Balotelli holds off Croatia's Ivan Perisic

Closely-marked throughout, Mario again holds his own when challenged by Ognjen Vukojevic

Croatia's Mario Mandzukic (obscured) celebrates with team-mates after bringing the scores level at 1-1

Ex-City favourite Shay Given is beaten by old team-mate David Silva as Ireland go 2-0 down

Iniesta escapes the attentions of Ireland's Keith Andrews

Shay Given and Richard Dunne join the Irish pre-match huddle

Croatia's Nikica Jelavic (left) is fouled by Italy's Giorgio Chiellini as a tense battle continues

Andrea Pirlo opens the scoring for the Azzurri on 39 minutes

The Chelsea man beats Shay Given to put Spain ahead - he would later add a second in the 4-0 win