Round of 16: Croatia v Spain (in Copenhagen, Denmark)

[Magrat Garlick]

Kickoff 28 June, 18.00 local/5pm BST

H2H (competitive): Croatia 2, drawn 0, Spain 2 (a Yugoslav team with one Croatian in goal and one as captain knocked Spain out of the 1990 World Cup, not counted)
Euro history: Croatia quarterfinals 1996, 2008; Spain champions 1964, 2008, 2012, finalists 1984

Winner plays winner of France v Switzerland, in St Petersburg, Russia

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Perisic is out with Covid.

 

[wpdavid]

Perisic is out with Covid.

Then I would be surprised if none of his team-mates have caught it too.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

It’s interesting (albeit mildly) how not being able to hug is such a big deal amongst Covid advice yet there appears to be no risk of transmission considered amongst footballers. He scored against Scotland and a group hug ensued.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

big miss that by koke

 

[Spark]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sledger]

Hahaha oh man

 

[Spark]

they really should be 2-0 up too

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

wtf

 

[cnerd123]

Lolol

 

[Uppercut]

Haha oh man that’s so hard to watch.

 

[Spark]

Garcia has been pants every time he's played for City for over a year. What do Spain - and Barca - see in him?

 

[cnerd123]

Feels like there are more Croats in the crowd

 

[wpdavid]

Haha oh man that’s so hard to watch.

Not at all, it's comedy gold.

 

[wpdavid]

Feels like there are more Croats in the crowd

Especially when the Spanish anthem was roundly booed

 

[Lillian Thomson]

It’s an unwritten law that you don’t hit back passes at pace on target

 

[wpdavid]

I reckon that someone has just realised that Copenhagen isn't in Croatia.

 

[Uppercut]

Garcia has been pants every time he's played for City for over a year. What do Spain - and Barca - see in him?

Starting games at CB for City at 19 is a pretty great sign even if he does struggle. Barca got him on a free.

He doesn’t look up to starting for Spain yet to me either, but I don’t know a lot about the alternatives.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Probably the least Spain deserve, tbf.

 

[Spark]

This is a fun game