Croatia vs. Albania, UEFA EURO 2024
Team News and Match Preview
Euro 2024 begins with Croatia and Albania facing off in a Group B clash.
Both teams will be participating in the European Championship for the first time, but they will do so with different ambitions. Croatia is hoping to make a deep run in the tournament and is hoping for a more positive result than its 3-0 defeat against Spain. Albania, on the other hand, will be hoping to make a positive impression and will be looking to get a result against Croatia. Croatia will be without midfielder Nikola Vlasic, who was ruled out of the tournament through injury. Vlasic was a key player for Croatia in qualifying and his absence will be a blow to the team.
Albania's Interesting Statistics
Albania has won just one of its past 10 matches when facing a nation for the first time. D5 L4, beating Faroe Islands 3-1 in June 2023. Albania scored the fastest goal in the history of the European Championship. They will be looking to continue their positive form and make a statement against Croatia. Croatia will be hoping to bounce back from their defeat against Spain and get their Euro 2024 campaign back on track. They will be confident of getting a result against Albania, but they will need to be wary of the threat posed by the Albanian attack. The match is sure to be an entertaining affair and could go either way.
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