Mattia Zaccagni scores in 98th minute as Italy draw 1-1 with Croatia to reach Euro 2024 last 16
Luka Modric had given Croatia lead seconds after seeing penalty saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma
Croatia finish group campaign on two points and unlikely to qualify as one of best third-placed teams
Group winners Spain beat Albania 1-0 thanks to Ferran Torres strike in off post
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England, France and the Netherlands have all gone through to the last 16 tonight without playing.
All three are guaranteed at least third spot in their groups and have four points so couldn't go out.
Anyone finishing third on a better record than three points and a -3 goal difference will go into the knockout stages.
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Lyle: Bravissimo! Shades of Del Piero vs Germany in 2006, what a finish.
Charlie: These old powerhouses Italy and Germany showing although they may not have the quality of teams past, they do still have that resilience and character to keep fighting till the end.
FT: Croatia 1-1 Italy
Chris Sutton
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
The Croatia fans are completely stunned.
What a game. What a finish. What a Euros.
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By my calculations, Croatia need England to beat Slovenia by three or more goals, Denmark to beat Serbia, Turkey to beat the Czech Republic and Portugal to beat Georgia to go through.
So it is possible - but they need all those four things.
FT: Albania 0-1 Spain
Ellen White
Former England striker on BBC Two
The work that Sylvinho has done with Albania in brilliant. The team, the connections made and the philosophy, they want to build something amazing and also grow the women's game as well. I think we're going to see them in other major tournaments.
FT: Croatia 1-1 Italy
Danny Murphy
Former England midfielder on BBC One
So dramatic. What a goal and Italy probably just about deserved a draw.
Croatia will be fuming, they had so many opportunities to keep the ball high-up and they gave it away.
Absolutely devastating for Luka Modric, they have thrown it away.
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Andrew: Heartbreak for Croatia, but sheer brilliance from Italy at the death after a frustrating prior 97 minutes to save them from having to roll the 3rd place dice.
Ben: Saw that coming a mile off. Croatia have just sat far too deep, and didn't keep hold of the ball in the corner. No need to try and attack and cross the ball, just keep it! Really gutted for Modric and co.
FT: Albania 0-1 Spain
Ashley Williams
Former Wales defender on BBC Two
I think the Spain manager has given all his players minutes on the pitch which is important. They got the job done, they didn't concede and they defended well.
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Chris Bevan
BBC Sport at Red Bull Arena
A few Croatia players are flat-out on the pitch. Some on their backs, others with their heads in their hands.
Some of the Italian team have collapsed to the turf too, but are showing very different emotions.
FT: Albania 0-1 Spain
Jose Fonte
Euro 2016 winner with Portugal on BBC Two
Albania gave it a really good go, they were positive and tried to make something happen for them which is something we have to give them credit for.
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This was the moment Luka Modric thought he was sending Croatia through to the last 16. Sadly for him and his country - and many neutrals - that's probably the end of his European Championship career. Maybe his final major tournament too.
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Sorry but Croatia brought that upon themselves. Poor game management.
Phil
FT: Croatia 1-1 Italy
Croatia players look absolutely devastated on the floor.
They can't pack their bags for home yet as they still have a tiny chance of going through as one of the best third-placed teams. But with two points and a goal difference of -3 it's so unlikely.
FT: Croatia 1-1 Italy
Danny Murphy
Former England midfielder on BBC One
Would you believe it!
Croatia don't keep the ball in the corner, but it takes nothing from the finish - beautifully executed from Mattia Zaccagni.
Croatia 1-1 Italy
Chris Sutton
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
I thought Croatia had seen this one through!
What a finish!
They work it well through the midfield. They pop it out to the left-hand side and it's a wonderful curled finish.
Croatia 1-1 Italy
That was the last kick.
Italy are into the last 16 as runners-up, and Croatia are very likely to go out.
Croatia 1-1 Italy
Alex Bysouth
BBC Sport at Red Bull Arena
Wow. Where on earth did that come from? The Croatia fans who have been bouncing all night have suddenly been stunned into silence. the pockets of blue have come to life.
Croatia 1-1 Italy
Chris Bevan
BBC Sport at Red Bull Arena
Absolute pandemonium in the Italy end.
Silent devastation in the rest of the stadium.
Mattia Zaccagni (90+8 mins)
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!!!!!!
Italy are going through and Croatia are probably going out.
The ball drops to Mattia Zaccagni on the edge of the box and he curls a sensational first-time effort into the top corner.
A beautiful goal to break Croatia hearts.
Croatia 1-0 Italy
Croatia's subs are on their feet. They're ready to run on to celebrate.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
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| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
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| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
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| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
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Manager: Zlatko Dalic
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Luciano Spalletti
Formation: 3 - 1 - 4 - 2
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This will be Croatia and Italy’s third meeting at a major tournament, all taking place in the group stages. Croatia won 2-1 at the 2002 FIFA World Cup before a 1-1 draw at UEFA EURO 2012.
Since gaining independence in the early 1990s, Croatia are unbeaten in their eight meetings against Italy (W3 D5). Their last three encounters have all ended 1-1.
This will be Croatia’s fifth UEFA European Championship meeting with the current reigning champions, with each game coming in the group stages. They beat Denmark 3-0 in 1996, drew 2-2 with France in 2004, lost 1-0 against Spain in 2012, before beating the Spaniards 2-1 in 2016.
Since the group phase was introduced in 1980, Italy have lost their final group game in only one of their nine appearances at the UEFA European Championship (W6 D2), going down 1-0 against Republic of Ireland in 2016.
Croatia have conceded five goals in two UEFA EURO 2024 group stage matches so far, only conceding more goals in two major tournament group stages, shipping six in EURO 2004 and six at the 2014 World Cup.
Croatia are winless at EURO 2024 (D1 L1) but haven’t gone through a group stage without winning at a major tournament since the 2006 World Cup (D2 L1). They’ve won their final group game at three of their last four major tournaments (D1) since losing 3-1 to Mexico at the 2014 World Cup.
Italy lost 1-0 to Spain last time out, attempting their fewest shots in a UEFA EURO game on record (four). They have never lost consecutive games at the European Championship.
Croatia have already had more shots (38) and more shots on target (15) at EURO 2024 than they had in their EURO 2020 group stage (30 shots, 10 on target). Indeed, they’ve only had more efforts on target at the group stages of two UEFA EURO tournaments – 19 in 2004 and 16 in 1996.
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is set to make his 10th UEFA EURO appearance for Italy – aged 25 years and 120 days on the day of this game, he will be the youngest goalkeeper to hit this milestone in European Championship history (current youngest is Rui Patrício in 2016, aged 28).
Luka Modric made his 34th appearance across the UEFA EURO + World Cup combined for Croatia against Albania, a total just six outfield European players can better. On MD2, he played 64 passes in the final third, the second-most by a player on record in a European Championship match (1980 onwards), behind Mesut Özil for Germany vs Greece at EURO 2012 (74).
