Spain oust Croatia to reach last eight

Defending champions Spain left it late before ousting Croatia 1-0 in Gdansk on Monday to reach the quarter-finals as they won Group C.After a tight encounter which rarely hit the heights Jesus Navas bundled in a close-range winner in the 87th minute to send the World Cup winners through with seven points ahead of Italy, who beat Ireland 2-0 to clinch second place on five points.Croatia finished on four with Ireland pointless.The Croatians could have qualified as group winners themselves but Navas' late contribution left them high and dry.

Source: AFP