We already have a Nations League champion: Spain wins the UEFA Nations League
Today, in the final of the Final Four of the UEFA Nations League, the Croatian team that came to this match after they beat the team led by Ronald Koeman, the Netherlands in extra time. On the other hand, Luis de la Fuente’s team came to this match after beating the Italians by two goals to one. Both teams were going to go all out to try to win this edition of the UEFA Nations League and thus already have a guaranteed place in the next World Cup 2026, which will be held in the American continent, in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
The Spanish team was going to start warning with occasions, in the 10th minute they were going to have a good chance with a ball from Fabián that was going to end up crashing into the post. The game in the first part was going to be complicated for both national teams, the game was going to go to rest with the initial equality on the scoreboard.
The general tone of the game was going to be the same in the early stages of the second half until the Croatian national coach made a move and decided to send Pasalic off the pitch for Petkovic. Luis de la Fuente was going to do the same and in the 66th minute, he gave Jeremy Pino and Morata a start so that Ansu Fati and Joselu could enter.
Occasions were going to arrive for both teams but without any danger. In minute 84 the Spanish team was going to have a great opportunity through Ansu Fati who was going to take out the Croatian defense at the finish line.
The 90 minutes were over and the initial equality on the scoreboard was going to continue, the game going to extra time, nothing was going to happen in the first part of extra time, and in the second 15 minutes there were going to be more occasions that did not reach anything for which the final had to be decided from 11 meters away, said penalty shootout was going to be won by Spain after going over the Croatians on penalties.