Spain Rally to Beat Croatia, Kane Shines for England in Nations League
Mikel Merino scored twice as Spain extended its unbeaten run to 42 matches and secured a Nations League quarterfinal berth.
- On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, world champions Spain rallied to defeat Croatia 2-1 in Split, while England secured a 3-0 victory against the Czech Republic in Nations League group-stage action.
- The Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino scored twice in Spain's comeback victory, extending their unbeaten run to 42 matches, while England captain Harry Kane marked his record-tying 125th appearance with two goals.
- Kane's second strike brought his international tally to 91 goals, an outright England record, while Croatia's Ivan Perisic was sent off in the 79th minute, allowing Merino to complete the comeback 10 minutes later.
- Spain leads their group with 12 points, successfully sealing a place in the Nations League quarter-finals, while England remains in contention with nine points and Croatia sits at three.
- The final two rounds of group-stage action occur during the November international break, with eight teams finishing in the top two of their respective League groups advancing to knockout rounds beginning in March.
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The Roja, undefeated since 2023 in the official competition, almost came down from its cloud on Tuesday night in Split, but its luxury joker Mikel Merino, who entered half-time, decided otherwise. Arsenal's midfielder, a decisive scorer at the World 2026 to send his team in shifts, then in half-times, once again put on this "supersub" costume that suits him so well and makes his sense of the goal (61st, 88th), to prolong the Spanish series in pr…
Redacción deportes, 6 Oct (EFE).- Spain sealed this Tuesday its pass for the quarterfinals of the League of Nations after defeating Croatia (1-2) with two so many of the player of Arsenal Mikel Merino, in another demonstration of efficiency from the substitute, with which he reassembled the both of the Balkans in the [...] La entrada 1-2. Merino signs the rerun of Spain and the pass to quarters in the League of Nations was first published in Hol…
Spain rally to beat Croatia, Kane shines for England in Nations League
Oct 6 : World champions Spain recovered to beat Croatia 2-1 on Tuesday, with Mikel Merino scoring twice to extend their unbeaten run to 42 matches and seal a place in the Nations League quarter-finals on the final night of the fourth round of group-stage action.England eased to a 3-0 victory over the Czech Re
The Spanish international appeared before the microphones of 'TVE' after scoring Spain's two goals in the run-up to the Croatian combo.
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