No spark to plug

When were your spark plug wires last changed? And have you checked your ignition module? Crank shaft position sensor is another item to have checked.

Put a test lamp and connect with an earth then crank the engine the bulb should flash for a moment if the coil is ok ...
OR, there is a another simple method just take out the spark plug connector and place is at a very near to the spark plug end and then crank the engine if every thing is fine ( OK condition) then one can see the spark in between the the spark plug lead and the HT cable.

Make sure it is the correct spark plug. It sounds like the piston may be coming in contact with the plug.

Normally you would check for spark at the plugs and then work back from there.
The battery, alternator, and starter would be ok if it cranks.
If the plugs have spark, the next thing to check is fuel at the injectors. If there is no spark at the plugs, it could be a crank or cam sensor.
A mechanic would use a scanner to check those and other components.

Crank it long lets say 10 seconds remove one plug if is dry, no fuel! now inspect EFI fuse OK, then SWAP EFI relay for other that look the same like horn relay, unable to do that let somebody else crank the vehicle and put you finger on the relay clicks EFI system ok.

Spark plug dry (continue) while somebody cranck the car put a long screw driver in the injectors and the other end close to your ear, did you listen the ticki noise from the injectors No? probably no crank sensor signal.

Spark plug is wet, but the spark wont ignite that fuel. bad fuel ! or bad timing.

All this easy test are done asuming you dont have profecional tool like stetoscope, scanner, etc

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take the head off bent valves thats for sure

If it's turning over ok, the next thing would be to see whether or not spark is getting to the plugs, Use a timing light while cranking or let one of the plug wires arc a spark to the engine block while cranking

If you have the 1.8L check for voltage at oil pack if voltage there more then likely bad coil's, crankshaft sensor ok if you have spark at other cylinder's.If 2.0L check spark plug wire's, crank sensor in distruibutor.

Sounds a lot like a failing battery. The starter's pulling enough power that you aren't getting spark. You could try using jumper cables from a car battery, see if you get spark when cranking. Be careful! It's way easy to short stuff out with those jumpers.

this maybe caused by no fuel or faulty fuel pump, ignition coil, wire and plug crank position sensor. first check for spark by removing on spark plug wire and put a spark plug in the spark plug wire boot, donot touch the plug only the boot have someone crank the car over. if you see spark, that part of the ignition is good. if not, check the coil resistance if should 40 to 80 ohm with a volt meter pf not replace. if ok, but no spark check the igniton control madule make sure the coil and module are receiving current. if not check the fuse that feels them. if it is ok, check distributor cap and rotor. if rotor and cap are fine, check for fuel at either the fuel filter, the fuel return line or removing some spark plug and see if they are wet. if there is no fuel check the fuel pump and the fuse and relay that control the pump. if there is fuel with high pressure but there is no spark, check the crank sensor for signal with a volt meter while cranking the vehicle