Lamine Yamal Stars as Spain Defeats Croatia 4-1
Spain achieved a 4-1 victory over Croatia in the UEFA Nations League, with Lamine Yamal scoring two goals. Yamal opened the scoring within two minutes after a flick from Fermín López, but Croatia equalized through Dion Beljo's header from Ivan Perišić's cross.
Spain quickly regained the lead with Marc Pubill's header from a Yamal delivery and Yamal's second goal from a Pedri through ball. Nico Williams completed the scoring in the 89th minute.
This win followed Spain's 3-2 victory over England on Matchday 1, giving them six points in Group A3. Meanwhile, England secured their first points of the campaign with a 2-0 win against Czechia, who played with ten men after Pavel Šulc's red card.
Anthony Gordon scored the opener early in the second half, followed by Harry Kane doubling the lead. This victory came after England's previous loss to Spain.
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