Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Yamal Double Fires Spain Past Croatia 4-1; England Win 2-0


(MENAFN) World champions Spain stretched their unbeaten run to 40 matches and kept their perfect UEFA Nations League record intact on Tuesday, beating Croatia 4-1 in Seville, while England collected their first points of the campaign with a 2-0 win over Czechia in Prague.

Lamine Yamal was the driving force for Spain, scoring twice and setting up another goal. He put the hosts ahead early, but Croatia hit back to level the score. Marc Pubill restored Spain's lead soon afterwards, converting a Yamal assist.

The Barcelona winger added his second after the break, and Nico Williams wrapped up the win late on. The result leaves Spain on six points from two games, following their 3-2 victory over England at Wembley in their opening match.

England answered that defeat in Prague, where Czechia went down to 10 men in the first half after Pavel Sulc was sent off. Even with the extra man, England needed until shortly after the interval for Anthony Gordon to break the deadlock. Captain Harry Kane then added a second, sealing Thomas Tuchel's side's first win of the campaign.

Other results
Finland 0-0 Belarus
Moldova 1-1 Faroe Islands
Scotland 0-3 Switzerland
Slovenia 2-0 North Macedonia
San Marino 0-3 Albania
Slovakia 2-1 Kazakhstan
Bulgaria 0-0 Estonia
Luxembourg 0-3 Iceland

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