A dominant display, which was not reflected in the scoreline, saw La Roja beat Italy 1-0 to become the second team into the last-16 after hosts Italy.
But Albania are fighting for their lives and must take points off Spain to keep their hopes alive, even as a best third-placed team, after picking up one point their opening two games.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Albania vs Spain is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off on Monday June 24, 2024.
The match will take place at Dusseldorf Arena.
Albania earned a late point against Croatia on Wednesday
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Where to watch Albania vs Spain
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on BBC Two, with coverage beginning at 7.30pm.
Live stream: Fans can also catch the contest live online for free via the BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog.
Albania vs Spain team news
Veteran midfielder Klaus Gjasula may be held in reserve despite his heroics off the bench in Albania’s last game.
Armando Broja was dropped from the attack but Rey Manaj faces a fight to keep his place.
Aymeric Laporte came back into the Spain team against Italy, meaning Nacho dropped out. The centre-back had not trained with his team-mates before the game, so it is perhaps unlikely he will start again four days later.
There should not be too many other changes, with top spot on the line, but the pack should be shuffled somewhat to keep legs fresh.
Spain have caught the eye in Germany
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Albania vs Spain prediction
Spain have looked mighty impressive in their first two games. While the goals did not flow against Italy as they did against Croatia, they racked up enough chances.
Albania have been entertaining yet are not the more progressive of teams. They must also attack La Roja, and could well be picked off.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Albania have only managed three goals in their eight defeats to Spain. They did, however, come close to ending La Roja’s 100 per-cent record with a 2-1 friendly defeat in 2022, but for Dani Olmo’s last-minute winner.
Albania vs Spain match odds
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
