Slovenia was close behind the opponents for the most of the game, but Spain, who had the advantage of home turf, increased their lead toward the end of the second half.

This was Slovenia's first defeat at the championship. Tomorrow, Slovenia will compete for third place with the loser of the other seminfinals game, which will see a face-off between Croatia and Denmark.

Slovenia have beaten Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Poland, Belarus and Serbia in the group stage of the championship. A win against Egypt secured them a slot in the quarter finals, where they defeated Russia.