Croatia and Spain compete in ongoing match with key goals and red card
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 6, 2026, 8:40 PM
Last updated Oct 6, 2026

Croatia faces Spain in a competitive match on October 6, 2026. Ivan Perisic opened the scoring for Croatia, heading the ball into the bottom left corner. Spain responded, equalizing with a goal from Mikel Merino in the second half. Perisic later received a red card, impacting Croatia's strategy as the match progresses.
- •Match began with Croatia leading 1-0 after Perisic's goal.
- •Mikel Merino scored to level the match at 1-1.
- •Ivan Perisic received a red card in the 79th minute.
- •The match continues to progress with implications for both teams.
- 8:40 PMYahoo Sports — Croatia x Spain - Highlights, Summary and Match Report
"Incidents: The story of the matchCroácia Official Line-ups: Dominik Livakovic, Luka Vuskovic, Josip Stanisic, Josip Sutalo, Josko Gvardiol, Kristijan Jakic, Nikola Vlasic, Mateo Kovacic, Luka Modrić...
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