Spain may have stuttered through the group stage of Euro 2012, but by no means is this tournament about to fold on them.
As seems to be their way with a slow start, the game against Croatia provided Spain with a perfect wake-up call as they shape up for their next opponents, France.
Against Croatia, much as against Italy in their Group C opener, Spain were underwhelming. Vicente del Bosque’s team have been here before though – in 2010 to be exact. They started off with a defeat to Switzerland in South Africa, a result that raised plenty of eyebrows two years ago.