Croatia v Spain

:00:46. > :00:53.Good evening. We have already said farewell to some of the giants of

:00:53. > :00:56.European football. The Republic of Ireland are out, you don't win 0.4

:00:56. > :01:06.made a bitter and support sadly. Tonight one more top team will be

:01:06. > :01:06.

:01:06. > :02:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:02:36. > :02:42.leaving, but will it be Italy, Here on BBC One we will be watching

:02:42. > :02:50.Spain take on Croatia. Whoever wins in Gdansk will finish top of Group

:02:50. > :02:56.C. Over on BBC Three, if you prefer, you can see the Republic of

:02:56. > :03:04.Ireland's final game of Euro 2012, from 7:30pm, as they face Italy in

:03:04. > :03:09.Poznan. The maths are complicated. So pay attention. We tried to

:03:09. > :03:19.explain it to Robbie Savage, he is still lying in a darkened room. A

:03:19. > :03:19.

:03:19. > :03:28.windfall Spain all Croatia will see Should Italy win, they will qualify.

:03:28. > :03:34.But should Spain or Croatia draw 0- 0 or 1-1, Italy will win out -- a

:03:34. > :03:40.miss out. But because at the head to head Raul, Italy could stick 10

:03:40. > :03:44.past the Irish and still miss out it Spain and Croatia finishers in a

:03:44. > :03:54.high-scoring draw. Italy have been making a few noises about match-

:03:54. > :04:00.

:04:00. > :04:06.So, too-2 it is, then! Know of the result! I think everything is going

:04:06. > :04:11.to be above board. We have got one good team and one great team here.

:04:11. > :04:15.Watching the Spanish against the Republic of Ireland, Alain and I

:04:15. > :04:18.both thought it was a masterclass in pass and move and technical

:04:18. > :04:22.ability. It is all right to say that the Irish were week, but what

:04:22. > :04:27.we saw that night was something else. Arguably, the best we have

:04:27. > :04:33.ever seen in a position from any country. They have so many cars

:04:33. > :04:38.players, you cannot look past them. The Spanish coach, del Bosque, says

:04:38. > :04:45.they have to much on it to play for this crawl, and Slaven Bilic says

:04:45. > :04:51.there is too much bad, -- too much on her to play but this craw. You

:04:51. > :04:57.couldn't imagine that what happened. You can see that being the result,

:04:57. > :05:05.though. They are going to score goals. Both these teams have got

:05:05. > :05:09.goals in them. I wouldn't put it past two to two. They are going out

:05:09. > :05:16.to win the game. It is going to take some effort for Croatia to

:05:16. > :05:24.overcome this team. The Italians had a word or match-fixing, that is

:05:24. > :05:28.funny, isn't it? I don't know why. Quite remarkable. This should be an

:05:28. > :05:33.entertaining game, the interesting thing is that already, Croatia have

:05:33. > :05:37.taken out one of those very effective strikers, Jelavic,

:05:37. > :05:41.because they are in fear of the Spanish. I think it is the eternal

:05:41. > :05:49.problem, how do you match up with the mid- field old Spain, that is

:05:49. > :05:54.what they are trying to do. They have dropped Modric back, and

:05:54. > :06:04.Vukojevic, those two are in midfield, along with Rakitic, they

:06:04. > :06:08.

:06:08. > :06:11.have to stop Spain playing cannot Mandzukic up top on his own, he has

:06:11. > :06:16.had four shot, and he has scored three goals. The only thing you

:06:16. > :06:19.would say, and I agree entirely with what Lee has said, but against

:06:19. > :06:25.the Italians, Croatia looked so much a better side in the second

:06:25. > :06:29.half, when they went offensive. They played Modric between the two

:06:29. > :06:33.strikers, further forward, and he was fantastic. Whereas in the first

:06:33. > :06:41.half, he never got into the game. lot of teams have backed off

:06:41. > :06:44.against Spain, but if you have got that sort of dynamism up front,

:06:44. > :06:49.isn't it best to exploit it, and exploit the one weakness Spain have,

:06:49. > :06:55.which is probably defensively? key is to get possession of the

:06:55. > :07:00.ball for Croatia. That is what Spain do, they did you tired, the

:07:00. > :07:05.move you around, you lose all perspective. If Modric can get on

:07:06. > :07:11.the ball for Croatia, and I notice that they have moved Darijo Srna up

:07:11. > :07:15.from right-back, I think it will be interesting to see if they can

:07:15. > :07:20.penetrate and hurt Spain's ball backs. That is what happens, you

:07:20. > :07:24.can get tired, a disillusioned, then you get impulsive, that leads

:07:24. > :07:29.to mistakes. You panic, because you have not had the ball for so long,

:07:29. > :07:38.you don't open up, and that is where the mistakes come from.

:07:38. > :07:46.Spanish team is unchanged, so a Fernando Torres is in again. It is

:07:46. > :07:51.phenomenal, when you look at Iniesta, Xavi, Silva, when we were

:07:51. > :07:55.watching them against Ireland, we were watching them in awe. They

:07:55. > :08:00.were against a weaker side, but they still had to control the ball,

:08:00. > :08:05.they still had two players, and it was a masterclass. I love watching

:08:05. > :08:09.them play. Some of the stats that came out of the game were

:08:09. > :08:13.phenomenal. Xavi, the most attempted passes, the most

:08:13. > :08:17.completed passes, at international level, that is phenomenal. But they

:08:18. > :08:24.have, in that team, players that can come out and go in, you look at

:08:24. > :08:27.their bench, all top players you're comfortable in possession.

:08:27. > :08:32.thing with the Croatians is they will not give up. As much as Spain

:08:32. > :08:36.have the ball, they will not give up, they will go to the final

:08:36. > :08:41.whistle, and that is probably why they are playing white -- how they

:08:41. > :08:48.are. The Republic of Ireland bow out with a game against Italy, the

:08:48. > :08:58.birthplace of their manager, Trapattoni. And these two sides

:08:58. > :09:04.Ireland versus Italy, we have been here before. 1990, Ireland was in a

:09:04. > :09:08.lot of financial trouble, there was talk of recession, emigration, but

:09:08. > :09:17.then a great head of foreign football man came into the country

:09:17. > :09:27.and drilled us defensively. Jack Charlton. We will do that tomorrow

:09:27. > :09:27.

:09:27. > :09:32.night, give it the last Jack. had a special talent. Less than 48

:09:32. > :09:38.hours before the kick-off, we are all out side, with all the media

:09:38. > :09:45.watching, and he rolled out the Guinness. Frankly, the world went

:09:45. > :09:51.mad. There were a few promises made along the way, one of them was that

:09:51. > :09:57.he would get an audience with the Pope. He was almost falling asleep,

:09:57. > :10:03.the Pope was blessing everybody, Jack said he was waving back up at

:10:03. > :10:07.him every time he woke up! Playing the hosts, Italy, in their home

:10:07. > :10:11.stadium, should have been the most frightening thing in the world, but

:10:11. > :10:15.the team at seemed to be DD with the sense of 04 achievement.

:10:15. > :10:20.didn't have a clue what we were doing, it was the first time we

:10:20. > :10:24.have played in a World Cup. No one expected us to win. The pressure

:10:24. > :10:32.was right on the Italians. streets were deserted in Ireland,

:10:33. > :10:42.everybody was gathered around a pubs in televisions. Half an hour

:10:43. > :10:43.

:10:43. > :10:53.in, we are doing all right, we are Things are beginning to look good.

:10:53. > :10:54.

:10:54. > :10:58.Hope begins to course through Irish Baines. Of all the places to land

:10:58. > :11:01.the ball, at the beat of a man with the golden touch during that

:11:01. > :11:11.tournament. That ball was coming straight down the line to me, then

:11:11. > :11:17.it moved away. That was all I could do unfortunately. And we kind of

:11:17. > :11:22.knew that was that. They were great days. Playing Italy in the World

:11:22. > :11:27.Cup. When would we ever see the like have that again? Oh yes, the

:11:27. > :11:33.next World Cup, in the first game. There was a bit of retribution

:11:33. > :11:38.around, the lads were fully focused. We wanted to get in among system.

:11:38. > :11:48.The last time we played them was in Rome, but surely, New York would be

:11:48. > :11:55.

:11:55. > :12:02.? They were there in masses, it was unbelievable. We changed into a

:12:02. > :12:07.white strip, the Italians were standing there in white also.

:12:07. > :12:16.said, what is going on? How Rocket Man was going through the notes and

:12:16. > :12:19.he said, a! We had no time to think about the game. Classic Irish mind

:12:20. > :12:29.games. If they were confused by that cannot wait till they saw our

:12:29. > :12:33.hats. We looked really stupid in hats. And so the game begins.

:12:33. > :12:38.Watched with the same level of no expectation we had four years ago.

:12:38. > :12:46.So if you can imagine an entire island, lifting off its feet when

:12:46. > :12:56.this happened. I just thought, why not? Your at the World Cup. If it

:12:56. > :12:57.

:12:57. > :13:04.goes wide, who cares? On his left but, I couldn't believe it!

:13:04. > :13:10.celebration, I can't remember the celebration. I beg you remember

:13:10. > :13:14.that Ray Houghton -- Live Aid you remember that Ray Houghton had

:13:14. > :13:19.broken the pleasure centre of my brain. I have never done anything

:13:19. > :13:24.like that in my life, nowhere near that celebration. I can only

:13:25. > :13:31.imagine it was a release. I suppose, looking back you could say we were

:13:31. > :13:36.comfortable. I don't recall feeling a lot of comfort at the time. Phil

:13:36. > :13:41.Babb might have lost it for us. Was that a penalty? I wouldn't have

:13:41. > :13:51.been very happy if we hadn't been given it, but I was incredibly

:13:51. > :13:55.

:13:55. > :14:01.It was great to win our first game at the big stage, against such a

:14:01. > :14:07.big scalp. Time for some new memories of Ireland against Italy

:14:07. > :14:15.to stop we are all square. This, lad, is the decider. Let's take

:14:15. > :14:25.Such a shame that a result wouldn't get done for it. Let's hear from a

:14:25. > :14:27.

:14:27. > :14:33.man who used to play for Ireland, Up here in the's Stadium, I am

:14:33. > :14:38.joined by the former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy.

:14:38. > :14:44.There is a sense Ireland have underperformed. My analysis is that

:14:44. > :14:48.if you base your success on a solid base, a defensive unit, and we have

:14:48. > :14:52.conceded goals in each game after three minutes. That goes to pot

:14:52. > :14:56.straight away. When you are playing against the likes of Spain, Croatia,

:14:56. > :15:02.having to chase it, it suits them, they have just been better than us,

:15:02. > :15:06.considerably. Are you surprised Trapattoni has not made more

:15:06. > :15:12.changes? Not really, maybe he had put some fresh legs it and said we

:15:12. > :15:17.are going to go for it... He is Italian, if they make wholesale

:15:17. > :15:21.changes, he would get belted by all and sundry. He is protecting the

:15:21. > :15:26.integrity of the competition. He is also showing loyalty to the players

:15:26. > :15:29.who got them here. He is obviously picking his best team, if he

:15:29. > :15:34.thought he could do better, he would change it. A what do you want

:15:34. > :15:38.to see tonight? I would like to see a better performance. The only way

:15:38. > :15:46.we will see that is if we keep it nice and tight, a clean sheet, if

:15:46. > :15:51.we don't, we will be chasing it again. But there is talk of four

:15:51. > :15:56.players, Richard Dunne, Robbie Keane, O'Shea, Damien Duff, packing

:15:56. > :16:00.it in. They will not want to go out on another defeat. Very rarely have

:16:00. > :16:06.they lost three in a row. I think Italy might get a shock.

:16:06. > :16:11.mentioned Damien Duff are. It is his 100th career. He is

:16:11. > :16:15.affectionately known as duffer. I gave him his debut a long time ago.

:16:15. > :16:20.1998, I think. His contribution to the Ireland team has been immense.

:16:20. > :16:24.He has been one of those players who has turned up for every game he

:16:24. > :16:29.can, when he has not been injured. Really talented player, left-wing,

:16:29. > :16:34.a right wing, I played him up front with a Robbie Keane, he was

:16:34. > :16:44.outstanding. You couldn't wish to meet a nicer lad. I'm delighted he

:16:44. > :16:45.

:16:45. > :16:50.is captain delight. Ireland against They will want to go out on a high

:16:50. > :16:58.note. Definitely, they don't want to let people down. They will look

:16:58. > :17:02.at the way they have performed. It just did not click for them. As far

:17:02. > :17:06.as the Italians are concerned, they are getting better say it will be

:17:06. > :17:11.an uphill task for Ireland today. I think Italy will win. The Italians

:17:11. > :17:17.really need a result. Goals are important for them. It is a tough

:17:17. > :17:20.game for Ireland. To go into that game, two defeat. I played him one

:17:20. > :17:28.of those when you're out of the tournament in 1998 and it is really

:17:28. > :17:35.difficult. Soul-destroying. -- 1988. I think a victory is a long shot.

:17:35. > :17:39.Balotelli is not playing. Good news for the Italians! When you go back

:17:39. > :17:43.to the Irish, when you look at the teams that Jack Charlton had, and

:17:43. > :17:46.Mick McCarthy, there were a quality players through the side, but this

:17:46. > :17:51.side have done really well to qualify. They've been a long way

:17:51. > :17:55.short in this tournament. No lack of effort. Exactly. They've given

:17:55. > :18:00.it their best effort. For the biggest downfall is trying to

:18:00. > :18:04.ground out results and they have given early goals away. If you want

:18:04. > :18:14.to watch the Republic of Ireland against Italy, that game is live on

:18:14. > :18:20.

:18:20. > :18:26.Tomorrow night, England play their final -- final group game begins

:18:26. > :18:31.Ukraine needing just a point to qualify. Gabby Logan is with them.

:18:31. > :18:36.Temperatures of 30 degrees plus, a cauldron for the 50,000 seething

:18:36. > :18:41.pit workers and again they must not lose. England go back into the fire.

:18:41. > :18:46.I don't think I need to remind them that is an away game, the fans at

:18:46. > :18:51.the stadium will be supporting the Ukraine rather than England and it

:18:51. > :18:55.will be a tough ask for our travelling supporters to match the

:18:55. > :18:58.vast number of Ukrainians, but they gave it a good go in Kiev so let's

:18:58. > :19:02.hope they can do it again. unmistakable head must remain

:19:02. > :19:07.cooler than the others tomorrow. Ripe for provocation, Rooney has

:19:07. > :19:12.been told by his manager to ease himself into the game. It is a good

:19:12. > :19:16.point. I'm sure Steven Gerrard and the other players will be keen to

:19:16. > :19:22.remind him that what we require from him is a good team performance.

:19:22. > :19:25.We want him to help us become a better team and win. I will not

:19:25. > :19:29.tell Wayne Rooney not to be fired up for this game because that is

:19:29. > :19:33.what he's all about. Pressing, being aggressive in the right way,

:19:33. > :19:38.being a top player. The reason he's world-class is because of what he's

:19:38. > :19:42.shown up until today. When he joined the 2006 World Cup late,

:19:42. > :19:49.Rooney announce the big man is back. No such bravado this time. I don't

:19:49. > :19:54.really feel pressure that I have to win the tournament for England. The

:19:54. > :19:59.team has to do it. If I can contribute, great. It is not one

:19:59. > :20:04.player. You can see with the best players around the world now, it is

:20:04. > :20:08.not just them that will win the tournament, it is the team. He will

:20:08. > :20:12.start, but will Theo Walcott? fit and we don't have any injury

:20:12. > :20:16.concerns. Such were the storms of three days ago that even this is

:20:16. > :20:21.done some can't try out the pitch in time. The players have been

:20:21. > :20:24.restricted to a careful stroll on fragile turf. Considering how hard

:20:24. > :20:29.it was for the grounds man and everyone connected with the game

:20:29. > :20:37.the other night to ensure the game went ahead after such heavy

:20:37. > :20:40.rainfall, we were quite surprised how good the field is. The city of

:20:40. > :20:46.a million roses, that is what Donetsk calls itself. Guess where

:20:46. > :20:49.else makes a cinema claim? Bloemfontein. But don't worry, this

:20:49. > :20:52.England squad are quietly confident of getting out of here with the

:20:52. > :20:56.result they need. I have regularly heard the thoughts

:20:56. > :21:02.of Aland and Lee on England, how do you think they have fared so far,

:21:02. > :21:08.Alan? I think we are a good side. We are a steady team. Wayne

:21:08. > :21:12.Rooney's inclusion will lift us. He gives us that extra X-Factor you

:21:12. > :21:15.need at this level. The goals against Sweden, the way we came

:21:15. > :21:20.back, will give great confidence that they can retrieve any

:21:20. > :21:23.situation. I think we are in a good place. You can see the smiles on

:21:23. > :21:28.the training ground, we've been at these tournaments where you don't

:21:28. > :21:34.see that from England teams. does Rooney come back for? He will

:21:34. > :21:39.definitely start, so Welbeck or Carroll. I think Andy will go to

:21:39. > :21:43.the bench. That is a nice option to have him on the bench with a goal

:21:43. > :21:52.under his belt so he can come on and change it if he needs to.

:21:52. > :22:02.a long time since Rooney scored... Are 2004. In a major event. This

:22:02. > :22:05.

:22:05. > :22:14.was it against Croatia. He has hit How good is this? Never going to

:22:14. > :22:22.miss. We have seen a lot of one because ones in this tournament. He

:22:22. > :22:27.gives that bit of quality. what... The bid criticism of

:22:27. > :22:30.England and the two -- two matches is in possession. Not only is

:22:30. > :22:35.really good in possession, he is totally adept at getting possession,

:22:35. > :22:41.making himself available, easy option, which is a big thing when

:22:41. > :22:45.you are under pressure. Should Walcott start? I'm not sure. I

:22:45. > :22:51.think he may stay with the same midfield and used him from the

:22:51. > :22:56.bench if he needs him. The thing Rooney gives you is you don't need

:22:56. > :23:01.to play three midfielders when he plays. He drops in. He is diligent

:23:01. > :23:05.and he works hard enough. We may come up against Spain and you will

:23:05. > :23:09.need him to do that. I think Walcott will play on the right hand

:23:09. > :23:13.side. I think that will help us push the Ukrainians back a little

:23:13. > :23:17.bit, give us more legs in order to get their team back a bit, which

:23:17. > :23:21.allows us to come up from the back. We shall see. You can see

:23:21. > :23:27.highlights of England against Ukraine and France against Sweden

:23:27. > :23:31.on BBC 21 tomorrow night. Let's turn our attention to Spain against

:23:31. > :23:35.Croatia. Before Euro 2012, many were saying of the Spanish that

:23:35. > :23:39.their season had been too long, they are divided by club loyalties,

:23:39. > :23:42.they are not as motivated as they once were and it is impossible for

:23:42. > :23:52.any major country to win three tournaments in a row. I don't think

:23:52. > :24:13.

:24:13. > :24:23.they've been listening. Spain are Spain at their wonderful best.

:24:23. > :24:29.

:24:29. > :24:39.Expectations are higher than ever Torres cause! Lightning-quick,

:24:39. > :24:41.

:24:41. > :24:44.It will be quite an achievement to win three major tournaments for a

:24:44. > :24:51.team that were considered as perennial under-achievers. I've

:24:51. > :24:56.heard people say they would be tired. Del Bosque said, tired

:24:56. > :25:00.players have got something to aim at and or the sudden they have --

:25:00. > :25:04.they are not tired anymore. You don't get tired when you've got the

:25:04. > :25:08.ball and that is the key to Spain playing well, keeping possession. I

:25:08. > :25:14.think they have a real chance, although I still stick by West

:25:14. > :25:18.Germany, sorry, Germany. They say success is the easy part, continued

:25:18. > :25:22.success is the hard part. But once you get a taste of it, you want

:25:22. > :25:26.more and more of it. These guys have won it before, and the World

:25:26. > :25:32.Cup, what will they be like in the dressing room? We want more of

:25:32. > :25:36.that! If by some chance Slaven Bilic is chilling out watching our

:25:36. > :25:41.coverage, how do you beat Spain? You need your team to be diligent

:25:41. > :25:45.and defend well. Spain will have a lot of the ball. They need to have

:25:45. > :25:50.positivity on the break, to have a front-foot mentality that you can

:25:51. > :25:58.get a goal. It will be a great game tonight, a lot of talent on the

:25:58. > :26:01.pitch. OK. Spain started the championship without a recognised

:26:01. > :26:08.striker and the centre forward who played against Ireland was hardly

:26:08. > :26:16.recognisable either. Who was that blond lad? Fernando Torres, L neo-.

:26:16. > :26:20.The kid. But Spain's No. 9 has had to grow up in recent times. It all

:26:20. > :26:25.used to be so easy. Fernando Torres! What a splendid goal!

:26:25. > :26:29.Perhaps too easy. Atletico Madrid captain and the Spanish

:26:29. > :26:35.international at just 19, courted by the kings of Europe, he chose

:26:35. > :26:42.England and Liverpool. It was love at first sight. His first goal for

:26:42. > :26:47.Liverpool! It guarantees him hero status for life. Torres became the

:26:47. > :26:57.most feared from man in the Premier League. He was the poster boy for

:26:57. > :27:19.

:27:19. > :27:22.On the world stage, Spain's golden generation were the CHEERING AND

:27:22. > :27:25.APPLAUSE to. Four years ago the tag of perennial

:27:25. > :27:35.under-achievers was finally put to rest. Torres delivered when it

:27:35. > :27:46.

:27:46. > :27:51.Spain are European champions for Expectations were higher than ever.

:27:51. > :27:56.Brilliant performances, perhaps taken for granted. The best was

:27:56. > :28:02.expected to keep calm, but instead the body of the best began to creak.

:28:02. > :28:06.Spain continued to dominate, but Torres was no longer centre stage.

:28:06. > :28:11.The glory of that World Cup was tinged with personal pain. The

:28:11. > :28:16.heartbreak Kid. The striker craved a change in fortune, a change of

:28:16. > :28:21.scenery, and after four Trophy Les years, Liverpool were left behind

:28:21. > :28:27.as the King's Road crowned the new king, but at a price. �50 million.

:28:27. > :28:36.Torres toiled, the place seemed to have gone. Where was the strength,

:28:36. > :28:42.the composure that came so easily? My goodness! Perhaps too easy.

:28:42. > :28:49.know this season has been very difficult for him. But I think his

:28:49. > :28:56.performances over the last few months prove a lot. I think it will

:28:56. > :28:59.be positive. He hasn't played a lot this season. Now he is fresh. He is

:29:00. > :29:07.highly motivated for the tournament. I don't think they will catch

:29:07. > :29:17.Fernando Torres. It is two for Torres. No longer El Nino. Just

:29:17. > :29:21.

:29:21. > :29:25.But true Grania was a player! A really good player. As was, for a

:29:25. > :29:29.long time, Fernando Torres. Unbelievable story, talent and then

:29:29. > :29:34.he lost his way. It seems like he may be turning a corner. He looked

:29:34. > :29:38.very sharp against Ireland. From the centre forward's point of view,

:29:38. > :29:42.this is Spain against Italy, playing with six midfielders. No

:29:42. > :29:46.centre-forward, passing it around on the edge of the box. They played

:29:46. > :29:53.a certain way because they have got no focal point up front. Look how

:29:53. > :29:57.far ahead of the back four they are. They make it very easy for Italy.

:29:57. > :30:02.He comes on in the second half, straight away he gets a chance

:30:02. > :30:08.through the middle of the pitch. A silly offside and he should score.

:30:08. > :30:13.The good bit of Torres and the not- so-good. And there Mackie years,

:30:13. > :30:17.through the middle. Signs of him coming back. And then against Italy,

:30:17. > :30:24.a bad touch. This is what he's all about. This is a finish the old

:30:24. > :30:28.Torres would score quite easily. Now he is brilliant again. In the

:30:28. > :30:35.same game he can go from being fantastically skilful, scoring

:30:35. > :30:39.goals, being strong, to giving the ball away. Now you fancy him to

:30:39. > :30:43.score. He is a real enigma. He has everything as a centre-forward. He

:30:44. > :30:47.has pace, good in the air, decent with both feet, but there's

:30:47. > :30:51.something not quite right. Something very ripe for a long

:30:51. > :30:56.period. It is hard to envisage a scenario where it can vanish

:30:56. > :31:00.forever. It had to come back at some stage. The one thing that he's

:31:00. > :31:05.never lost is the technical ability. He is quick, he has two a good feet,

:31:05. > :31:09.he can finish from anywhere. What you can see in him is a kind of

:31:09. > :31:15.unhappiness when he plays. Sometimes he looks more miserable

:31:15. > :31:18.than he did before. Confident. is. Maybe this tournament could be

:31:18. > :31:23.the making of him getting back to real form by helping Spain win it

:31:23. > :31:28.again. He is not as quick as he was in the first tee at Liverpool. In

:31:28. > :31:33.his first tee at Liverpool, he was lightning. If he got half a yard,

:31:33. > :31:37.the defender could never get near him. Now, he can't get away from

:31:37. > :31:42.them as he used to be able to. He has struggled at Chelsea. At times

:31:42. > :31:47.in this tournament, he has struggled. But it is all about

:31:47. > :31:55.goals and he got two goals in the last game. If he scores two and

:31:55. > :32:05.doesn't play very well on the ball, One interested spectator in a

:32:05. > :32:09.Gdansk is the Everton manager, Evening, gentlemen. I am here with

:32:09. > :32:12.David Moyes. You have spent all season plotting Everton's attack on

:32:12. > :32:18.the Premier League, now you are spending your some out here

:32:18. > :32:22.watching football, I bet your wife loves you! No, not all summer, she

:32:22. > :32:26.has had a good holiday. I like to come and watch the players, always

:32:26. > :32:31.good when you have some players involved as well. You used to

:32:31. > :32:37.always come and watch tournaments when you're younger, but I'm sure

:32:37. > :32:42.the hotel standard has gone up now,? Yes, I turned up today, and

:32:42. > :32:48.found myself sharing a room with somebody else. The good news is,

:32:48. > :32:53.they would probably spend the money on players, led to talk about the

:32:53. > :32:57.players got a first double, Jelavic, a fantastic signing for Everton, I

:32:57. > :33:02.disappointed he is not starting? There was always something that

:33:03. > :33:07.Slaven Bilic had to have a decision on, whether to go with a two up

:33:07. > :33:13.front for an extra midfield player, and I think he has made the correct

:33:13. > :33:15.decision against really talented Spanish team. What would you do to

:33:15. > :33:20.try and nullify that Spanish attack? Because they have

:33:20. > :33:23.incredible quality of. You have to try and not get outnumbered in the

:33:23. > :33:28.middle of the park, you know you are going to be out of position for

:33:28. > :33:32.a lot of the night, you have to fill the middle of the pitch, I

:33:32. > :33:38.think that is what Croatia are trying to do tonight. We have lost

:33:38. > :33:43.the Dutch, the team who won their first match 4-1, are you amazed at

:33:43. > :33:46.that Spain could still go out? It is that kind of tournament.

:33:46. > :33:51.couldn't see how they could go after mind sure most of the viewers

:33:51. > :33:54.will understand that as well. But they could well do so. We would all

:33:54. > :33:58.expect Spain, the way they are playing and the players they have

:33:58. > :34:03.got, to go through to stop you haven't got the best hotel room,

:34:03. > :34:11.but you do have the best seat in the house. We will speed you later

:34:11. > :34:15.in the evening. -- speak to you. So do you are playing the world

:34:15. > :34:19.champions and you are managing Croatia, if you lose, it is likely

:34:19. > :34:26.to be your last match in charge. Slaven Bilic and better make this

:34:26. > :34:36.one heck of a team talk. The speech before the game, it is

:34:36. > :34:41.very important. Churchill said once that he needs a speech that lasts

:34:41. > :34:50.two hours, but he doesn't need the preparation. I thought, this beach

:34:50. > :34:55.which lasts 25 seconds, he needs to days of preparation -- a speech. I

:34:55. > :35:01.am going to tell them that we have to believe it. We have to believe

:35:01. > :35:05.that we can go through. Although we are facing the world and European

:35:05. > :35:15.champions, the best team, but we have a good team and we have to

:35:15. > :35:39.

:35:39. > :35:45.We can do it, and we are going to And there is the man himself, he

:35:45. > :35:51.has been in the job a long time, he has done a terrific job. He has,

:35:51. > :35:54.and just listening to him there, he is an impressive figure. He goes

:35:54. > :35:58.into club management after this tournament, I think a lot of bigger

:35:58. > :36:03.clubs will be looking at him to see how he does. This Croatian team has

:36:03. > :36:07.been terrific. What is the secret of their success so far in this

:36:07. > :36:14.tournament? They have technical players, and the Technical game, so

:36:14. > :36:19.they are good at keeping the ball. They have could it movement, Modric

:36:19. > :36:22.behind a Mandzukic is the key. If he can get on it, find the wide

:36:22. > :36:28.players, they deliver in the crosses, they have a nice threat to

:36:28. > :36:33.them, I think. I think they will cause Spain are some problems.

:36:33. > :36:39.that threat to be lessened by leaving out Jelavic? Possibly. But

:36:39. > :36:45.I think Croatia were better when he he put him out on the side and he

:36:45. > :36:49.has a midfield player doing that today. So I think this is a good

:36:49. > :36:53.side, it is well balanced, and I think there is enough threat in

:36:53. > :37:00.there to win the game. As always when you play against Spain, you

:37:00. > :37:05.have to get the ball off them. We always talk about Fabregas, Torres,

:37:05. > :37:09.Xavi, but Alonso is a player you have seen a lot off. It shows you

:37:09. > :37:12.how good they are in possession, when he was at Liverpool,

:37:12. > :37:18.technically he was rated as one of the best in the Premier League.

:37:18. > :37:23.When you look at him against Iniesta, Silva... He is

:37:23. > :37:28.particularly good in front of the Spanish defence. Not only for good

:37:28. > :37:36.solid tackling, but the protection in front of the back four, also

:37:36. > :37:41.when he picks it up, he can pass it. A strong header, and when he joins

:37:41. > :37:48.in, he passes and plays. So his technical ability plus strength,

:37:48. > :37:52.plus good in the air, plus you can give you this as well. His long

:37:53. > :37:57.passing is exceptionally good. The killer pass to Xavi there, a

:37:57. > :38:01.fantastic ball, when he picks it up on the edge of the box, he can hit

:38:01. > :38:05.it from 25 yards as well. But the main thing for me is protecting

:38:05. > :38:11.that back four. They are not a big team, the Spanish, but he is

:38:11. > :38:16.particularly good in the air, a good tackler, very strong. And

:38:16. > :38:23.still good in possession. How do you see it? I think it will finish

:38:23. > :38:29.2-2 myself! Know, I can't see past the Spanish Costa Croatia are a

:38:29. > :38:38.good side, but Spain will have too much. Do you think it will be a

:38:38. > :38:43.draw? Now, they are a good side, but Spain are a different level.

:38:43. > :38:48.still think Spain have so much firepower. One Spanish journalist

:38:48. > :38:52.was asked to who their main opponents were now. Spain, he

:38:52. > :39:02.replied. That is a game I would like to see it. But their opponents

:39:02. > :39:02.

:39:02. > :39:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:39:51. > :39:56.have been impressive. This should before entering the arena for a

:39:56. > :40:00.match that really matters for these players. Croatia and Spain, meeting

:40:00. > :40:05.for the first time in a competitive international. They have met four

:40:05. > :40:11.times in recent years, with Spain winning twice, Croatia once, with

:40:11. > :40:15.one draw. History beckoning for Spain this summer. No side has ever

:40:15. > :40:21.successfully defended the European Championship, and no team has won

:40:21. > :40:25.three major tournaments in a row either. There is Luka Modric, No.

:40:25. > :40:35.10 for Croatia, a lot resting on his shoulders tonight if Croatia

:40:35. > :40:35.

:40:35. > :40:38.are to be successful. Spain, amid many permutations, know that a

:40:38. > :40:44.point guarantees a quarter-final place, as would anything other than

:40:44. > :40:50.AA win for Italy in Poznan, regardless of what happens here. As

:40:50. > :40:56.for Croatia, they are guaranteed to go through if they win, also with a

:40:56. > :40:59.draw of 2-2 or better. They are definitely through if Italy fail to

:40:59. > :41:05.beat the Republic of Ireland. There are other permutations, but

:41:05. > :41:10.hopefully it will not go that far! Tremendous atmosphere in the old

:41:10. > :41:16.town this afternoon, those fans have now made their way to the

:41:17. > :41:22.amber arena, a bright, shiny new stadium here. The Gdansk arena,

:41:22. > :41:29.Holden over 40,000 people. A party atmosphere inside the ground as we

:41:29. > :41:36.awaited this match. The players being held for some time. We can

:41:36. > :41:45.see Gerrard Pique, mopping his brow. They are ready to enter a cauldron

:41:45. > :41:50.of noise. 16 matches unbeaten, but a slip up tonight and the world and

:41:50. > :41:54.defending European champions Spain could find themselves on the next

:41:54. > :41:59.flight home. Fernando Torres says what happens to Russia is a wake-up

:41:59. > :42:04.call. The margin for error is so small. Croatia are hoping to reach

:42:04. > :42:10.the last eight for the third time in the last 5 euros. They are

:42:10. > :42:18.revelling in their role as underdogs. They are hoping to fare

:42:18. > :42:28.better than the Republic of Ireland did on this pitch. First of all,

:42:28. > :42:28.

:42:28. > :43:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:43:21. > :43:29.internationals since losing 1-0 to Switzerland in the World Cup two

:43:29. > :43:39.years ago. Now the Croatian Nasa Domovino" (Our Beautiful

:43:39. > :43:44.

:43:44. > :43:54.# Oj junacka zemljo mila. # Stare slave djedovino.

:43:54. > :44:03.

:44:03. > :44:13.# Da bi vazda sretna bila! # Mila, kano si nam slavna.

:44:13. > :44:17.

:44:17. > :44:27.# Mila si nam ti jedina. # Mila, kuda si nam ravna.

:44:27. > :44:41.

:44:41. > :44:48.tournament in terms of population, with just under 4.5 million, but a

:44:48. > :44:52.country with a conveyor-belt of top-class footballing talent. Spain

:44:52. > :44:57.won the last time they met, 2-1 in a friendly, just before the 2006

:44:57. > :45:04.World Cup. Fernando Torres hit in injury-time winner after having had

:45:04. > :45:13.a penalty saved earlier by Pletikosa. Slaven Bilic makes two

:45:13. > :45:21.that worked so well in the second half against Italy, with Modric

:45:21. > :45:27.further forward. The captain, Darijo Srna moves board, and

:45:27. > :45:37.Rakitic is back in central midfield. Mandzukic, with three goals already,

:45:37. > :45:42.

:45:42. > :45:45.Germany, he took charge of the 1-1 draw between Poland and Russia.

:45:45. > :45:51.Familiar to the Spanish team, having taken charge of the first

:45:51. > :45:55.leg of last year's Champions League semi-final between Real Madrid and

:45:55. > :46:00.Barcelona, and the recent Europa League final between Atletico

:46:00. > :46:10.Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. Del Bosque names an unchanged starting

:46:10. > :46:12.

:46:12. > :46:17.Busquets suffered a foot injury in the last game, but a scan revealed

:46:17. > :46:27.no damage. Along with Torres of Chelsea, David Villa of Manchester

:46:27. > :46:32.

:46:32. > :46:42.City also plays on the right of an of the Croatian national team.

:46:42. > :46:52.

:46:52. > :46:57.Headed for Russia and Lokomotiv attacking talent with Jelavic

:46:57. > :47:02.joined by Eduardo. Cesc Fabregas is on the bench for Spain, who has

:47:02. > :47:08.already scored twice at Euro 2012, and Chelsea's Juan Matter, who has

:47:08. > :47:12.not played at all yet. -- Mata. Conspiracy theorists were given

:47:12. > :47:16.short shrift by both camps, including Vicente del Bosque in the

:47:16. > :47:21.build-up to this one. A convenient 2-2 draw would eliminate Italy and

:47:21. > :47:27.see both Spain and Croatia through. They both want to win this one,

:47:27. > :47:32.though. Croatia, fiercely patriotic. Spain, with a golden generation of

:47:32. > :47:35.players will stop the Spanish have drawn only two of the last 37

:47:35. > :47:41.competitive games they've played. Both of them, ironically, against

:47:41. > :47:45.Italy. Spain playing in the more unfamiliar colours of light and

:47:45. > :47:50.dark blue today. Croatia in their traditional red and white

:47:50. > :47:54.chequerboard shirts. We are almost ready to go. A final look at the

:47:54. > :48:00.watch from the referee. All to play for and we are under way in Gdansk.

:48:00. > :48:04.Mark Bright is alongside me. always tried to make a case for

:48:04. > :48:14.somebody beating stage. We have seen Croatia twice and they looked

:48:14. > :48:17.

:48:17. > :48:23.very impressive. What we would like against the Republic of Ireland in

:48:24. > :48:29.their last match. Croatia hoping to far rather battered -- fare rather

:48:29. > :48:37.battered -- better than the Irish did. A free-kick against Mandzukic.

:48:37. > :48:41.He is on his own tonight up front. Yes, Jelavic... Not sure if he is

:48:41. > :48:47.ill or not. I think they played really well together, Mandzukic and

:48:47. > :48:53.Jelavic. Luka Modric just in behind. In the second half against Italy,

:48:53. > :48:58.joining them as a three. Pletikosa, a picture of concentration in the

:48:58. > :49:08.Croatian goal. Vastly experienced player. Both goalkeepers are.

:49:08. > :49:11.

:49:11. > :49:15.Casillas is winning his 134th cap, Pletikosa is 94th. George Lucas has

:49:15. > :49:22.struggled to start at Tottenham and finished the season at Bayer

:49:22. > :49:32.Leverkusen. -- Vedran Corluka. I think we can expect to see Spain

:49:32. > :50:07.

:50:07. > :50:13.having plenty of the ball if all over the pitch, Croatia, trying

:50:13. > :50:17.to win the ball back quickly. Identical to what Spain do. Just

:50:17. > :50:24.what Slaven Bilic wants to do. He said, we know it will be difficult,

:50:24. > :50:32.but we have to try to keep the ball for as long as we can. The changes

:50:32. > :50:37.that Croatia made to their line-up from a 4-4-2 two-way 4-2-3-1 in the

:50:37. > :50:42.second half of the match against Italy. Modric was far more involved

:50:42. > :50:49.in the play. He had more freedom and he was more influential.

:50:49. > :50:53.played higher up the pitch. I thought it was a 4-3-3. It changed

:50:53. > :51:03.the game tactically and gave them more possession. They were pushing

:51:03. > :51:04.

:51:04. > :51:11.on and pressing. They made a better are seeing again, full of

:51:11. > :51:21.confidence. Two goals in the last match against the Republic of

:51:21. > :51:21.

:51:21. > :51:27.Ireland. Torres was waiting. Excellent. Great overlapping play.

:51:27. > :51:37.Give and go. You can see Torres in the middle of the screen. He left

:51:37. > :51:44.

:51:44. > :51:48.himself too much to do. First Pletikosa this time. Torres only

:51:48. > :51:54.had the ball for 38 seconds in the last match, but in that time he

:51:54. > :52:00.managed to get five shots away, four on target and scored twice.

:52:00. > :52:06.depends where you get your touches! The way they play, Spain, they move

:52:06. > :52:11.the ball around in midfield and at the back. They are so comfortable.

:52:11. > :52:14.Jordi Alba it is a converted winger so comfortable in possession as a

:52:14. > :52:23.full-back. You could say the same for Darijo Srna for Croatia. And

:52:23. > :52:27.Corluka. You have to be comfortable and keep the ball. It is 24 degrees

:52:27. > :52:32.at the moment. It has been a lovely day in Gdansk, not a cloud in the

:52:32. > :52:37.sky, but we have been warned that a storm is expected, potentially

:52:37. > :52:41.quite a nasty one, at around 8:30pm UK time. Perhaps we will get a

:52:41. > :52:45.half-time firework display. Hopefully it will not interrupt

:52:45. > :52:55.proceedings as it did in the UK -- Ukraine against France match the

:52:55. > :53:05.

:53:05. > :53:09.One of the home-based players in the Croatian squad. Piquet did not

:53:09. > :53:12.miss a minute in the qualifying matches for Spain, but he hasn't

:53:12. > :53:22.always been an automatic first choice for Barcelona this season.

:53:22. > :53:35.

:53:35. > :53:45.Not quite at his best in the last character, he creates quite a

:53:45. > :53:53.

:53:54. > :53:57.serene atmosphere within the squad. deck on the right. Thrown from the

:53:57. > :54:07.back of the crowd and it landed two rose from the front. It is still

:54:07. > :54:08.

:54:08. > :54:18.with UEFA for throwing flares on the pitch in their last match

:54:18. > :54:20.

:54:20. > :54:24.following Torres everywhere. He is one of the players on yellow card

:54:25. > :54:29.tonight. Schildenfeld and Modric for Croatia. They would miss the

:54:29. > :54:35.quarter-final if they were booked tonight. For Spain, Jordi Alba,

:54:35. > :54:44.Arbeloa, Xabi Alonso and Torres on yellow cards. Crenshaw as well for

:54:44. > :54:50.Croatia. -- Kranjcar. One area Torres can work on tonight is the

:54:50. > :54:54.centre-back pairing. The smokers interfering with play now. The

:54:54. > :55:00.referee has stopped it. -- smoke is interfering. They have only just

:55:00. > :55:06.managed to put it out. Smoke is blowing across the arena. Wolfgang

:55:06. > :55:13.Stark having a little word with Iker Casillas. I'm not too sure who

:55:13. > :55:18.it is. Someone is pleading with his fans. We've had this in every game

:55:19. > :55:25.that Croatia have played in. When we go to the stadium, we have to go

:55:25. > :55:31.through X-ray machines and everything. No journalist throws a

:55:31. > :55:39.flyer, are you searching the fans? We get them in every game. Goal-

:55:39. > :55:49.kick to Spain. Pranjic looked pretty tidy in the second half

:55:49. > :56:21.

:56:21. > :56:28.against Italy. He has lost his getting for quite a lot. - forward.

:56:28. > :56:32.Good pressuring -- pressing from Croatia. The former Liverpool

:56:32. > :56:42.player was in a good position originally, but the pass was a

:56:42. > :56:48.

:56:48. > :56:50.I think it has been a feature of this tournament, they have not been

:56:50. > :56:57.giving free-kicks for the slightest giving free-kicks for the slightest

:56:57. > :57:03.of touches. Mandzukic went off injured against Italy. He picked up

:57:03. > :57:13.a foot injury late in the game, but clearly find to start this one. --

:57:13. > :57:14.

:57:14. > :57:24.farming. This is that incident again. Is it a trip? The referee

:57:24. > :57:27.

:57:27. > :57:31.sees it as him kicking Gerrard 10 minutes played, no goals here

:57:31. > :57:36.and no goals in Poznan between the Republic of Ireland and Italy. As

:57:36. > :57:41.it stands, Spain would top the group, Croatia would also qualified

:57:41. > :57:45.in second place. Italy would be third on three points. The Republic

:57:45. > :57:55.of Ireland would finish on one. At the moment, Spain and Croatia are

:57:55. > :58:23.

:58:23. > :58:26.and go. Strinic pleading his player who broke into the squad on

:58:26. > :58:34.the back of their failure to reach the World Cup finals in South

:58:34. > :58:44.Africa. I like what I've seen of him, he gets forward well. He

:58:44. > :58:57.

:58:58. > :59:07.usually makes himself difficult to final couple of years ago. Pinpoint

:59:08. > :59:25.

:59:25. > :59:30.from Spain. Almost out of reach. ago at Euro 2008. He has had a

:59:30. > :59:33.decent tournament so far here. Conceding one group in each of

:59:33. > :59:43.their first two matches. The 3-1 win over Ireland and the 1-1 draw

:59:43. > :59:53.

:59:53. > :00:03.with Italy. Both of those matches from the back once again. --

:00:03. > :00:40.

:00:40. > :00:50.against the Republic of Ireland. He completed 115 of them. Record

:00:50. > :01:08.

:01:08. > :01:18.seemingly always in space on the right for Spain. They play with

:01:18. > :01:46.

:01:47. > :01:50.opposition, when they play Spain, they end up running a lot further,

:01:50. > :02:00.so even when they do get the ball, they are too tired to do anything

:02:00. > :02:14.

:02:14. > :02:19.try to win it back as quickly as possession so far. It is so

:02:19. > :02:25.impressive to watch, you see it on the TV, I doesn't do it justice.

:02:25. > :02:35.The players, the way they change positions, move into space, they

:02:35. > :02:40.

:02:40. > :02:50.off win against Turkey last year, he adds a bit of steel to the

:02:50. > :02:59.

:03:00. > :03:09.Croatian players, just 23 years of age. Winning his 11th cap this

:03:10. > :03:38.

:03:38. > :03:42.Rakitic. The Spanish bench are up and unimpressed. That is definitely

:03:42. > :03:51.going to be a free kick. I think he might have been trodden on in the

:03:51. > :04:01.middle of that. He grabs hold of his shorts, maybe he drag of the

:04:01. > :04:12.

:04:12. > :04:22.either between Italy and the Republic of Ireland, so as it

:04:22. > :04:43.

:04:43. > :04:48.stands, Spain and Croatia would go players. It is some atmosphere here.

:04:48. > :04:54.And a very impressive arena, too. All the stadiums have been very

:04:54. > :05:04.impressive. The noise seems to have been contained inside. They have

:05:04. > :05:07.

:05:07. > :05:17.have a found their voices again after the disappointment of the

:05:17. > :05:25.

:05:25. > :05:35.on the right-hand side where Darijo Srna is now. He is moving back to

:05:35. > :05:53.

:05:53. > :06:00.play alongside Vukojevic in central Torres, the Croatian defenders.

:06:00. > :06:05.They have so many passes along the deck. Fall the play that Spain have

:06:06. > :06:15.had it, they haven't really tested a Pletikosa at all. -- for all the

:06:16. > :06:41.

:06:41. > :06:51.little bit lucky to get away with a decent save. Just that one effort

:06:51. > :07:02.

:07:02. > :07:07.from Iniesta early on. Didn't have ball there, Pranjic. But he had no

:07:07. > :07:17.support. He broke forward, no support, he has got to try and hold

:07:17. > :07:25.

:07:25. > :07:35.on to it. We can see that Sergio central defence for both club and

:07:35. > :07:36.

:07:36. > :08:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:08:26. > :08:36.It was cynical. Way behind the ball, Something he didn't like on the

:08:36. > :08:42.

:08:42. > :08:52.edge of the area. It was Busquets, described as colourful and

:08:52. > :09:00.

:09:00. > :09:10.this-dissenters, the singing in the street, the camaraderie. -- going

:09:10. > :09:14.

:09:14. > :09:24.haven't they? They have a really good one here, in Gdansk, by all

:09:24. > :09:24.

:09:24. > :10:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:10:13. > :10:19.squeezed in at the near post. Difficult to score from that angle,

:10:19. > :10:23.but he showed a clean pair of heels, a good turn of pace. Just trying to

:10:23. > :10:33.drive this as hard as you can at the near post, hoping to get a

:10:33. > :10:57.

:10:57. > :11:04.from Sergio Ramos. They pushed Croatia back and back, which allows

:11:04. > :11:08.the full backs and centre-backs to join in if they like. No goals

:11:08. > :11:13.either in Poznan, between Italy and the Republic of Ireland. So as it

:11:13. > :11:19.stands, Spain would win the group ahead of Croatia. Italy and the

:11:19. > :11:29.Republic of Ireland would go home. You can watch that game on BBC

:11:29. > :11:51.

:11:51. > :12:00.Three and on the BBC HD channel at good position, allowing the centre-

:12:00. > :12:05.backs to join in play, it opens up for him. Why not? This was Torres

:12:05. > :12:12.before, a good turn of pace. He has a look, nobody there, has to have a

:12:12. > :12:17.shot. Given the tough time that he has had in the last year or two

:12:17. > :12:27.with Chelsea, easy to forget that he was the match-winner in the

:12:27. > :12:55.

:12:55. > :13:05.final four years ago. His goal won game a little more. That was inch

:13:05. > :13:09.

:13:09. > :13:19.this tournament. Four attempt on goal, three of them have ended up

:13:19. > :13:24.

:13:24. > :13:34.though, more adventurous. So far, disciplined defensive display from

:13:34. > :13:41.

:13:42. > :13:51.and Barcelona, threw his passing in midfield. Two of the best teams we

:13:52. > :14:22.

:14:23. > :14:29.search your Ramos went diving in! thought it was a foul. He had to go

:14:29. > :14:33.it alone, he had no support. It was right under the nose of the

:14:34. > :14:39.additional assistant behind the goal at that end. Anywhere on the

:14:39. > :14:49.pitch, I would say that was a foul, his studs are showing, it is high.

:14:49. > :14:50.

:14:50. > :14:57.He took a big chance. Mandzukic had an injury in the first game, with a

:14:57. > :15:03.bang on the gull. That will not have done it any good. The referee

:15:03. > :15:11.is taking someone's name. Corluka, I'm happy that they haven't been

:15:11. > :15:18.given anything there. -- unhappy. The referee obviously thinks that

:15:18. > :15:28.Mandzukic is faking it. A little reminder of the yellow-card

:15:28. > :15:34.

:15:34. > :15:42.situation. They will be wiped out Croatian fans anywhere. -- a good

:15:42. > :15:49.side. Mandzukic, clearly struggling a little bit. I just wonder whether

:15:49. > :15:55.he has aggravated the problem he had it coming into the game. It is

:15:55. > :16:05.one of those, you go to shoot or cross, somebody comes to cross, you

:16:05. > :16:36.

:16:36. > :16:46.follow through, it hits the bottom He is limping towards the halfway

:16:46. > :16:54.

:16:54. > :17:01.here. Not far away from the half an hour mark. He lost his footing. The

:17:01. > :17:08.first time they've really got in. A quick one-two. He just lost his

:17:08. > :17:12.footing as he was about to strike. David Silva already on the

:17:12. > :17:22.scoresheet for Spain in this tournament. David Villa is missing

:17:22. > :17:29.

:17:29. > :17:39.for them, but it hasn't slowed them if he was trying to bring that down.

:17:39. > :17:47.

:17:47. > :17:57.Gradually, Spain working their way ball by Ramos again. He used his

:17:57. > :18:32.

:18:32. > :18:34.body. Continuing to complain to the Half an hour in, no goals here, no

:18:34. > :18:40.Half an hour in, no goals here, no goals in Poznan between Italy and

:18:40. > :18:50.the Republic of Ireland. As it stands, Spain would top the group

:18:50. > :19:14.

:19:14. > :19:24.on five points, Croatia would be on got his arms open wide. He wants

:19:24. > :19:28.

:19:28. > :19:33.against the Republic of Ireland in the first game. They were the

:19:33. > :19:37.dominant force. Right from the word go. It helps if you score in the

:19:37. > :19:40.third minute of the game! Really impressive as an attacking force in

:19:40. > :19:44.that first match, but devoid of ideas in the first match against

:19:44. > :19:54.Italy, but then improved greatly in the second half. Yet to put Spain

:19:54. > :19:58.

:19:58. > :20:08.he might have been offside if he had continued. Great individual

:20:08. > :20:20.

:20:21. > :20:30.skill. Agreeable to Silva. Torres feeling that injury. He doesn't

:20:31. > :20:40.

:20:40. > :20:44.between the midfield players and full-backs pushing on and how they

:20:44. > :20:54.work it. Always on the move, always looking for space, always making

:20:54. > :21:08.

:21:08. > :21:13.themselves available. This team can over the last 24 hours. No hint of

:21:13. > :21:23.menace or travel between the two sets of fans. Excellent. A lovely

:21:23. > :21:28.city as well. We are going by King tomorrow. -- we are going out on

:21:28. > :21:31.our bikes tomorrow. A tour of Gdansk. Going to the shipyards, the

:21:31. > :21:41.birthplace of the Solidarity movement, some history and culture

:21:41. > :21:42.

:21:42. > :21:48.for you tomorrow! Referee has given a free kick for ft up. -- a foot up.

:21:48. > :21:54.That was very well timed by Schildenfeld. I think Xabi Alonso

:21:54. > :21:57.ticket quickly. It caught everybody by surprise. Schildenfeld is known

:21:57. > :22:01.as a player who reads the game pretty well, which helps to make up

:22:01. > :22:11.for lack of pace, but he and Corluka are not the quickest in

:22:11. > :22:31.

:22:31. > :22:41.central defence, but so far able to effective. -- keeps it so it's

:22:41. > :23:00.

:23:00. > :23:08.Excellent play from Pique, coming up from the back. He is just

:23:08. > :23:18.looking for Torres to spin into the space behind. It is tight,, but he

:23:18. > :23:27.

:23:27. > :23:33.has got the passing capabilities to debut against Scotland last year.

:23:33. > :23:38.Jordi Alba of Valencia. He has been turned from a left winger into an

:23:38. > :23:40.attacking left-back by the coach there with great success. Solved a

:23:40. > :23:48.problem for del Bosque in the international side as well.

:23:48. > :23:58.Absolutely. Something like 778 caps, Spain. A wealth of experience on

:23:58. > :24:08.

:24:08. > :24:12.of Slaven Bilic, the Croatian coach. Handball. Slaven Bilic will be

:24:12. > :24:21.absolutely delighted. Coming into the last group game against Spain,

:24:21. > :24:27.world champions. No goals conceded. There's news from Poznan in the

:24:27. > :24:32.other match being played tonight. The Italians are now leading 1-0.

:24:32. > :24:36.Antonio Cassano the scorer from a Antonio Cassano the scorer from a

:24:36. > :24:46.corner kick. Italy are one up on the Irish and the group situation

:24:46. > :24:46.

:24:46. > :24:54.has changed. Italy now top the has changed. Italy now top the

:24:54. > :24:59.group. Croatia would go out with the Republic of Ireland bottom.

:24:59. > :25:01.Italy are now in the dominant Italy are now in the dominant

:25:01. > :25:11.position. Italy and Spain of the two who would go through as it

:25:11. > :25:16.

:25:16. > :25:25.filter through. -- I ensure that news will filter through. Cassano

:25:25. > :25:32.with his second goal of the tournament. He scored against Spain.

:25:32. > :25:38.That was a decent game between those two great football nations,

:25:38. > :25:42.always a bit of a classic when they meet. The Spanish national sporting

:25:42. > :25:52.daily suggested they would not be surprised if those two met again in

:25:52. > :25:52.

:25:52. > :26:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:26:33. > :26:40.brought the ball under control. -- in the raid. He saw Torres coming

:26:40. > :26:47.and used his body to block him off. Not looking at the ball, looking at

:26:47. > :26:52.Torres. Clever. I think he knows that if Torres get past him, he

:26:52. > :27:01.will not be catching him. He can't afford to give him any space. He

:27:01. > :27:11.has to be ahead of the game. Srna, the play are penalised for a

:27:11. > :27:16.

:27:16. > :27:21.challenge on Sergio Busquets. -- the stadium. They might have

:27:21. > :27:25.expected to see a goal fest. much doing in terms of goalmouth

:27:25. > :27:29.activity at the moment. The longer the game goes on, Croatia have to

:27:29. > :27:34.take some chances and push forward. They have to do something because

:27:35. > :27:40.at the moment, they are going home. Italy are beating the Republic of

:27:40. > :27:50.Ireland 1-0. If you want to watch that match, it is on BBC Three and

:27:50. > :28:12.

:28:12. > :28:15.of the match is reflecting that at up, they got to the edge of the

:28:15. > :28:25.Box's and there was a little gap between the midfield and the

:28:25. > :28:35.

:28:35. > :28:45.possession. Inside the last five minutes of the first half.

:28:45. > :29:05.

:29:05. > :29:12.Schildenfeld anticipating the pass. from Silva. So assured. A tight

:29:12. > :29:22.space as well, just could not fall for him to get a shot in. Spain's

:29:22. > :29:30.

:29:30. > :29:34.second corner of the game. Half- and for better off it. It will be a

:29:34. > :29:44.free kick. Sergio Ramos is always so dangerous from set plays,

:29:44. > :29:50.

:29:50. > :29:56.penalise this time. Corluka got up early. Just into his back. Croatia

:29:56. > :30:02.have looked quite comfortable. of those dark clouds are gathering.

:30:02. > :30:11.A few moments ago, that was. misery! Just keeping an eye on

:30:11. > :30:17.things! Are you a weather man now? Just seemed odd that UEFA told

:30:18. > :30:23.everybody we were expecting heavy storm. Even though it was 30

:30:23. > :30:28.degrees when we left the hotel in the middle of the afternoon. Still

:30:28. > :30:32.no real sign of the deadlock being broken between these two, but as it

:30:32. > :30:42.stands, with Italy 1-0 up against Ireland, Italy and Spain would go

:30:42. > :30:46.through in that order. Croatia would be going home. It is rare you

:30:46. > :30:56.see Spain giving the ball away this easily. Full credit to Croatia for

:30:56. > :31:11.

:31:11. > :31:17.be from Slaven Bilic at half-time? Italy are winning and we need a

:31:17. > :31:24.result. We might throw on a substitute or he might say we have

:31:24. > :31:28.to be more bolt in possession. It is difficult against Spain. Pranjic

:31:28. > :31:35.covering a lot of ground. Casillas has hardly touched the ball in the

:31:35. > :31:44.first half. Darijo Srna penalised for the challenge on Busquets. He

:31:44. > :31:49.will get a yellow card. arguments. I think that is

:31:49. > :31:59.persistent fouling from Srna. Lucky to get away with one earlier.

:31:59. > :32:14.

:32:14. > :32:20.Busquets is absolutely fine. the ball into Torres. Spain goes

:32:20. > :32:30.square and back, which they are quite good at any way. A real lack

:32:30. > :32:58.

:32:58. > :33:08.something special, is needed, to this first half. We are going into

:33:08. > :33:08.

:33:08. > :33:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:33:55. > :34:01.the deadlock here. Ramos is always in the last match that we saw,

:34:01. > :34:09.Greece scored a goal very much against the run of play. His

:34:09. > :34:14.lightning going to strike here? It is half-time in Poznan. Italy are

:34:14. > :34:22.leading Ireland 1-0, Cassano with the goal for Italy. It is a goal

:34:22. > :34:32.which means that at the moment, 80 Lee would top the group. -- a telly

:34:32. > :35:08.

:35:08. > :35:14.whistle. Little to really quicken the pulse in Gdansk, a half of a

:35:14. > :35:18.very few goalscoring opportunities. Fernando Torres, hardly having a

:35:18. > :35:26.sight of goal. Corluka and should and impelled, marshalling the

:35:26. > :35:36.Spanish attacks pretty well so far. -- Schildenfeld. Croatia have got

:35:36. > :35:50.

:35:50. > :35:57.If it stays this way, Italy and Spain will go through, but Croatia

:35:57. > :36:03.will go out. The Azeri would win the group, because they scored more

:36:03. > :36:07.goals in games between there top three. Spain and Croatia cannot be

:36:07. > :36:11.separated on head-to-head, but the Spanish would progress because they

:36:11. > :36:19.are goal difference in all matches is better. Barring an Irish

:36:19. > :36:25.equaliser, Croatia have to score, That is probably the least Blewett

:36:25. > :36:29.I have seen Spain played. Yes, I think it is hot there, that might

:36:29. > :36:34.be a factor, but they're not playing with the same urgency in

:36:34. > :36:38.their passing. It is that sharpness and quickness that sets them apart.

:36:38. > :36:42.Iniesta, who was brilliant in the last game, has hardly featured.

:36:42. > :36:47.They are going to have to get him in the game to win this. It shows

:36:47. > :36:55.you anyone can have an off-day. but you have to give AA huge amount

:36:55. > :37:00.of credit to Croatia. The two wide players are working ever so hard.

:37:00. > :37:05.They are not getting behind them at all, Spain, and Schildenfeld at the

:37:05. > :37:09.back is probably their man of the match. He has kept Torres at bay.

:37:09. > :37:13.Torres is sweeping off to the right hand side, trying to find something.

:37:13. > :37:17.They have worked unbelievably hard, and they have had a couple of

:37:17. > :37:22.chances, but they do need to score in the second half, so maybe a set

:37:22. > :37:28.piece. We have said time and time again, no matter how good you are,

:37:28. > :37:33.if you try and play against two banks of four, and the centre backs

:37:33. > :37:41.come up and go back at the right time, then you have problems. The

:37:41. > :37:45.Spanish pullbacks, -- full backs, Jordi Alba and Arbeloa, they

:37:45. > :37:50.haven't got forward. But Schildenfeld has been sensational

:37:50. > :37:57.at centre-back. Corluka has been good as well. Differences are

:37:57. > :38:00.slight come but if we look at the statistics, whereas Spain normally

:38:00. > :38:06.have over seven dissent of possession, they are just below

:38:07. > :38:12.that, with 68%. But if you look at the chances that the Spanish have

:38:12. > :38:16.had, few and far between it. They haven't really got in at all. As I

:38:16. > :38:19.say, because Croatia are so well organised, when you are passing and

:38:19. > :38:27.passing and passing, you have got to be spot on to play your way

:38:27. > :38:31.through them. You could possibly call this a chance. This is how

:38:31. > :38:41.much Spain have struggled in the first half. We have picked this one

:38:41. > :38:47.

:38:47. > :38:52.expect him to score, he nearly does. There was no one in the middle.

:38:52. > :39:00.They have had three or four moments in the box, where they have

:39:00. > :39:05.complicated it a little, and that But we know, they have had halves

:39:05. > :39:09.like this in the past, and just one moment, they can get a goal.

:39:09. > :39:19.Pranjic had the best chance for Croatia. You think maybe a set

:39:19. > :39:20.

:39:20. > :39:24.piece, but they have had a couple don't expect to get in so easy, but

:39:24. > :39:28.the ball just bounces around, the full-back goes close to a Modric,

:39:28. > :39:33.and so does the centre back, leaving a big space behind, and

:39:33. > :39:42.Pranjic is away. He gets a decent strike on it, but he is never going

:39:42. > :39:47.to score from that angle unless he You still feel that a set piece is

:39:47. > :39:52.their best chance to score. Also in that club, they showed that

:39:53. > :39:56.technical quality that often makes them a threat, apart from a set

:39:57. > :40:06.piece, one piece of magic from Modric and they could be away.

:40:07. > :40:12.

:40:12. > :40:18.about the penalty shout? I think it Difficult to tell from that angle.

:40:18. > :40:25.There is no margin for error can maybe get it wrong... That is when

:40:25. > :40:34.the manager turns round! Ramos nearly follows through and hit the

:40:35. > :40:40.He had a great view of that, so it was a good tackle. If one player

:40:40. > :40:44.looks like he might just make something happen, it is Silva.

:40:44. > :40:54.looks the one who has that little sharpness about him, a bit of

:40:54. > :41:01.

:41:01. > :41:10.top, he picks it up, he plays a wonderful pass. It is a cream of a

:41:10. > :41:17.pass. The incision, ripe fruit. Iniesta has a bad patch of there! -

:41:17. > :41:23.- a bad patch. But he is an outstanding player, he has had an

:41:23. > :41:27.outstanding season. He has the ability to drop the shoulder and to

:41:27. > :41:35.get away, time and time again. can't afford to give him space like

:41:35. > :41:42.this. But that is what they do well. That was probably a better chance

:41:42. > :41:51.than Torres's chance. If you keep him quiet, then Iniesta and Xavi

:41:51. > :41:56.will probably start, they have so What do you think, as they wear you

:41:57. > :42:01.down eventually, don't they? big thing is, we were talking

:42:01. > :42:06.before, you're working so hard, can you do it for 90 minutes? If they

:42:06. > :42:10.have got the ball, and you are chasing an getting up and down,

:42:10. > :42:17.chasing the ball, we said before the match, not only do you get

:42:17. > :42:23.tired, but you get disillusioned. So it is a tall order, but as

:42:23. > :42:33.leases, one set play, and you never know. -- has Lee says. In this

:42:33. > :42:52.

:42:52. > :43:02.spectacular summer of sport, it is Tomorrow night, England play

:43:02. > :43:05.

:43:05. > :43:15.The heart, the pulse, the one. Good things come to those who wait, and

:43:15. > :43:17.

:43:17. > :43:27.your time is now. Strong as an ox, Rooney, Rooney! Your name strikes

:43:27. > :43:30.

:43:31. > :43:37.Well, it scared me! We have got highlights of England against

:43:37. > :43:47.Ukraine tomorrow night. Let's see what has happened in the first half

:43:47. > :44:03.

:44:03. > :44:13.football, they have conceded in the 4th minute of each half -- fall

:44:13. > :44:13.

:44:13. > :45:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:45:12. > :45:21.they are not going to get it. The get it on target. Italy come again.

:45:22. > :45:38.

:45:38. > :45:48.Pressure is building on that Irish It has been given. The goal is

:45:48. > :45:57.given. Italy lead by a goal to nil. I think you would have to say that

:45:57. > :46:07.that is in there. Cassano with the header. The keeper got hand to read,

:46:07. > :46:10.

:46:10. > :46:11.but the ball is clearly over the Italy lead at half-time and as it

:46:11. > :46:16.stands they are going through. I suspect there will be a lot of

:46:16. > :46:21.twists and turns. I feel sorry for Shay Given, he makes a mistake and

:46:21. > :46:23.does not do particularly well with the goal. He has been injured and

:46:23. > :46:27.the goal. He has been injured and he has not had the best of

:46:27. > :46:34.tournaments. Let's have a look at that goal. A terrific header from

:46:34. > :46:43.Cassano. The defender should do better. He has got the wrong side

:46:43. > :46:48.of him. It is the slightest touch. That is an art. Damien Duff has

:46:48. > :46:56.done quite well on the line. near-post area is so important.

:46:57. > :47:00.Gossard know just comes in behind. Just keep a man there. Easy for me

:47:00. > :47:09.Just keep a man there. Easy for me to say. Always is. Interesting to

:47:09. > :47:17.see how the Italians play now. We know their way! I can guarantee

:47:17. > :47:21.what they will do! In Gdansk, let's hear the thoughts of David Moyes.

:47:21. > :47:25.The promised storm has yet to arrive, but at the moment it is

:47:25. > :47:29.Croatia raining on Spain's parade. The cruel world of football in this

:47:29. > :47:34.competition where you come to the final match in this kind of

:47:34. > :47:37.tournament, they are playing well but going out. Croatia have done a

:47:37. > :47:43.great job in containing Spain. I think they will need to keep doing

:47:43. > :47:48.it. I don't think they can open up too soon. The threat of losing a

:47:48. > :47:53.goal could be too big. They need to do better in possession, Croatia,

:47:53. > :47:57.and nullified Spain. Do you think the game as slave and a niche is to

:47:57. > :48:03.keep the game 0-0 and continue to blunt Spain and then at the end,

:48:03. > :48:07.they can push on and go for it? longer the game is goalless, it

:48:07. > :48:12.will swing in Croatia's favour. Spain will know if Croatia score,

:48:12. > :48:16.it could put them out. I think they have done a good job. Spain have

:48:16. > :48:19.always looked threatening, David Silva has been fantastic at times.

:48:19. > :48:24.They have not made the goalkeeper work enough. Slaven Bilic will be

:48:24. > :48:28.delighted. More of the same and maybe in the last 15 minutes, have

:48:28. > :48:32.a go. What do Spain do in the second half? It is a dangerous

:48:32. > :48:37.situation for them. A goal for Croatia and their tournament is

:48:37. > :48:41.over. It is dangerous. Spain have played some good football. Hundreds

:48:41. > :48:46.of short passes in the middle of the pitch, a threat from Silva and

:48:46. > :48:52.Iniesta, but not really a goal correct. They have not looked like

:48:52. > :48:56.scoring. I think Croatia will be delighted. Spain, it is a dangerous

:48:56. > :49:00.game, but they have quality and they've got a goal in them. Whether

:49:00. > :49:09.it is a goal for Ireland or a single goal for one of these teams,

:49:09. > :49:14.the group could change. STUDIO: I've got a slight feeling

:49:14. > :49:18.we might see Fabregas quite shortly. He has scored in both Spanish games

:49:18. > :49:21.and his unfortunate not to be starting. That was a criticism when

:49:21. > :49:27.he was at Arsenal in his early days, that he did not score enough goals

:49:27. > :49:31.from midfield. He has added that to his game. He will feel unlucky not

:49:32. > :49:36.to play tonight. He has scored a lot of Barcelona. One of the many

:49:36. > :49:42.changes they can make, Spain. They have flexibility. They have some

:49:42. > :49:46.fantastic players. Mata, we haven't even mentioned him! The interesting

:49:47. > :49:49.point is that Illich Maiden could call in the last game at half-time

:49:49. > :49:57.call in the last game at half-time and he needs to make a call here.

:49:57. > :50:02.They have got to score. We had better rejoin the commentators.

:50:02. > :50:07.No changes made by either manager at half-time. We are under way.

:50:07. > :50:10.Other than shoot-outs, the last time Croatia lost in a European

:50:10. > :50:16.Championships was against England in 2004, 4-2 that day, but they

:50:16. > :50:19.have to do something here otherwise they will be going out. But it is a

:50:20. > :50:24.potentially tight situation for Spain as well. One moment, one

:50:24. > :50:28.lucky bounce, one moment of genius from somebody in the Croatian side

:50:29. > :50:38.and Spain could find themselves going home. The scenario we like to

:50:39. > :50:39.

:50:39. > :50:44.see! They have to pull apart the centre-halves, Corluka and

:50:44. > :50:49.Schildenfeld, get them drawn out. Pull them deeper and then they can

:50:49. > :50:53.get one of the midfielders running through. They did not disrupt the

:50:53. > :50:59.back four at all. Were you a little surprised that the pace of the game

:50:59. > :51:09.in the first half? For lack of intensity? They need to quicken up

:51:09. > :51:29.

:51:29. > :51:36.their passing. Get the ball further touches in the first half. Pranjic

:51:36. > :51:46.again. He will get one if he's not careful of for persistent fouling.

:51:46. > :52:00.

:52:00. > :52:10.A little bit untidy from Pranjic persistent Achilles injury that

:52:10. > :52:27.

:52:27. > :52:37.The assistant flagged. He took his time to put his flag up. I think he

:52:37. > :52:38.

:52:38. > :52:48.was unlucky. Strinic tried to use his body. The linesman had I think

:52:48. > :53:03.

:53:03. > :53:08.about that for a moment or two. -- tactical change at half-time and it

:53:08. > :53:13.improved their plate. He hasn't done anything at the moment. Modric

:53:13. > :53:18.is playing off Mandzukic. They will try to take the game to Spain, but

:53:18. > :53:23.try not to get picked off. A difficult balance against a side as

:53:23. > :53:30.good as the Spanish. I don't know why he doesn't cross that on the

:53:30. > :53:36.first chance. Mandzukic was in the penalty area. The ball was blocked.

:53:36. > :53:40.Why take a touch? A slight delay because there are two balls on the

:53:40. > :53:49.field. Two Tangos on the field at the moment. Another being

:53:49. > :53:56.dispatched. It takes two to Tango! I will set them up, you knock them

:53:56. > :54:04.away. The first corner of the second period. A free-kick to Spain.

:54:04. > :54:14.Corluka was involved. I don't think there was much wrong with that.

:54:14. > :54:31.

:54:31. > :54:37.far side. When you make runs like that, you create space behind you.

:54:37. > :54:41.A reminder that the two teams that come out of Group C will play the

:54:41. > :54:51.successful teams from England's group, which could be England,

:54:51. > :55:23.

:55:23. > :55:28.interception from Sergio Ramos. area. They have been in fine voice

:55:28. > :55:37.in the last couple of days in the city centre, the fans. A little

:55:37. > :55:42.push from Jordi Alba. It looks like he has pulled a muscle. We haven't

:55:42. > :55:52.seen much change in the tempo. If anything, Croatia have to press

:55:52. > :56:17.

:56:17. > :56:23.David Silva. It was a clip. He is not the quickest. He uses his body.

:56:23. > :56:30.A little clip of the ankle. He moved across Silva and drew the

:56:30. > :56:34.foul. Such a good record on the international stage following

:56:34. > :56:39.independence, Croatia. Quarter- finals in Euro 96 in England and

:56:39. > :56:49.also four years ago. They also finished third in the World Cup in

:56:49. > :56:53.1998 in France. The days of Davos sugar. -- Davor Suker. David Silva

:56:54. > :57:00.almost picked out Torres. A little bit better from Iniesta. Quiet in

:57:00. > :57:04.the first half. Driving at the defence. Another flare in the crowd.

:57:04. > :57:14.Fires burning at both ends of the pitch in the stands at the moment.

:57:14. > :57:24.

:57:24. > :57:34.The Spanish fans getting in on the Iniesta was not quite able to pick

:57:34. > :57:44.

:57:44. > :57:49.out Xavi. David Silva is OK and Spain. Strinic is being booked for

:57:49. > :57:59.a tackle in the middle of the park on David Silva. The referee played

:57:59. > :58:02.

:58:02. > :58:07.along with Corluka and Srna during the first half. None of those

:58:08. > :58:12.players were on yellows going into the match this evening. That was

:58:12. > :58:22.the challenge. The referee quite rightly played the advantage as

:58:22. > :58:29.

:58:29. > :58:33.assistant. Making sure the goalkeeper can see clearly. Smoke

:58:33. > :58:43.is lingering in the air across the stadium. More fireworks off the

:58:43. > :59:09.

:59:09. > :59:16.situation changes. The world champions would be in big trouble.

:59:16. > :59:21.If Croatia did get one, something to hang onto... Croatia won the

:59:21. > :59:26.first meeting between the sides, 2- 0, in 1994. Their current coach,

:59:26. > :59:36.Slaven Bilic, played the full 90 minutes in that game. They haven't

:59:36. > :59:53.

:59:53. > :59:58.managed to beat Spain in three Italy are beating the Republic of

:59:58. > :00:00.Ireland 1-0 in Poznan at the moment. That means we have three teams on

:00:01. > :00:05.That means we have three teams on five points at the top of the group.

:00:05. > :00:11.Italy in first place, Spain's second, Croatia would go out. It

:00:11. > :00:15.goes to a mini league between the three teams. From that mini-league,

:00:15. > :00:25.there's not much in it, but Italy have scored one more goal in those

:00:25. > :00:40.

:00:40. > :00:45.matches. Italy leading the way, but unravelled for Russia the other

:00:45. > :00:48.night against Greece. Fernando Torres saying ahead of this match

:00:48. > :00:51.that what happened to Russia was a wake-up call and a little reminder

:00:51. > :00:56.that they need full concentration at all times because things can

:00:56. > :01:06.change in an instant. One bad night and you're out. They have such

:01:06. > :01:46.

:01:46. > :01:50.confidence. But so far they have play by him, winning the ball in

:01:50. > :02:00.his own half. He has a quick look up, lacks so bored, he comes back,

:02:00. > :02:07.

:02:07. > :02:17.Mandzukic? He has played all across the front line. He is quite quick

:02:17. > :02:27.as well, decent touch.... Schildenfeld and Corluka are

:02:27. > :02:27.

:02:27. > :03:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:03:17. > :03:25.Iker Casillas, playing in his 4th by Xabi Alonso. Spain were nearly

:03:25. > :03:35.undone there. That could have given Casillas a real problem.

:03:35. > :03:42.

:03:42. > :03:52.Exceptional play by Luka Modric two. you are looking at. Modric turned

:03:52. > :04:09.

:04:09. > :04:19.defence into attack. A great cross, corner. Disappointing from Silva.

:04:19. > :04:19.

:04:19. > :05:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:05:03. > :05:10.Most of the attempts on goal have And Fernando Torres, the player who

:05:10. > :05:16.will depart the scene here. Navas, a useful impact player, he came on

:05:16. > :05:20.in the World Cup final, and Dugit - - gives plenty of pure pace on the

:05:20. > :05:30.right wing, which is what del Bosque feels they need at the

:05:30. > :05:50.

:05:50. > :05:54.moment. This must mean that Silva enthusiastically, according to the

:05:54. > :06:04.referee. Spain get the free kick. They haven't sparked at all in this

:06:04. > :06:05.

:06:05. > :06:15.game so far. It is like they are opening 45 minutes against Italy. -

:06:15. > :06:53.

:06:53. > :06:59.presumably many duels in the game No goals here. Look at this, far

:06:59. > :07:04.post, anywhere down, back across the goal, and that is the one

:07:04. > :07:07.opportunity they have been waiting for. For all the defensive display,

:07:07. > :07:13.what they are looking to do is counter attack, catch Spain out at

:07:13. > :07:17.the back. What a chance. Frustration for the Croatian fans

:07:17. > :07:27.in the crowd, and there are a good few 1000 of them as well, making

:07:27. > :07:37.

:07:37. > :07:41.plenty of noise in the old town of on five points. It goes to a mini-

:07:41. > :07:48.league at the moment, and at the moment, Croatia would header out.

:07:48. > :07:58.Italy would, by my reckoning, top that crib. It could change in an

:07:58. > :07:58.

:07:58. > :09:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:09:08. > :09:12.instant. It is a very tight years there, they lost in a very

:09:12. > :09:16.dramatic match against Turkey. They thought they had won it in extra

:09:16. > :09:26.time, but they contrived to concede a late goal, and then lost on

:09:26. > :09:48.

:09:48. > :09:57.penalties. Strinic concedes the here. -- Croatia are going to make

:09:57. > :10:07.two changes here. Perisic is going to come on and so is Jelavic.

:10:07. > :10:14.

:10:14. > :10:18.games, he has just won the Double with Borussia Dortmund. Vida is

:10:18. > :10:24.going off, and Jelavic, who scored against the Republic of Ireland

:10:24. > :10:28.last weekend in their first match, is going to come on. Slaven Bilic,

:10:28. > :10:38.as he did against Italy in the week, is changing things around to try

:10:38. > :10:48.

:10:48. > :10:53.I have been really impressed with Mandzukic and Jelavic as a pair.

:10:53. > :10:57.But you put on a centre forward, it takes one out of your midfield. But

:10:57. > :11:07.they have got to be a bit more adventurous, as we save. If they

:11:07. > :11:08.

:11:08. > :11:18.score a goal, they could not Spain out. -- knock Spain out. It is a

:11:18. > :11:18.

:11:18. > :12:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:12:12. > :12:21.straight swap, Perisic is going on the central defenders, this time it

:12:21. > :12:31.was Gerard Pique. The ball didn't quite reach Silva. Schildenfeld

:12:31. > :12:40.

:12:40. > :12:50.again put himself in the right towards the near post. If the

:12:50. > :13:11.

:13:11. > :13:19.referee had seen that, it would be Free kick to Croatia. As I said

:13:19. > :13:25.before, Corluka was stooping to head it... With Jelavic and

:13:25. > :13:35.Mandzukic, Croatia play a little bit more direct. Because of their

:13:35. > :13:41.

:13:41. > :13:47.Everton striker. It was basic stuff, I knocked down the pitch.

:13:47. > :13:57.physical presence as much as anything, Jelavic, causes a problem

:13:57. > :14:10.

:14:10. > :14:13.and gives the Spanish defence is, but he had time to pull it down.

:14:13. > :14:23.Three players in the box, that is probably the most they have had in

:14:23. > :15:00.

:15:00. > :15:03.good with so many players in close going home. But if they win this

:15:03. > :15:13.match, they will qualify, regardless of what happens

:15:13. > :15:21.

:15:21. > :15:30.goals in the World Cup finals a couple of years ago. He conceded

:15:30. > :15:35.one against Italy in the opening match here last week. He has had

:15:35. > :15:45.nothing to do all game, when he was called into action, he did the

:15:45. > :16:06.

:16:06. > :16:16.another change, Fabregas may be on Strinic once again. I quite like

:16:16. > :16:26.

:16:26. > :16:30.age. It will be another corner kick, I think, for Spain. They try to put

:16:30. > :16:34.the pressure on. There's Fabregas, he has scored twice already in this

:16:34. > :16:43.tournament and unlucky not to be in the starting line-up. He will come

:16:43. > :16:53.on shore leave. They played the opening game with six Nield fear --

:16:53. > :17:16.

:17:16. > :17:21.up to head thataway. -- and that kick. A reluctance to just booted

:17:21. > :17:27.out of play or down the pitch. this is the change and it is David

:17:27. > :17:32.Silva, the Manchester City player, coming off. Cesc Fabregas is coming

:17:32. > :17:37.on to replace him. Fabregas has made a very positive impression

:17:37. > :17:47.with the opportunities he has had to play. A quick passer, a real

:17:47. > :17:57.

:17:57. > :18:01.threat around the penalty area. Italy are beating Ireland 1-0 in

:18:01. > :18:04.the other match. Antonio Cassano's goal in the first half just

:18:04. > :18:08.crossing the line 10 minutes before crossing the line 10 minutes before

:18:08. > :18:16.half-time. Because it is dollars here, at the moment it to the top

:18:16. > :18:19.the group. -- goalless. Spain are just edging out Croatia in the

:18:19. > :18:29.little mini league between the three, which is what it goes to

:18:29. > :18:36.

:18:36. > :18:44.way of the ball, but it seems Spain are starting to have more of the

:18:44. > :18:51.play in the final third. They haven't been able to play the hurt

:18:51. > :19:01.ball, one that splits the defence or creates a shooting opportunity.

:19:01. > :19:22.

:19:22. > :19:29.Xavi will try something different what Fernando Llorente is thinking

:19:29. > :19:34.right now. Mata as well, just won the Champions League with Chelsea.

:19:34. > :19:41.He did not play much in the World Cup either. You were playing

:19:41. > :19:51.central midfielders as strikers in your position. -- you are playing.

:19:51. > :20:06.

:20:06. > :20:12.Croatia could cause an upset here. support there? A real swashbuckling

:20:12. > :20:17.full-back. A player with natural attacking instincts. 15 minutes to

:20:17. > :20:22.go. Croatia are 15 minutes away from going home. Spain are less

:20:22. > :20:32.than sparkling, for once, in some respects. They seem to be playing

:20:32. > :20:40.

:20:40. > :20:50.within themselves. They haven't from Croatia and the world

:20:50. > :21:27.

:21:27. > :21:34.trying to reinvent the game. Centre-forwards are the focal point

:21:34. > :21:44.of the team and he is playing without one. Precarious. Still a

:21:44. > :22:16.

:22:17. > :22:24.lot of attacking talent on the waste of an opportunity. Iniesta

:22:24. > :22:29.with a little drink. -- jink. As Fabregas moved the ball to his

:22:29. > :22:34.right, the foot -- the shot was on. He tried to create more space and

:22:34. > :22:38.he ran into players. I don't know how many passes he has made tonight,

:22:38. > :22:44.but Xavi is into double figures in terms of corners. This is Number

:22:44. > :22:51.Ten. No end result so far for Spain. Cleared away once more, this time

:22:51. > :22:57.it was Strinic, the left-back. Spain pretty much camped inside

:22:57. > :22:59.Croatia's half. But finding them a very tough nut to crack. Croatia

:22:59. > :23:09.looking for that one chance that can swing the game around

:23:09. > :23:25.

:23:25. > :23:34.play. Great counter-attacking football by Croatia. They need that

:23:34. > :23:44.goal. Sir Nick getting well forward. -- Srna. A little too high for

:23:44. > :23:59.

:23:59. > :24:03.could have been difficult for have created the better

:24:03. > :24:13.opportunities. Spain are far from home and dry and into the last

:24:13. > :24:26.

:24:26. > :24:29.superb tackle by the captain of Croatia, Darijo Srna. They were

:24:29. > :24:37.trying to walk into the net. Excellent play. It started with

:24:37. > :24:45.Casillas. What did they want? shade over 10 minutes remaining.

:24:45. > :24:49.Still anybody's game. They just got caught, Croatia, for the first time

:24:49. > :24:56.in the game. Everybody was further - forward and Spain counter-

:24:56. > :25:06.attacked. Slaven Bilic will make one final change. Eduardo, the

:25:06. > :25:13.

:25:13. > :25:18.former Arsenal striker, preparing Vukojevic is going off. He is

:25:18. > :25:22.turning away from goal there. That ball, as it comes towards you, you

:25:22. > :25:28.have to take it towards the goal, that will draw the challenge from

:25:28. > :25:33.Srna and possibly a penalty. Eduardo on. He has a really good

:25:33. > :25:37.goalscoring level -- record, 23 goals in 49 appearances at

:25:37. > :25:47.international level. The Brazilian- born former Arsenal man, can he

:25:47. > :25:55.

:25:55. > :26:01.Pletikosa has not been overly stressed. No. There have been shots

:26:01. > :26:09.from distance. Last 10 minutes. Italy lead in the Republic of

:26:09. > :26:13.Ireland 1-0 in Poznan. Cassano's goal. Three teams on five points.

:26:13. > :26:17.It goes to a little mini-league of the matches between them and Italy

:26:17. > :26:21.come out on top in that at the moment. Italy would win the group,

:26:21. > :26:31.Spain's second and Croatia, as it stands, going home with the

:26:31. > :26:31.

:26:31. > :27:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:27:26. > :27:33.that. Jordi Alba coming up for top Still 1-0 in the Italy match

:27:33. > :27:43.against the Republic of Ireland. Italy leading the group, Spain and

:27:43. > :27:46.

:27:46. > :27:49.It goes to a little money group between the three teams level on

:27:49. > :27:52.five points and Italy, courtesy of five points and Italy, courtesy of

:27:52. > :28:02.scoring one more goal, top of the pile at the moment, but it could

:28:02. > :28:09.

:28:09. > :28:19.first touch. They have taken a chance now, Croatia. Eduardo it is

:28:19. > :28:33.

:28:33. > :28:39.at the top of the pitch with Opportunities have been few and far

:28:39. > :28:43.between. Mainly because they have had a protective midfield sitting

:28:43. > :28:49.in front of the Croatian defence not allowing through balls.

:28:49. > :28:53.Fabregas looks a threat since coming on. Spanish fans are praying

:28:53. > :28:57.for a late goal which will stave off the nerves they are feeling at

:28:58. > :29:07.the moment. One mistake and it would all unravel for the defending

:29:08. > :29:08.

:29:08. > :30:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:30:04. > :30:08.goalscoring opportunity. They had a golden one then the second half

:30:08. > :30:18.which they did not take. Can they create another one in the last five

:30:18. > :30:25.

:30:25. > :30:29.what they were looking for. The fourth official is giving Slaven

:30:29. > :30:34.Bilic some stick because he is standing between the touchline and

:30:34. > :30:41.the technical area. He was almost on the pitch! That is his natural

:30:41. > :30:48.habitat, it was for so many years. He spent plenty of time in England

:30:48. > :30:57.with Everton and West Ham United. That was Eduardo getting in in

:30:57. > :31:05.front of Casillas. Casillas is complaining. I'm not sure what he

:31:05. > :31:15.does wrong, he was just holding his ground, Eduardo. Corluka was

:31:15. > :31:35.

:31:35. > :31:45.underneath the goalkeeper's nose. Or are they just doing what they

:31:45. > :32:15.

:32:15. > :32:25.court! Spain are going through to the quarter-finals. Finally,

:32:25. > :32:33.

:32:34. > :32:37.stadium. Hands went up for an offside. The flag never went up.

:32:37. > :32:47.And Croatia suddenly have an awful lot to do, and not very much time

:32:47. > :33:11.

:33:11. > :33:17.to do it in. Iniesta was not Fabregas with the initial pass, and

:33:17. > :33:22.Navas, the substitute, with the tapping. Look at the relief and joy

:33:23. > :33:32.on those Spanish bases. The situation now is that Spain lead

:33:33. > :33:33.

:33:33. > :34:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:34:28. > :34:32.going to be quarter-finalists this time, like four years ago. They

:34:32. > :34:42.started so well with that 3-1 win over the Republic of Ireland. They

:34:42. > :34:43.

:34:43. > :34:53.came back strongly in the second captured very tight here against

:34:53. > :35:09.

:35:09. > :35:16.really. Mandzukic is the player who Jelavic. And Italy have doubled

:35:16. > :35:26.their lead, Balotelli adding the second goal. It is leading the

:35:26. > :35:28.

:35:28. > :35:38.in the quarter-finals. Croatia and the Republic of Ireland are going

:35:38. > :36:04.

:36:04. > :36:09.They are going to throw everyone forward for the last hurrah.

:36:09. > :36:12.Possibly the last minute or two of his reign as Croatia's manager,

:36:12. > :36:22.Bilic, he has kept them in the top 10 of the world rankings at almost

:36:22. > :36:36.

:36:36. > :36:46.for a goal here. If they could get a goal and equalise here against

:36:46. > :37:08.

:37:08. > :37:18.Spain, it could still see them so long. 1-1 would be enough for

:37:18. > :37:42.

:37:42. > :37:52.Croatia, if Italy win 2-0. So it is pretty sharpish. He needs good

:37:52. > :38:10.

:38:10. > :38:17.got to be now, for Croatia. One goal and they could still be in the

:38:17. > :38:27.competition. They have a chance here. Everybody has got to get

:38:27. > :38:31.

:38:31. > :38:41.bored. The goalkeeper is coming up run onto the field as well! The

:38:41. > :38:55.

:38:55. > :39:01.Italy game was finished, they have Spain. -- they took it a bit too

:39:01. > :39:07.quickly. When it is the last minute, you don't want to give away a silly

:39:07. > :39:16.foul. That is what Jelavic did. He doesn't want to go out like this,

:39:16. > :39:22.Dougherty? -- does he? They need a sprinkle of magic right at the end

:39:22. > :39:25.of this game, and it hasn't come for Croatia. The world and

:39:25. > :39:29.defending European champions are through to the last eight, and

:39:29. > :39:37.Slaven Bilic's reign as coach of Croatia comes to an end with a

:39:37. > :39:40.defeat here today which means that his side got out of Euro 2012.

:39:40. > :39:45.Jesus Navas is the man who scored the goal which won the match, and

:39:45. > :39:55.it means Spain top the group, with Italy's second and Croatia going

:39:55. > :40:02.

:40:02. > :40:05.So Spain go through as group winners. The players swap shirts,

:40:06. > :40:13.Modric, who has been brilliant in this tournament, disappointed to go

:40:14. > :40:19.home. It wasn't to be for Croatia in the end. Casillas, a couple of

:40:19. > :40:22.vital saves from him, but in the end, Jesus was the saviour. And

:40:22. > :40:29.these are the scenes when the Italians learned they had qualified

:40:29. > :40:33.for the next stage. Out right joy. Buffon, who has been through it all

:40:33. > :40:39.so many times, a goalkeeper of massive experience, he has won

:40:39. > :40:43.pretty much everything, but not the European Championship. The Irish

:40:43. > :40:53.put up a hell of a fight in Poznan this evening, a terrific

:40:53. > :41:00.performance from then. -- of them. Contrast those emotions with those

:41:00. > :41:05.of the Croatian team, disconsolate and out of Euro 2012. The

:41:05. > :41:09.supporters of Croatia, cheering them on nevertheless. The Spanish,

:41:09. > :41:19.relieved. It was 80 for them, knowing that a goal for Croatia

:41:19. > :41:21.

:41:21. > :41:24.could have put them in serious That late goal for the Spanish

:41:24. > :41:34.ensures they go through as group winners, they will play the runners

:41:34. > :41:37.

:41:37. > :41:47.up from England's grip on Saturday. -- England's group. Croatia finish

:41:47. > :41:49.

:41:49. > :41:53.It would have been so easy for them to go for 2-2, didn't happen.

:41:53. > :42:00.have got to feel really sorry for Croatia, because they played so

:42:00. > :42:06.well for so long. They gave at the Spanish -- we gave the Spanish a

:42:06. > :42:10.big hit, but they never played as well as we expected. Croatia, they

:42:10. > :42:15.had a good penalty shout turned down, and Rakitic had the best

:42:15. > :42:19.chance of the game. It could have been different. It was groping

:42:19. > :42:24.towards the end, all sorts of permutations in our minds. --

:42:24. > :42:29.gripping. It just opened up towards the end, Croatia had two great

:42:29. > :42:34.chances. If they had scored, I think Spain would have been out.

:42:34. > :42:37.When it got stretched, a great piece of quality, the game was over.

:42:38. > :42:43.Was it be biased performance we have seen in the last few years

:42:43. > :42:48.from Spain. -- was and the finest performance. Great credit has to go

:42:48. > :42:52.to Croatia, they didn't just get everybody behind the ball and not

:42:52. > :42:56.attack, they needed to win the game, and they had the best chance with

:42:56. > :43:01.the Rakitic in the second half. But the way they played at the back,

:43:01. > :43:07.they were solid, broke when they had to, I would like to have seen

:43:07. > :43:12.two strikers a bit earlier. It it would have been nice to have seen

:43:12. > :43:19.balls into the box from Darijo Srna. But a great credit from them. Let's

:43:19. > :43:26.hope if we go through tomorrow, let's hope Spain don't come out in

:43:26. > :43:29.the next match all guns blazing! Day brought on Navas instead of the

:43:29. > :43:39.traditional centre-forward, and ultimately, he was the guy who

:43:39. > :43:42.

:43:42. > :43:52.but it ended up paying off. There is that gap. Fantastic delivery

:43:52. > :43:52.

:43:52. > :43:56.from Fabregas, then a square pass. Just level, do you think? Ball of

:43:56. > :44:05.the tournament from Fabregas. He has got swerve, check, everything

:44:05. > :44:11.on it. But that is what they can do Spain. You don't think they are

:44:11. > :44:16.firing on all cylinders, then that one moment of sheer quality.

:44:16. > :44:22.bad, having someone like Fabregas on the bench. And they still have

:44:22. > :44:29.options, people like Juan Mata, things will -- people like that.

:44:29. > :44:34.I was the England squad, I wouldn't I thought Spain were really poor at

:44:34. > :44:40.the back, I think there was chance after chance. The full-backs were

:44:41. > :44:45.all over the place. This is the thing, if there is a percentage of

:44:45. > :44:50.them going forward, then the pressure comes into the back four,

:44:50. > :44:54.and as at least says, the two of full backs were not great. You need

:44:54. > :45:04.a bit of luck to win the tournament, do Spain get it with this penalty

:45:04. > :45:14.

:45:14. > :45:19.referee has about 19 bodies in front of him. That is judo! If the

:45:19. > :45:26.referee sees it, it is a penalty kick. He didn't complain, because

:45:26. > :45:36.he nearly scored, but it has put The Germans had a similar thing

:45:36. > :45:38.

:45:38. > :45:47.last night with a bad enough. -- Bendtner. You see it from that

:45:47. > :45:52.angle, he is all over him. That is a penalty kick, a stone wall

:45:52. > :46:02.penalty kick. If they score there and going front, conceivably the

:46:02. > :46:12.Germans are going home. Fine margins. Remarkable. But there we

:46:12. > :46:27.

:46:27. > :46:35.go, that was probably the best Modric comes inside. Exquisite play.

:46:35. > :46:39.As good as Fabregas's pass. I think that is better. You have to score.

:46:39. > :46:45.This is what we are on about when we talk about the Spanish defence.

:46:45. > :46:48.When the move starts in the middle of the park, Rakitic wins the ball.

:46:48. > :46:52.He will just carry on his run. The He will just carry on his run. The

:46:52. > :46:56.run from Mandzukic to pull the defenders over the other side of

:46:56. > :47:02.the pitch... But watch the Spanish defenders getting drawn towards the

:47:02. > :47:02.ball. What a free header that is. ball. What a free header that is.

:47:02. > :47:12.You look at that break and say You look at that break and say

:47:12. > :47:17.maybe they are not as organised as we think. Their defence normally...

:47:17. > :47:24.They always have the ball! could argue that the movement is

:47:24. > :47:30.exceptional. Great movement, Modric is fantastic. But defensively, the

:47:30. > :47:33.full-back, Arbeloa, he had an absolute stinker. You could get him

:47:33. > :47:37.absolute stinker. You could get him all day long. The Spanish in this

:47:37. > :47:41.tournament and over the three games don't because they did -- as good

:47:41. > :47:46.as they did in the World Cup and the European Championships before.

:47:46. > :47:50.Villa is a big mess. You can tell we might play them on Saturday, we

:47:50. > :47:56.are really putting them down! Before the start of the game, we

:47:56. > :48:00.said they were absolutely brilliant. At one stage when we thought Spain

:48:00. > :48:06.might be second, we thought England should finish second in the group

:48:06. > :48:12.to avoid them. Let's try to get through! Let's get the post-match

:48:12. > :48:16.thoughts with David Moyes. David gave his Everton and Croatian

:48:16. > :48:21.striker Jelavic Joe Cardle before the game. He might need a bigger

:48:21. > :48:25.one. A great tournament by Croatia and they go home. Up until the last

:48:25. > :48:29.10 minutes, they always had a chance. The second half was always

:48:29. > :48:34.going to be difficult for them. I thought Slaven Bilic just about got

:48:34. > :48:39.it right. They probably made the best chances. Rakitic had a great

:48:39. > :48:42.chance. They were open at the end and Spain got the goal. We have

:48:42. > :48:46.seen Italy and the Czech Republic go through to the quarter-finals

:48:46. > :48:49.having not won until their final group match and that is an

:48:49. > :48:54.important lesson for other teams in this competition, it can go to the

:48:54. > :48:59.wire. Up until five minutes to go, Spain could easily have gone out.

:48:59. > :49:02.It will be important England that they do their job in the last game.

:49:02. > :49:07.The best team went through tonight, no doubting that, but I don't think

:49:07. > :49:11.it was great by Spain. But in the end, they were the better side.

:49:11. > :49:16.England will know that Croatia came into this match on four points, as

:49:16. > :49:20.England do tomorrow night. What of Spain? They did not play with a

:49:20. > :49:26.striker for long periods of this game. Do you think other teams are

:49:26. > :49:32.now fearing them less? I thought Croatia did a great job. They had

:49:32. > :49:36.to defend for long periods. I think there's a style where you get used

:49:36. > :49:40.to how you play against Barcelona, the way Chelsea did, or the way

:49:40. > :49:45.Croatia did again Spain. They did not have enough with the ball. I

:49:45. > :49:49.thought Modric could quite easily have been a Spanish player tonight,

:49:49. > :49:53.he was Croatia's best player. I think it will give team's

:49:53. > :49:58.confidence to have a go at Spain. But when you don't have the ball,

:49:58. > :50:02.you have to be very tight and compact. Thank you for your company

:50:02. > :50:07.tonight. You're going to Eastern Europe. I will try to see a couple

:50:07. > :50:11.more games. The football doesn't stop in this competition. An

:50:11. > :50:14.emotional and dramatic night here and tomorrow we have to deal with

:50:14. > :50:18.England! England!

:50:18. > :50:28.STUDIO: Let's catch up with events in Poznan. Italy against Ireland.

:50:28. > :50:32.

:50:32. > :50:42.Watched by Steve Wilson and Mick football in this tournament and

:50:42. > :51:01.

:51:01. > :51:09.they have conceded in the fourth handball. I think it was St Ledger

:51:09. > :51:19.in the way. The Turkish referee says no. He has to do better. It

:51:19. > :51:25.

:51:25. > :51:32.has hit him in the chest. It is not brilliantly to get it on target.

:51:33. > :51:42.Some ledger was there. -- St Ledger. Pressure is building on the Irish

:51:43. > :51:57.

:51:57. > :52:07.in! Has that crossed the line? The goal has been given. That's in.

:52:07. > :52:10.

:52:10. > :52:15.goals given. Italy lead by a goal to nil. That is in. It was in.

:52:15. > :52:23.Antonio Cassano with a header. Given got a hand to it. The ball

:52:23. > :52:33.was over the line. It has been coming in the last four or five

:52:33. > :53:05.

:53:05. > :53:10.for precision, Cassano, but it was When it was cut back, Cassano just

:53:10. > :53:20.side-footed it. Keep it on target, but I thought he might hit it with

:53:20. > :53:42.

:53:42. > :53:46.a bit of violence. You get a Good mood. A good lay-off from

:53:46. > :53:56.Kevin Doyle and he has to shoot from there, but straight down

:53:56. > :54:02.

:54:03. > :54:09.Walters. This is a good position. I've no idea what they are

:54:09. > :54:19.complaining about, it is a free- kick! Damien Duff, Keith Andrews...

:54:19. > :54:39.

:54:39. > :54:46.Good save by Buffon. It was a great Jesus Navas has scored for Spain.

:54:46. > :54:56.Very late on. We've got a Spanish goal in Gdansk and a red card for

:54:56. > :55:16.

:55:16. > :55:22.done absolutely nothing so far in this European Championship, and

:55:22. > :55:28.then he goes and does that. It was well worth the wait. Well done,

:55:28. > :55:32.Bonucci, who has just told him to shut his gob in no uncertain terms.

:55:32. > :55:38.He has scored a goal, so what? Is he going to tell the coach he's the

:55:38. > :55:48.best player? All the Irish players are completely goosed. It is a

:55:48. > :56:03.

:56:03. > :56:10.fabulous finish. He wanted to tell It will be sorted out tomorrow

:56:10. > :56:15.evening. Italy got themselves through. They got through and in

:56:15. > :56:18.the end it was comfortable, but I thought the Republic of Ireland

:56:18. > :56:21.played as good as they have played in the tournament in the second

:56:21. > :56:26.half. They got some pride back with a performance. They showed great

:56:26. > :56:28.spirit. Yes. It was a tough game. A spirit. Yes. It was a tough game. A

:56:28. > :56:34.tough agenda for them. But they've come out of it with credit, which

:56:34. > :56:39.is what you want. This was a poor goal to lose. That near-post area,

:56:40. > :56:44.you have to have a man there. behind the line... I don't suppose

:56:44. > :56:50.it would have made any difference. I always like a fall back on the

:56:50. > :56:53.line, not wingers. That is a fabulous finish. Your mate, Alan.

:56:53. > :57:00.The finish is great, but not as great as Mick McCarthy's

:57:00. > :57:07.commentary! He wanted to say something to someone. He has done

:57:07. > :57:10.well for him, his team-mate, Bonucci. Two set plays. Sensational

:57:10. > :57:14.stuff. This time tomorrow we will stuff. This time tomorrow we will

:57:14. > :57:24.either be celebrating or not. This is no time for negativity. Come on,

:57:24. > :57:24.

:57:24. > :58:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:58:08. > :58:13.How do England approach that game? I think they have to be positive.

:58:13. > :58:18.We mentioned before that they have to pass it better. Rooney is back,

:58:18. > :58:22.it will be a big lift for everybody in an England shirt because he is a

:58:22. > :58:27.world-class footballer. Watching Ukraine over the first two matches,

:58:27. > :58:32.if England play well, they win. do you see it, Alan? It could be

:58:32. > :58:37.edgy. The thing that will be a factor is that Ukraine are the home

:58:37. > :58:42.team. That feeling in the stadium will be important for them. We have

:58:42. > :58:47.to be able to cope with that. If we do and we pass the map -- pass the

:58:47. > :58:51.ball better, I expect us to win. Same tactics? I think so. Rooney is

:58:51. > :58:57.a better player than Ashley Young or Welbeck in the hall. If we can't