Euro 2024 latest: Last-minute stunner sends Italy to knockouts after 1-1 draw against Croatia

Italy seemed doomed to a long Euro 2024 qualification limbo till substitute Mattia Zaccagni equalised in the 98th minute to draw 1-1 against a combative Croatian side.

Luka Modrić’s second-half opening goal nearly sent Croatia through as the runner-up, but Lazio's winger swept a brilliant shot inside the far post to cap a furious finale from the defending champions.

Italy needed a point to progress, while Croatia realistically needed a win to stay in the tournament. The Croatians have two points from their three games and must wait on other results to see if it’s enough to scrape through as one of the best third-place finishers.

Luciano Spalletti's Italian squad will now be playing Switzerland in Berlin on Saturday at 18.00 in the knockout stage opening game.

Despite not many goals being scored, the game was quite intense, particularly in the first half, and dominated by stunning saves from both Italy's Gianluigi Donnarumma and Croatia's Dominik Livaković.

Croatia confirmed being a tough opponent for Italy, as the Azzurri never succeeded in beating them in any major tournament so far.

Thanks to his goal, Croatia's 38-year-old captain Luka Modric became the oldest scorer in Euros history.

Despite changing almost the entire line-up, Spain continued their Euro 2024 winning streak with a 1-0 win over Albania.

With his team sure to finish top of Group B, Spain coach Luis de la Fuente made 10 changes to his starting eleven, and Spain won all three group games at the Euros for the first time since 2008, when they won the tournament.

A 13th-minute goal by Barcelona's Ferran Torres gave La Roja the three points and goalkeeper David Raya's stoppage-time save from Armando Broja ensured Spain completed the group stage without conceding a