Nations League roundup: Lamine Yamal sinks Croatia in Spain’s World Cup homecoming

Lamine Yamal scored twice and provided an assist as Spain defeated Croatia 4-1 in the Nations League in Andalusia. The match marked Spain's first home game since winning the World Cup, extending their unbeaten run to 40 games. Yamal opened the scoring after just 75 seconds before setting up Marc Pubill to restore Spain's lead after Dion Beljo equalized. Yamal added his second goal in the 63rd minute, and Nico Williams completed the victory with a late strike.

Before kick-off at Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, Spain captain Rodri presented the World Cup trophy alongside Sevilla legend Jesús Navas. Elsewhere in the Nations League, Slovenia secured a 2-0 victory against North Macedonia, Moldova drew 1-1 with the Faroe Islands, Slovakia beat Kazakhstan 2-1, and Iceland defeated Luxembourg 3-0.