Croatia's Euro 2024 opponents: Italy and Spain boast vast experience

Italy and Spain, two of Croatia's opponents in Group B of Euro 2024, possess a wealth of experience at international level, with a combined total of over 1,100 caps between them.

Italy's squad boasts a total of 546 caps, while Spain's has 552, highlighting the depth and quality of both teams.

Croatia, meanwhile, have a total of 305 caps in their squad, which is significantly less than their two rivals. However, Zlatko Dalic's side will be hoping to make up for their lack of experience with their passion and determination.

Italy will be looking to defend their European Championship title, which they won in 2021. They will be led by the likes of Gianluigi Donnarumma, Leonardo Bonucci and Federico Chiesa, who were all key members of the victorious team.

Spain, meanwhile, will be looking to make amends for their disappointing performance at the 2022 World Cup, where they were knocked out in the last 16 by Morocco.

Croatia will be hoping to cause an upset and reach the knockout stages of the tournament. They will be led by the likes of Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic and Marcelo Brozovic, who are all world-class players.

The match between Croatia and Italy is scheduled to be played on Monday, June 16, at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.