Spain is through, but has a much bigger fish to fry on the path to cooking another title feast.
The Group D title means a much safer path toward a third-consecutive final, and Vicente del Bosque’s crew will earn it with a draw or win against Croatia.
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Meanwhile, the Czechs are still hoping for a knockout round appearance, and would love a multi-goal win over Turkey to go with a Spanish loss.
Turkey could still finish third, but needs to defeat the Czech Republic.
Group D | ||||||||||
GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |||
Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
Croatia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | ||
Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |