Last-gasp Italy equaliser breaks Croatian hearts
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
4.5 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 25 June 2024
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Jimbo's joined by Duncan Alexander and Sasha Goryunov to reflect on the dramatic climax to Group B at Euro 2024.
We begin in Leipzig - where Mattia Zaccagni scored in the final minute of stoppage time as Italy broke Croatian hearts with a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw that ensures the defending champions progress to the last 16 - and leaves Luka Modrić and co all but eliminated. A beer-soaked Tim Spiers dials in on the final whistle before James Horncastle reports back from a rather spiky Luciano Spalletti press conference...
No such drama for Spain, who cruised into the next round with their third victory and third clean sheet of the tournament in their 1-0 win over Albania (which happened to assure the Three Lions of a spot in the next round...). Michael Cox is on hand to tell us more from the Düsseldorf Arena.
Then, it's all eyes on Group C and D who face their final outings on matchday three. We get the Slovenian perspective from journalist Miran Zore ahead of their meeting with England - and preview the fortunes of the other sides in action on a bumper day 12 out in Germany.
Produced by Lucy Oliva.
Theme music by JJ Bull.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1a: Croatia 1-1 Italy with Tim Spiers & James Horncastle (3.00)
• PART 1b: Albania 0-1 Spain with Michael Cox (13.55)
• PART 2a: England v Slovenia preview with Miran Zore (19.55)
• PART 2b: Denmark v Serbia preview (29.05)
• PART 3a: Netherlands v Austria preview (30.35)
• PART 3b: France v Poland preview (32.20)
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| 0:41.3 | The Athletic Totally at the Euros. |
| 0:52.9 | Day 11, Leipzig, where the Bitmeister were flying and Croatia were in bits as Italy snatched a late late equaliser to go through. We get the reaction. Here how Spain sent their B team along to their match, there's still one with the clean sheet, then took Tuesday's matches. Can Netherlands win their group from France? And after beefing |
| 1:11.9 | with the press, will England try using one against Slovenia? All that and more in this |
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| 1:26.1 | Monday the 24th of June and it's totally at the Euros's day 11 on the way we're going to be hearing from Tim Spears in Leipzig also James Horncastle on Italy Croatia we got Michael Cox in Dussledorf bringing you Spain Albania also Slovenian journalist Miranzora on Slovenia. |
| 1:45.4 | Here in the studio, Duncan Alexander. Hello. |
| 1:48.1 | Hello, James. |
| 1:48.8 | Yes. And Sasha Gorinov. Nice to see you again, Sasha. |
| 1:52.4 | Even James. Wow. |
| 1:54.1 | Wow. All right. Which bit of today has got you so pumped? |
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