CRO vs ITA Highlights, Euro 2024: Zaccagni scores in stoppage time to hold Croatia to 1-1 draw

CRO vs ITA Highlights: Catch the highlights of the Euro 2024 Group B match between Croatia and Italy played at the Leipzig Stadium.

Updated : Jun 25, 2024 02:47 IST

taly and Croatia face each other knowing their Euro 2024 survival is on the line in the decisive Group B match.
taly and Croatia face each other knowing their Euro 2024 survival is on the line in the decisive Group B match. | Photo Credit: Getty images
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taly and Croatia face each other knowing their Euro 2024 survival is on the line in the decisive Group B match. | Photo Credit: Getty images

Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the Euro 2024 Group B match between Croatia and Italy played at the Leipzig Stadium.

  • June 25, 2024 02:35
    MATCH REPORT

    Euro 2024: Zaccagni scores stoppage time equaliser against Croatia to help Italy qualify for last-16

    Mattia Zaccagni scored a stoppage time equaliser to push Italy over Croatia in Group B and qualify for the Round of 16 at the Leipzig Stadium on Monday.

  • June 25, 2024 02:29
    FULL-TIME
    90+9’ CRO 1-1 ITA | FULL TIME !!

    And that is it for the night as the referee blows the whistle for full-time. What an end to the match.

  • June 25, 2024 02:26
    90+8’ GOAALL!! CRO 1-1 ITA

    Italy scores!! Calafiori strides forward with the ball and lays it off to Zaccagni. He comes through the left side of the box and hits it first time to curl it past the keeper.

  • June 25, 2024 02:26
    90+6’ CRO 1-0 ITA

    Croatia is doing everything to keep its lead. Brozovic wins the ball in the middle of the pitch and passes it back. Minutes away now.

  • June 25, 2024 02:23
    90+4’ | CRO 1-0 ITA

    Another relief for Croatia as Ante Budimir is brought down in the middle off the pitch by Barella.

  • June 25, 2024 02:22
    YELLOW CARD
    90+3’ | Yellow card

    Calafiori is shown the card for a bad foul. This is perfect for Croatia who is barely hanging on to its lead.

  • June 25, 2024 02:20
    YELLOW CARD
    90+1’ CRO 1-0 ITA | Yellow card

    Eight minutes of added time to play. Brozovic is shown the yellow card for a harsh tackle.

  • June 25, 2024 02:18
    89’ CRO 1-0 ITA | Substitution

    Croatia: Kramaric is replaced by Josip Juranovic

  • June 25, 2024 02:16
    86’ CRO 1-0 ITA | CHANCE

    Retegui plays a ball through into the right side of the box for Chiesa. He smashes a cross into the middle but the ball flashes across the goal.

  • June 25, 2024 02:11
    83’ CRO 1-0 ITA | Yellow card

    Stanisic is shown the card for a bad foul on Scamacca.

  • June 25, 2024 02:09
    81’ CRO 1-0 ITA | Substitutions

    Croatia: Modric is replaced by Lovro Majer

    Italy: Darmian and Jorginho are replaced by Nicolo Fagioli and Mattia Zaccagni

  • June 25, 2024 02:09
    80’ CRO 1-0 ITA

    Modric plays a ball through on the right wing for Brozovic. He whips in a cross which is nicked away from Budimir by Bastoni. Italy hangs on.

  • June 25, 2024 02:07
    YELLOW CARD
    78’ CRO 1-0 ITA | Yellow card

    Pongracic is shown the card for a bad challenge.

  • June 25, 2024 02:05
    76’ CRO 1-0 ITA

    Italy is desperate now. As it stands Croatia is going through as the runner-up from Group B.

  • June 25, 2024 02:03
    72’

    Raspadori is subbed out for Scamacca

  • June 25, 2024 02:00
    70’

    Kovacic and Sucic out for Perisic and Ivanusec in!

  • June 25, 2024 01:57
    68’

    Italy are on the front foot now as it bombards Croatia’s box with a plethora of attacks. Chiesa’s inclusion has made a great impact on Italy’s attacking front..

  • June 25, 2024 01:52
    64’

    Chiesa who has recently come on for Italy is making the runs on the right flank but Croatia is sitting deep.

  • June 25, 2024 01:50
    LUKA MODRIC MAKES HISTORY

    Euro 2024: Luka Modric breaks record, becomes oldest goalscorer in Euros history during Croatia vs Italy

    Luka Modric became the oldest player to score a goal in the European Championships when he found the net for Croatia against Italy in their Group B match on Monday.

  • June 25, 2024 01:49
    YELLOW CARD
    60’

    Modric awarded a yellow card for a late tackle on Frattesi who was on a counter attack for Italy!

  • June 25, 2024 01:46
    57’ CRO 1-0 ITA | Substitution

    Italy: Dimarco is replaced by Federico Chiesa

  • June 25, 2024 01:43
    55’ GOAALL!! | CRO 1-0 ITA

    Modric scores!! Seconds after being denied. The saved penalty is recollected by Croatia and a cross comes into the box for Ante Budimir whose initial shot is saved by Donnarumma.

    Modric is there and flashes the ball into the top of the net from point-blank range.

  • June 25, 2024 01:42
    54’ Modric misses penalty | CRO 0-0 ITA

    Modric stands over the penalty. And Donnarumma makes the save!!

  • June 25, 2024 01:41
    52’ PENALTY FOR CROATIA | CRO 0-0 ITA

    Kramaric gets the ball inside the box and tries to take a shot. The ball takes a deflection off Frattesi’s left hand which was away from the body. 

    The referee checks and awards croatia the penalty.

  • June 25, 2024 01:37
    48’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    Croatia gets a freekick on the left side of the box after Kramaric is fouled by Di Lorenzo. The freekick from Modric is cleared away by Calafiori.

  • June 25, 2024 01:34
    CRO 0-0 ITA | SECOND HALF BEGINS

    Italy kicks off the match shooting from right to left. A substitution each for Croatia and Italy at the break

    Italy: Pellegrini is replaced by Davide Frattesi

    Croatia: Pasalic is replaced by Ante Budimir

  • June 25, 2024 01:17
    HALFTIME
    45+1’ CRO 0-0 ITA | HALF TIME

    Pasalic gets the ball on the left and tries to find Brozovic inside the box with a ball over the top. Brozovic stretches but cannot reach the ball before it goes out for a goal kick.

    And that is the last action of the half as the referee blows the whistle for half time.

  • June 25, 2024 01:15
    45’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    One minute of added time to play.

  • June 25, 2024 01:15
    44’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    Closing moments of a slow first half. Italy is passing the ball around the back and looks like it is looking to go into half time all square. 

  • June 25, 2024 01:12
    41’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    Sutalo is penalised in the middle of the pitch for a high boot against Raspadori.

  • June 25, 2024 01:10
    40’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    Five minutes plus added time to go.

  • June 25, 2024 01:07
    37’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    Italy is on the attack now. Raspadori finds Dimarco on the left, who lays the ball off to an incoming Calafiori. He links up with Pellegrini who drives into the box and takes a shot with his left.

    Livakovic does well again to gather the ball safely

  • June 25, 2024 01:04
    33’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    Another cross comes in now from Sucic. This time Darmian intercepts the pass and clears the ball away only as far as the Croatian players who resume their control of the ball.

  • June 25, 2024 01:01
    30’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    Croatia keeps possession of the ball and is trying to find a way through the Italian defence. They are flooding the penalty box as Modric plays a low cross in from the right. 

    Donnarumma reacts first to make the save before Pellegrini clears the ball away from danger.

  • June 25, 2024 00:58
    27’ CRO 0-0 ITA | SAVE

    Corner comes in from the left for Italy. Barella gets the ball at the edge of the box and he curls in a cross. Bastoni is wide open and heads towards the middle of the goal.

    Incredible reflexes from Livakovic to push the ball away for a corner.

  • June 25, 2024 00:54
    YELLOW CARD
    24’ CRO 0-0 ITA | Yellow card

    Luka Sucic is shown a yellow card for a bad challenge on Pellegrini in the middle of the pitch. 

  • June 25, 2024 00:52
    21’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    Calafiori whips in a cross from the left into the middle of the box. Retegui rises the highest but his header takes a slight deflection off Gvardiol to miss the target.

  • June 25, 2024 00:50
    19’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    Di Lorenzo flicks the ball into the middle towards Retegui who seemed to be through on goal. Pongracic tracks back and pulls down Retegui before he can break away. The referee has a good look before awarding the foul.

  • June 25, 2024 00:46
    16’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    Calafiori plays a ball over the top trying to find Raspadori. Sutalo holds him off and shows great composure to turn the ball away from the Italian an give Croatia the possession.

  • June 25, 2024 00:44
    13’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    Kramaric receives the ball and tries to find his teammate inside the box. Mateo Darmian read the pass well and came in with a sliding block to clear the ball away.

  • June 25, 2024 00:42
    10’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    Jorginho finds Dimarco on the left side of the pitch. He tries to play an early ball into Pellegrini who was making a run into the box. Pellegrini has to crouch to head the ball, but it ends up going well wide in the end.

  • June 25, 2024 00:39
    7’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    The Italians finally have the ball at their feet. Raspadori gets the ball in the middle of the pitch and spots Di Lorenzo making a run down the right wing. Di Lorenzo tries to find somebody in the middle but the Croatian defence does its job and clears it away.

  • June 25, 2024 00:35
    5’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    Kramaric makes a run into the box to meet a ball played over the top. Bastoni holds him off and sees the ball out for a goal kick. Italy gives away the ball to Croatia and Sucic gets the ball outside the box.

    He cuts to his left and takes a shot. Donnarumma is forced to punch the ball away for a corner.

  • June 25, 2024 00:32
    2’ CRO 0-0 ITA

    Croatia starts the game with a good spell of possession. Italy is happy to let its opponent hold the ball as they line up with a back five.

  • June 25, 2024 00:30
    CRO 0-0 ITA | KICK OFF!!

    Croatia kicks off the match shooting from right to left.

  • June 25, 2024 00:23
    Minutes to kick off

    The players are making their way into the stadium. Luka Modric leads Croatia while Gianluigi Donnarumma leads Italy.

  • June 25, 2024 00:12
    Referee Danny Makkelie will take charge of the match

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  • June 25, 2024 00:04
    CROATIA VS ITALY PREVIOUS FIVE MEETINGS

    12 Jun 2015: Croatia 1-1 Italy (UEFA European Championship qualifiers)

    16 Nov 2014: Italy 1-1 Croatia (UEFA European Championship qualifiers)

    14 Jun 2012: Italy 1-1 Croatia (UEFA European Championship qualifiers)

    16 Aug 2006: Italy 0-2 Croatia (International friendly)

    08 Jun 2002: Italy 1-2 Croatia (FIFA World Cup)

  • June 24, 2024 23:56
    Why is Federico Chiesa not starting?

    Euro 2024: Why is Federico Chiesa not starting for Italy against Croatia?

    Italian winger Federico Chiesa was left out of Luciano Spalletti’s starting lineup for the match against Croatia , after starting in the previous two matches of the group stage.

  • June 24, 2024 23:45
    HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD

    Played: 9

    Croatia: 3

    Italy: 1

    Draws: 5

  • June 24, 2024 23:25
    Italy starting XI

    Donnarumma, Darmian, Bastoni, Calafiori, Di Lorenzo, Barella, Jorginho, Dimarco, Pellegrini, Retegui, Raspadori 

  • June 24, 2024 23:24
    Croatia starting XI

    Livakovic, Stanisic, Sutalo, Pongracic, Gvardiol, Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic, Sucic, Kramaric, Pasalic

  • June 24, 2024 23:22
    LINEUPS OUT!!

  • June 24, 2024 23:12
    PREDICTED LINEUPS

    Croatia predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Livaković, Stanišić, Šutalo, Erlić, Gvardiol, Modrić, Kovačić, Pašalić, Sučić, Kramarić, Budimir

    Italy predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma, Darmian, Bastoni, Calafiori, Dimarco, Cristante, Barella, Chiesa, Pellegrini, Zaccagni, Retegu

  • June 24, 2024 23:02
    PREVIEW

    With wounds to dress and points to prove, Italy and Croatia face each other knowing their Euro 2024 survival is on the line in Monday’s decisive Group B match. 

    Italy’s chastening 1-0 defeat by a dominant Spain on Thursday and Croatia’s 2-2 draw with Albania after conceding a stoppage-time equaliser left both teams anxiously glancing at the table heading into their last game.

    CRO vs ITA, Euro 2024: Wounded Italy and Croatia face Group B showdown

    Italy, second with three points after its opening win over Albania, will be through to the last 16 as runners-up if it avoids defeat

  • June 24, 2024 22:53
    Where can you watch the Croatia vs Italy Euro 2024 Group B match?

    The Croatia vs Italy Euro 2024 Group B match will be live telecasted on the Sony Sports Ten 2 SD & HD in English, Sony Sports Ten 3 SD & HD in Hindi, Sony Sports Ten 4 SD & HD in Tamil & Telugu and Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD in Bengali & Malayalam.

    The match can be live-streamed on the SonyLIV app and website.

  • June 24, 2024 22:53
    When and where will the Croatia vs Italy match kick-off?

    The Euro 2024 Croatia vs Italy Group B match will kick off on 12:30 AM IST on June 25, Tuesday at the Leipzig Stadium.

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