With a 1-1 draw against Croatia on Monday, the reigning champions Italy secured a berth in the round of 16 at Euro 2024, leaving Croatia's championship dreams in shambles. Mattia Zaccagni curled in an equalizer in the 98th minute. After a 1-1 draw with Germany on Sunday, Switzerland, who placed second in their group, will play Italy next.
Shortly after missing a penalty kick, Luka Modric gave Croatia the lead in the 55th minute, and it appeared as though it would be enough to advance them until late replacement Zaccagni bent a spectacular strike past Dominik Livakovic's helpless dive into the far corner. Italy now sits second in Group B with four points, while Croatia is in third place and must wait nervously to find out if two points will be enough to advance them to the next round as one of the top four third-place teams.