Yamal scores twice as Spain beat Croatia 4-1

Spain beat Croatia 4-1 in a Nations League Group A3 match in Seville on Tuesday, September 29, as Lamine Yamal scored twice and assisted Marc Pubill’s goal. Nico Williams added a late fourth for the World Cup champions, who maintained their perfect start in the group. Yamal put Spain ahead inside the opening two minutes, continuing a run of early scoring that had begun in the team’s previous match against England. Croatia equalised in the 28th minute when Dion Beljo headed in Ivan Perisic’s cross. Spain restored their lead soon afterward: Yamal sent a cross into the penalty area and Pubill headed home. Yamal scored again in the 63rd minute, beating Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic from a tight angle. Williams, introduced as a substitute, completed the scoring in the 89th minute. Spain had threatened further in the first half, including an effort by Fermin Lopez that struck the post. The match was Spain’s first at home since the team won the World Cup in July. Before kickoff, captain Rodri presented the trophy to the crowd at Seville’s Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan. Spain’s victory followed a 3-2 win over England at Wembley on Saturday, in which Yamal also scored.