Croatia comes from behind to stun Spain and win Group D

“We had the game more or less controlled but we made some errors and they punished us”, he said.

“You have to happy that you are not playing against Croatia”, he said when asked why he wanted to avoid Italy, where he plays his club football with Inter Milan, by scoring a sensational late victor.

“We have to recover well”.

It was a night to forget for Spain as, despite taking the lead after just seven minutes against Croatia tonight, they somehow conspired to lose 2-1 in their final Euro 2016 Group D match in Bordeaux.

The miss encouraged the Croatians, who were playing without two of their star players, midfielder Luka Modric and forward Mario Mandzukic, both out with muscle injuries.

An Ivan Rakitic lob hit the woodwork for Croatia, who equalised when Nikola Kalinic turned in Ivan Perisic’s cross.

Spain had a chance to retake the lead, but defender Sergio Ramos saw his penalty saved by Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic in the 72nd minute.

Croatia coach Ante Cacic said the footballers’ heroics should be an example to their unruly fans who have brought the threat of sanctions on the country for their flare-throwing abuse.

“These players are showing how you have to represent and play for your country and how you have to behave”.

However, Perisic warned Croatia can not get carried away if they are to go better than when they reached the World Cup semi-finals in France in 1998. It will next play either host nation France or Wales.

Turkey came back from the dead to beat the Czech Republic 2-0 in the Euro 2016 Group D clash on Tuesday evening in the French city of Lens, according to Anadolu Agency.

Goals from Burak Yilmaz and Ozan Tufan gave Turkey a win which means they can still progress to the last 16 as one of the top third-placed teams in the group stage.

POLAND 1, UKRAINE 0: Poland won at Marseille, France, and made it into the knockout round for the first time, beating Class C opponent Ukraine, which already had been eliminated.

Germany will now play Albania or Slovakia in Lille on Sunday. “They managed to score with the few chances they had but we have to think of it as we have qualified even if we face a more hard opponent”, Ramos told Telecinco.

“We still have some problems, but now it’s easier for us to find solutions”, Terim said.

“We don’t have a scientific way of saying these (players) can play, or these can’t play”. We have to learn from this game.

“They don’t enjoy losing”, said Del Bosque.

Volkan Sen’s low drive just missed the target in another good chance of the first half, while captain Arda Turan headed over the bar 15 minutes from the end.

Northern Ireland’s zero goal difference – preserved by a heroic display by goalkeeper Michael McGovern against the Germans – ensures it will advance.