Group B ofUEFA Euro 2024 took place from 15 to 24 June 2024.[1] The group containedSpain,Croatia, defending championsItaly, andAlbania. Spain, Italy, and Croatia were drawn together inGroup C of the UEFA Euro 2012, and just like 2012, Croatia would go out in the group stage while Spain would go on to win the tournament. The Group was considered the tournament'sGroup of Death due Italy, Spain, and Croatia being in the Top 10 of the FIFA Rankings heading into the tournament.
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Qualifying Rankings November 2023[nb 1] | FIFA Rankings April 2024 |
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| B1 |  Spain | 1 | Group A winner | 15 October 2023 | 12th | 2020 | Winners (1964,2008,2012) | 3 | 8 |
| B2 |  Croatia | 3 | Group D runner-up | 21 November 2023 | 7th | 2020 | Quarter-finals (1996,2008) | 14 | 10 |
| B3 |  Italy | 4 | Group C runner-up | 20 November 2023 | 11th | 2020 | Winners (1968,2020) | 18 | 9 |
| B4 |  Albania | 2 | Group E winner | 17 November 2023 | 2nd | 2016 | Group stage (2016) | 10 | 66 |
Notes
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Albania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
In theround of 16,[2]
Both teams previously met in the2023 UEFA Nations League final, which Spain won on penalties. With his start, Spain'sLamine Yamal became theyoungest player to make an appearance in the UEFA European Championship final tournament.[3]
          Spain[5] |     Croatia[5] |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[5] |
Nedim Bajrami scored for Albania after 23 seconds, netting thefastest goal in the UEFA European Championship history.[7]
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Croatia[11] |     Albania[11] |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[11] |
Italy and Spain faced each other in a fifth consecutive European Championships.[14] Their most notable clash was Spain's 4–0 victory in theUEFA Euro 2012 final.
Spain[16] |      Italy[16] |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[16] |
Albania[18] |      Spain[18] |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[18] |
With his goal, Croatia'sLuka Modrić became theoldest goalscorer in the UEFA European Championship final tournament.[21] However, the draw caused Croatia to finish last among the four best-ranked third-placed teams, eliminating them. This was the first time Croatia had failed to advance to the knockout stage of the Euros sinceEuro 2012 and in any major international football tournament since the2014 World Cup.[22]
Croatia[24] |  Italy[24] |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[24] |
Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams had been tied (and if apenalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows:[2]
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player or team official in a single match.
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| Spain | 1 | 3 | 1 | −5 | |||||||||
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 3 | −7 | |||||||||
| Albania | 2 | 3 | 3[a] | −8 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 2[a] | 6 | −8 | ||||||||||
65 min: The ref stops play as Sutalo goes down. There's a yellow shown by the ref to someone in the Croatian backroom staff, Vedran Corluka apparently, for doing something naughty.
Waging [sic] the finger – 52' Albania 0–1 Spain: Sylvinho has been booked for some over-enthusiastic protests against a free-kick being given against his Albania side — and he pushes his luck still further by wagging his finger with some gusto at the referee as he is walking off.
