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The last elegy for Croatia's golden generation?
On June 25, Beijing time, the group stage of Group B of the 2024 European Championship ushered in a much-anticipated matchup, the defending champion Italy faced the world's ninth-ranked Croatia, this game can be described as a "group of death" life and death battle, both sides are eager to win, for the group to qualify for valuable points, but the process of the game is full of drama, and finally a 1-1 handshake, Croatia's golden generation of European Cup prospects have also become confusing
In the 55th minute of the game, the experienced Croatia got a penalty opportunity, their captain, Modric missed this precious penalty, Italian goalkeeper Donnarumma made a wonderful save, fate made a man, just 33 seconds later, Modric completed his redemption, he was clever in front of the goal to make up for the goal, this goal also allowed him to surpass the legendary star Ryan Giggs, become the oldest goalscorer in the history of the European Cup, 38 years and 289 days of "magic flute" Once again, it has proved to the world that the sword is not old
Italy's "golden bombers" saved the Bluecoats
Defending champions Italy were not willing to surrender and in the 98th minute, Italy finally seized their chance when substitute Zaccagni scored the equaliser to level the score at 1-1, a goal that was undoubtedly a shot in the arm for Italy, keeping their hopes of qualification alive in the "Group of Death".
Zaccagni's goal showed the resilience and heritage of Italian football, with Italy's attacking frustration for much of the game and Spalletti's tactical set-up being questioned, with Zaccagni's brilliance giving Italy a valuable point and a reminder of the Azzurri's spirit of not giving up in the face of adversity
Spalletti's tactical board and Italy's future
After the game, Italy coach Luciano Spalletti criticised his team's performance, saying that the players were too timid in the first half and did not play as well as they should have, and Spalletti's criticism was not unreasonable, and the Italian team exposed some problems in the game, especially the lack of creativity in the attacking end
Spalletti needs to find a solution to the problem as soon as possible, otherwise Italy's prospects at this tournament will be clouded, and what Spalletti needs to do is put it all together to create a team that can play both offensively and defensively
The qualification situation for the Plaid Corps is precarious
The draw was not a good result for Croatia, who need to fight for as many goals as they can in this game as they have just two points and a goal difference of -3 before this game to progress to the round of 16 with the best finish in their group
According to the rules, the four best third-placed teams will qualify for this tournament, and Croatia currently sit fifth in all groups and must be higher than Slovenia in Group C and the Czech Republic in Group F to qualify
Spain continued their unbeaten run and won all three games in the group stage
In the other game, Spain, who had already qualified early, faced Albania, the last opponent in the group stage, and in the end, thanks to Ferran Torres's goal, Spain won 1-0 and advanced to the knockout stage with a record of three wins
It is worth mentioning that Spain has maintained a clean sheet in the group stage of this European Championship, which is also the first time in the history of the Spanish team that they have not conceded a goal in the group stage of the European Championship, and it is also the second time that the Spanish team has won all three games in the group stage after Euro 2008
The future of Croatia is still promising
For Croatia, although the result of this game was not satisfactory, their performance is still worthy of recognition, Modric, Perisic and other veterans are still the team's anchor, while young players such as Sucic and Gvardiol have also shown good potential
Croatian football has a glorious tradition and it is believed that in the future, this young Plaid Army will still be able to occupy a place in world football
The European Championship is back in flames, and the excitement continues
The Euro 2024 group stage is in full swing, with teams battling it out for qualification, and we believe that we will enjoy more exciting matches and witness more exciting moments in football in the next competitions
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