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Spain unleash high-speed demolition of Croatia to put tiki-taka in the past
The game was only an hour in, and the selección would defend when they had to, but it was as virtually done even if there as still time for a moment’s silliness, a reminder of what can happen when the tension drops, when the concentration is not complete. …