Spain's exhibition of attacking football in Thursday's Mediterranean derby in Gelsenkirchen has launched them into the Last 16 of the European Championships as group winners.
Luis de la Fuente's team leads Group B and is assured of meeting a third-placed team in the Last 16, which will be played on Sunday 30 June at 21:00 (Spanish peninsular time) at the Cologne Stadium.
Before that, Albania await at the same time next Monday at the Arena in Düsseldorf to finish off the group stage, which as far as Spain are concerned is as follows:
GROUP B. EURO 2024
| Position | Country | Games played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Goal difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1º | SPAIN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2º | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3º | Albania | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 4º | Croatia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
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24 teams make up the 17th UEFA European Championships, divided into six groups of four teams each, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the Last 16 along with the four best third-placed teams from the six groups.