Spain won the Nations League after defeating Croatia in the penalty shootout Spain beat Croatia 5-4 on penalties on Sunday to win the Nati...
Spain won the Nations League after defeating Croatia in the penalty shootout
Spain beat Croatia 5-4 on penalties on Sunday to win the Nations League. Dani Carvajal was a big part of that.
90 minutes and extra time were played, but there was no goal until the kick-off went to the goal. Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon showed his skill with Lovro Mayer and Bruno Petkovic before Carvajal got the last goal. He gave La Roja their first title since Euro 2012, taking away Croatia's chance to win.
Zlatko Dalic's team has never won a big trophy, but they hope to win the Nations League. They came in second at the 2018 World Cup and third in Qatar in 2022. She would honor her leader Luka Modric, who played his 166th game this year.
The win was a big boost for Spain's new coach, Luis de la Fuente. In March, when Spain lost to Scotland in a qualifier for the 2024 European Championship, he got a lot of bad feedback. in the 2021 final, she did to them.
