UEFA Euro 2024 Group B
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Group B of UEFA Euro 2024 took place from 15 to 24 June 2024.[1] The group contained Spain, Croatia, defending champions Italy, and Albania. Spain, Italy, and Croatia were drawn together in Group C of the UEFA Euro 2012, and just like 2012, Croatia would go out in the group stage while Spain would go on to win the tournament.
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
Qualifying Rankings November 2023[nb 1] |
FIFA Rankings April 2024 |
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| B1 |  Spain | 1 | Group A winner | 15 October 2023 | 12th | 2020 | Winners (1964, 2008, 2012) | 3 | 8 |
| B2 |  Croatia | 3 | Group D runner-up | 21 November 2023 | 7th | 2020 | Quarter-finals (1996, 2008) | 14 | 10 |
| B3 |  Italy | 4 | Group C runner-up | 20 November 2023 | 11th | 2020 | Winners (1968, 2020) | 18 | 9 |
| B4 |  Albania | 2 | Group E winner | 17 November 2023 | 2nd | 2016 | Group stage (2016) | 10 | 66 |
Notes
- The European Qualifiers overall rankings from November 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Croatia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Albania |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
In the round of 16,[2]
- The winner of Group B, Spain, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group F, Georgia.
- The runner-up of Group B, Italy, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Switzerland.
Matches
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Perspective
Spain vs Croatia
Both teams previously met in the 2023 UEFA Nations League final, which Spain won on penalties. With his start, Spain's Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to make an appearance in the UEFA European Championship final tournament.[3]
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Italy vs Albania
Nedim Bajrami scored for Albania after 23 seconds, netting the fastest goal in the UEFA European Championship history.[7]
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Croatia vs Albania
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Spain vs Italy
Italy and Spain faced each other in a fifth consecutive European Championships.[14] Their most notable clash was Spain's 4–0 victory in the UEFA Euro 2012 final.
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Albania vs Spain
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Croatia vs Italy
With his goal, Croatia's Luka Modrić became the oldest goalscorer in the UEFA European Championship final tournament.[21] However, the draw caused Croatia to finish last among the four best-ranked third-placed teams, eliminating them. This was the first time Croatia had failed to advance to the knockout stage of the Euros since Euro 2012 and in any major international football tournament since the 2014 World Cup.[22]
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Man of the Match:
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Discipline
Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams had been tied (and if a penalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows:[2]
- yellow card = 1 point
- red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
- direct red card = 3 points
- yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player or team official in a single match.
See also
Notes
- While sources initially indicated that Albania manager Sylvinho was shown a yellow card,[19] replays indicated that the card was instead given to his assistant manager Ervin Bulku.[20]
References
External links
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