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Albania's dramatic late equalizer against Croatia kept their Euro 2024 hopes alive. A win against Spain could see them reach four points and potentially advance to the knockout stages. However, this would be a massive upset given their 0-8 head-to-head record against Spain, with an aggregate score of 3-31.

Following a heavy 3-0 defeat to Spain in their opening group game, Croatia (FIFA rank: #10) have now lost three of their last five competitive matches (W2), which is as many defeats as they'd suffered in their previous 29 such games (W16, D10). However, the wider picture shows that the defeat against Spain was a first in seven outings overall for Zlatko Dalić's side (90 mins: W5, D1), and the first time they'd conceded 3+ goals since the World Cup semi-final in 2022.

Defending champions Italy begin their UEFA Euro 2024 campaign in Dortmund's Signal Iduna Park, hoping to start strongly against Group B's lowest-ranked team Albania to reach the knockout rounds for a fifth straight major tournament. The Azzurri have won their last two Euros openers without conceding against Turkey (3-0) and Belgium (2-0), boosting their chances here.