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Croatia vs Spain
Kick off 18:45 GMT (+00:00) Arena Gdansk, Poland
Croatia Squad & Team News
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1 GK Stipe Pletikosa - Rostov
2 DF Ivan Strinić - Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
3 DF Josip Šimunić - Dinamo Zagreb
4 DF Jurica Buljat - Maccabi Haifa
5 DF Vedran Ćorluka - Bayer Leverkusen
6 DF Danijel Pranjić - Bayern Munich
7 MF Ivan Rakitić - Sevilla
8 MF Ognjen Vukojević - Dynamo Kyiv
9 FW Nikica Jelavić - Everton
10 MF Luka Modrić - Tottenham Hotspur
11 MF Darijo Srna (c) - Shakhtar Donetsk
12 GK Ivan Kelava - Dinamo Zagreb
13 DF Gordon Schildenfeld - Eintracht Frankfurt
14 MF Milan Badelj - Dinamo Zagreb
15 DF Šime Vrsaljko - Dinamo Zagreb
16 MF Tomislav Dujmović - Real Zaragoza
17 FW Mario Mandžukić - VfL Wolfsburg
18 FW Nikola Kalinić - Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
19 MF Niko Kranjčar - Tottenham Hotspur
20 MF Ivan Perišić - Borussia Dortmund
21 DF Domagoj Vida - Dinamo Zagreb
22 FW Eduardo - Shakhtar Donetsk
23 GK Danijel Subašić - Monaco
Coach: Slaven Bilić
On 10 May 2012 a provisional list of 27 players was announced. On 29 May, the final 23 man squad was announced. On 4 June 2012, Ivica Olić was ruled out with a injury and was replaced by Nikola Kalinić. On 7 June 2012, Ivo Iličević was ruled out with a injury and was replaced by Šime Vrsaljko.
Croatia had to add a new face to their squad at the last minute as defender Sime Vrsaljko was rushed in to replace the injured midfielder Ivo Ilicevic. Vedran Corluka is a doubt with a thigh strain, but manager Slaven Bilic is confident the versatile defender will be fit.
Spain Squad & Team News
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1 GK Iker Casillas (c) - Real Madrid
2 DF Raúl Albiol - Madrid
3 DF Gerard Piqué - Barcelona
4 MF Javi Martínez - Athletic Bilbao
5 DF Juanfran Torres - Atlético Madrid
6 MF Andrés Iniesta - Barcelona
7 FW Pedro Rodríguez - Barcelona
8 MF Xavi Hernández - Barcelona
9 FW Fernando Torres - Chelsea
10 MF Cesc Fàbregas - Barcelona
11 FW Álvaro Negredo - Sevilla
12 GK Víctor Valdés - Barcelona
13 MF Juan Mata - Chelsea
14 MF Xabi Alonso - Real Madrid
15 DF Sergio Ramos - Real Madrid
16 MF Sergio Busquets - Barcelona
17 DF Álvaro Arbeloa - Real Madrid
18 DF Jordi Alba - Valencia
19 FW Fernando Llorente - Athletic Bilbao
20 MF Santi Cazorla - Málaga
21 MF David Silva - Manchester City
22 MF Jesús Navas - Sevilla
23 GK Pepe Reina - Liverpool
Coach: Vicente del Bosque
Vicente del Bosque named a squad to play in a set of warm-up matches on 15 May 2012, but it did not include any Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, or Chelsea players as the two Spanish sides were preparing for the Copa del Rey final on 25 May, while Chelsea were to take on Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on 19 May. On 21 May 2012, del Bosque called-up Chelsea players Fernando Torres and Juan Mata for the friendly matches. On 27 May, del Bosque gave the final squad list, complete with Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao players.
Spain might start the same team that beat Ireland comfertably, with Torres once again leading the line. The only injury concern in the Spain camp, was that of Busquets but he has overcome his problem and is fit to play
Referee - Wolfgang Stark (GER)
http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/matches/live/day=3/session=3/match=2003339/index.html
Nice link above if you can't find a stream or just want a break down of what happend and whats what about the game!
Croatia Starting 11
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Pletikosa(GK)
Strinić
Čorluka
Schildenfeld
Vida
Vukojević
Rakitić
Pranjić
Modrić
Srna(C)
Mandžukić
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Pletikosa(GK)
Strinić
Čorluka
Schildenfeld
Vida
Vukojević
Rakitić
Pranjić
Modrić
Srna(C)
Mandžukić
Spain 11
Formation: 4-3-3
Casillas(GK) (C)
Arbeloa
Piqué
Sergio Ramos
Jordi Alba
Xavi Hernández
Xabi Alonso
Busquets
Silva
Torres
Iniesta
Formation: 4-3-3
Casillas(GK) (C)
Arbeloa
Piqué
Sergio Ramos
Jordi Alba
Xavi Hernández
Xabi Alonso
Busquets
Silva
Torres
Iniesta
Group C Standings;
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Timeline of Events:
Croatia 0 - 1 Spain
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