“International Showdown: Raya and Gabriel Achieve Impressive Clean Sheets!”
“International Triumph: Raya and Gabriel Shine with Impressive Clean Sheets”
Aymeric Laporte put Spain in front early with a goal in the fifth minute, but they had to wait until the 65th minute for their second, scored by Álvaro Morata. Following Strahinja Pavlovic’s red card for Serbia, Alex Baena sealed the victory with a third goal.
Mikel Merino played 65 minutes in midfield before being substituted for Pedri.
Spain now leads League A Group 4 with 10 points from four matches, securing their spot in the quarter-finals set for March.
After the match, David shared on Instagram, “It’s always a pride to wear this shirt. We’ve qualified for the quarter-finals. Thank you, Córdoba, for the warm welcome.”
Mikel added, “We remain grounded but keep our eyes on bigger goals! We’ve qualified for the next phase! Perfect focus and team leadership. Let’s keep pushing to make history. Let’s go, team!”
In other news, Jakub Kiwior played the full 90 minutes in a thrilling match between Poland and Croatia. Poland took the lead with a goal from Piotr Zielinski, but Croatia quickly responded with three goals in just seven minutes from Borna Sosa, Peter Sucic, and Martin Baturina. Poland fought back, with Nicola Zalewski scoring just before halftime and Sebastian Szymanski equalizing at 3-3 in the 68th minute.
The draw leaves Poland in third place in League A Group 1 with four points, three behind Croatia and six adrift of leaders Portugal.
Meanwhile, Gabriel was part of the Brazilian defense that achieved a clean sheet in a dominant 4-0 home victory against Peru, with goals from Raphinha.
