mark of 37 matches without a loss belonged to Italy, set between 2018 and 2021. Spain has not lost a match since 2023, a stretch that includes winning the 2026 World Cup in July, when it beat Argentina 1-0 in the final. That run is reported here strictly as a completed, backward-looking count through Tuesday’s match — not as any kind of forecast for how much longer it continues.
What was the pre-match context at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium?
Tuesday’s match was Spain’s first home game since winning the World Cup, and captain Rodri paraded the trophy before kickoff. The fixture was also a rematch of the 2023 Nations League final, which Spain won on penalties after a scoreless draw with Croatia. The Seville crowd greeted the World Cup-winning squad in its first appearance on home soil since the July final in the United States.
What’s next for Group A3?
Spain, England, Croatia, and Czechia all return to Group A3 action in November 2026, as the six-match group stage runs toward its scheduled conclusion around November 17. Spain’s two wins from two matches put it in firm control of the group with more than half the schedule still to play, but points remain available for every team, and the final standings won’t be set until the last round is completed.
Spain’s win over Croatia follows its comeback victory over England in the Group A3 opener, and we’ll track every result as the group table takes shape toward its November conclusion.
How we verified this
The final score and goal sequence (Yamal 2’, Beljo 28’, Pubill 31’, Yamal 63’, N. Williams 89’) were checked against a major US sports network’s match report, a Middle East-based wire service’s recap, and a Spanish club’s own match report, which independently listed matching goal minutes and assists, including Yamal’s opener being set up by Álex Baena and Beljo’s equalizer coming from an Ivan Perišić cross.
Spain’s 40-match unbeaten run, and the claim that it is a new record surpassing Italy’s previous 37-match mark (2018-2021), were checked across multiple independent sports outlets and match-data sites at the time of writing, which reported matching figures with no discrepancy found.
The Group A3 standings after Matchday 2 (Spain 6 points, England and Croatia 3 points each, Czechia 0 points) were checked against a major US sports network’s standings table and matched reported Matchday 2 results across the group, including England’s 2-0 win over Czechia on the same day, September 29, 2026. This snapshot will change as later matchdays are played, so it is presented here as a point-in-time table rather than a final standing.
The pre-match trophy parade and World Cup context (Spain’s first home match since the July 2026 World Cup final, captain Rodri carrying the trophy) were corroborated by a wire-service recap and a Spanish club’s own match report.
No betting odds, spreads, or win-probability models appear anywhere on this page.