Croatia v Italy, 24 June 2024

Score1-1
RefereeDanny Makkelie
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Finals Group B
VenueRed Bull Arena, Leipzig
Attendance38,322

View Croatia v Italy head to head

Kick-off: 9.00pm local . Head to Head Played: 10 Croatia won: 3 Drawn: 6 Italy won: 1 . During the second world war, HNS (the Croatian Football Federation) joined FIFA and the Croatian national team played several games including a 4-0 loss to Italy in Genoa in April 1942.

1 Croatia

Manager: Zlatko Dalić

1 Italy

Manager: Luciano Spalletti

Goals:

Luka Modrić 55 G

Goals:

Mattia Zaccagni 90+8 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dominik Livaković
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Josip Stanišić
Defender Josip Sutalo
Defender/Midfielder Marin Pongračić
Midfielder Marcelo Brozović
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Luka Modrić (captain)
Midfielder Luka Sučić
Midfielder/Forward Mario Pašalić
Forward Andrej Kramarić

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper (captain)
Alessandro Bastoni Defender
Riccardo Calafiori Defender
Matteo Darmian Defender
Giovanni Di Lorenzo Defender
Federico Dimarco Defender/Midfielder
Nicolò Barella Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
Lorenzo Pellegrini Midfielder
Giacomo Raspadori Forward
Mateo Retegui Forward

Substitutions:

Ante Budimir for Mario Pašalić 46
Luka Ivanušec for Mateo Kovačić 70
Ivan Perišić for Luka Sučić 70
Lovro Majer for Luka Modrić 81
Josip Juranović for Andrej Kramarić 90

Substitutions:

Davide Frattesi for Lorenzo Pellegrini 46
Federico Chiesa for Federico Dimarco 57
Gianluca Scamacca for Giacomo Raspadori 75
Nicolò Fagioli for Jorginho 81
Mattia Zaccagni for Matteo Darmian 81

Cards:

Luka Sučić 24 Y
Luka Modrić 60 Y
Luka Ivanušec 73 Y
Marin Pongračić 78 Y
Josip Stanišić 82 Y
Marcelo Brozović 90+1 Y

Cards:

Riccardo Calafiori 90+3 Y
Nicolò Fagioli 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ivica Ivušić
Goalkeeper Nediljko Labrović
Defender Martin Erlić
Defender Domagoj Vida
Defender/Midfielder Josip Juranović
Defender/Midfielder Marco Pašalić
Defender/Midfielder Ivan Perišić
Defender/Midfielder Borna Sosa
Midfielder Martin Baturina
Midfielder Lovro Majer
Midfielder/Forward Luka Ivanušec
Midfielder/Forward Marko Pjaca
Forward Ante Budimir
Forward Bruno Petković

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Meret
Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario
Defender Raoul Bellanova
Defender Alessandro Buongiorno
Defender Gianluca Mancini
Defender/Midfielder Andrea Cambiaso
Defender/Midfielder Federico Gatti
Midfielder Bryan Cristante
Midfielder Stephan El Shaarawy
Midfielder Nicolò Fagioli
Midfielder Michael Folorunsho
Midfielder Davide Frattesi
Midfielder Mattia Zaccagni
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Forward Gianluca Scamacca

Comments:

Croatia would have clinched second position with a win in this game but would now have to rely on results elsewhere to qualify for the knockout stages as one of the top four third placed teams. . This was their fifth game at a UEFA European Championship tournament against the reigning champions. Their only win was against Spain in 2016. . Aged 38 years and 289 days, Luka Modric had now become the oldest-ever player to score at a UEFA European Championship tournament; previously Ivica Vastić of Austria against Poland at Euro 2008 (38 years and 257 days). . Croatia were awarded a penalty in the 53rd minute following a VAR review for handball. Luka Modrić's spot-kick was saved. . Croatia named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes.

Comments:

With their last-gasp equaliser, Italy finished as runners-up in Group B and qualified for the knockout stages. . They had now lost one of their final ten group games at UEFA European Championship tournaments; against Republic of Ireland in 2016 (won six). . Mattia Zaccagni scored his first international goal in his seventh appearance for the Azzurri.

1 Croatia

Manager: Zlatko Dalić

Goals:

Luka Modrić 55 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dominik Livaković
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Josip Stanišić
Defender Josip Sutalo
Defender/Midfielder Marin Pongračić
Midfielder Marcelo Brozović
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Luka Modrić (captain)
Midfielder Luka Sučić
Midfielder/Forward Mario Pašalić
Forward Andrej Kramarić

Substitutions:

Ante Budimir for Mario Pašalić 46
Luka Ivanušec for Mateo Kovačić 70
Ivan Perišić for Luka Sučić 70
Lovro Majer for Luka Modrić 81
Josip Juranović for Andrej Kramarić 90

Cards:

Luka Sučić 24 Y
Luka Modrić 60 Y
Luka Ivanušec 73 Y
Marin Pongračić 78 Y
Josip Stanišić 82 Y
Marcelo Brozović 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ivica Ivušić
Goalkeeper Nediljko Labrović
Defender Martin Erlić
Defender Domagoj Vida
Defender/Midfielder Josip Juranović
Defender/Midfielder Marco Pašalić
Defender/Midfielder Ivan Perišić
Defender/Midfielder Borna Sosa
Midfielder Martin Baturina
Midfielder Lovro Majer
Midfielder/Forward Luka Ivanušec
Midfielder/Forward Marko Pjaca
Forward Ante Budimir
Forward Bruno Petković

Comments:

Croatia would have clinched second position with a win in this game but would now have to rely on results elsewhere to qualify for the knockout stages as one of the top four third placed teams. . This was their fifth game at a UEFA European Championship tournament against the reigning champions. Their only win was against Spain in 2016. . Aged 38 years and 289 days, Luka Modric had now become the oldest-ever player to score at a UEFA European Championship tournament; previously Ivica Vastić of Austria against Poland at Euro 2008 (38 years and 257 days). . Croatia were awarded a penalty in the 53rd minute following a VAR review for handball. Luka Modrić's spot-kick was saved. . Croatia named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes.

1 Italy

Manager: Luciano Spalletti

Goals:

Mattia Zaccagni 90+8 G

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper (captain)
Alessandro Bastoni Defender
Riccardo Calafiori Defender
Matteo Darmian Defender
Giovanni Di Lorenzo Defender
Federico Dimarco Defender/Midfielder
Nicolò Barella Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
Lorenzo Pellegrini Midfielder
Giacomo Raspadori Forward
Mateo Retegui Forward

Substitutions:

Davide Frattesi for Lorenzo Pellegrini 46
Federico Chiesa for Federico Dimarco 57
Gianluca Scamacca for Giacomo Raspadori 75
Nicolò Fagioli for Jorginho 81
Mattia Zaccagni for Matteo Darmian 81

Cards:

Riccardo Calafiori 90+3 Y
Nicolò Fagioli 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Meret
Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario
Defender Raoul Bellanova
Defender Alessandro Buongiorno
Defender Gianluca Mancini
Defender/Midfielder Andrea Cambiaso
Defender/Midfielder Federico Gatti
Midfielder Bryan Cristante
Midfielder Stephan El Shaarawy
Midfielder Nicolò Fagioli
Midfielder Michael Folorunsho
Midfielder Davide Frattesi
Midfielder Mattia Zaccagni
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Forward Gianluca Scamacca

Comments:

With their last-gasp equaliser, Italy finished as runners-up in Group B and qualified for the knockout stages. . They had now lost one of their final ten group games at UEFA European Championship tournaments; against Republic of Ireland in 2016 (won six). . Mattia Zaccagni scored his first international goal in his seventh appearance for the Azzurri.