Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Croatia win group by beating holders Spain (Reuters)

Football Soccer - Croatia v Spain - EURO 2016 - Group D - Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France - 21/6/16 Croatia's Ivan Perisic celebrates after scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

By Steve Tongue BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - Holders Spain lost for the first time in 15 matches at the European Championship finals on Tuesday when Croatia beat them 2-1 to win Group D at Euro 2016. Ivan Perisic scored the winner with three minutes left after Croatia keeper Danijel Subasic had saved a penalty from Spain captain Sergio Ramos with 20 minutes remaining. Croatia's Nikola Kalinic had canceled out an early goal from Spain striker Alvaro Morata in the first half.


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