Spain ditch possession football, gain ground

Spain's head coach Luis de la Fuente celebrates at the end of a Group B match between Spain and Croatia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, June 15, 2024. Spain defeated Croatia 3-0. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Greedy for the ball no more, Spain have won a game by playing unlike Spain.

After La Roja’s 3-0 victory over Croatia 3-0 at Euro 2024 on Saturday, the match statistics showed something extremely rare: Spain had only 46% possession.