Spain win Euro 2024 with final victory against England. Nico Williams and Mikel Oyarzabal with goals for La Roja. Cole Palmer scored equalizer for Th
Spain win Euro 2024 with final victory against England. Nico Williams and Mikel Oyarzabal with goals for La Roja. Cole Palmer scored equalizer for Three Lions
All three goals came in the second half and La Roja just about managed to triumph at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Sunday.
The first half gave in little in the way of threat, with England doing well to suppress Spain. Luke Shaw, recruited in for Kieran Trippier at left-back, managed to do a good job quashing Lamine Yamal in particular.
Rodri was withdrawn at half-time and that appeared to be good news for England, but Spain broke the tie shortly after the beginning of the second half. A well-worked move saw Yamal come inside and find fellow winger Nico Williams, who stroked the ball home at the far post.
With just under 20 minutes remaining, England pulled level. A quick breakaway saw Bukayo Saka race down the right, but Spain retreated well and several bodies seemed to block his path. His cutback found Jude Bellingham, and he impulsively laid the ball off for Cole Palmer, who calmly slotted home from the edge of the box.
However, Spain went ahead again in the final five minutes of play. A cross round the back from Marc Cucurella found Mikel Oyarzabal, whose first-time finish beat Jordan Pickford.
England so nearly drew level with their first attack after falling behind again. A Palmer corner was headed on by Declan Rice and saved by Unai Simon, Marc Guehi’s rebound cleared off the line by Dani Olmo, and Rice’s next attempt went wide.
But that was as close as England came and Spain held on through four minutes of added time to be crowned champions of Europe for a record fourth time.
England’s men’s team remain without a trophy of any kind since their FIFA World Cup glory in 1966.