Updated On: 09 September, 2015 06:16 PM IST | | IANS
<p>Defending champion Spain is one step closer to clinching a spot in the 2016 European Cup finals after defeating Macedonia 1-0 here</p>

Spain's Forward Diego Costa (L) shoots the ball past Macedonia's Defender Vanche Shikov during the Euro 2016 Group C qualifying football match between Macedonia and Spain at the Filip II Arena stadium in Skopje on September 8, 2015.
Skopje (Macedonia): Defending champion Spain is one step closer to clinching a spot in the 2016 European Cup finals after defeating Macedonia 1-0 in Skopje.
The Spaniards now lead Group C with 21 points from eight matches and can assure themselves of winning the group with a victory against Luxembourg on October 9, reports Efe.