EURO 2024: SPAIN CROWNED EUROPEAN CHAMPION AFTER LAST-MINUTE VICTORY OVER ENGLAND
Spain snatched a fourth title in a Euro this Sunday, July 14 after a last-minute victory against England (2-1). La Roja becomes the first team to win four European Nations Championships.
Rodri: “Luis de La Fuente deserves this recognition”
Rodri on Spanish TV: “Yes, it’s probably the best day of my sporting life. We’re a family and now we’re the most successful team at the Euros. We talked about previous generations who made history and now we’re the European champions. It’s an incredible day for us. The mentality of this team… many have been European champions at youth level, now at senior level, that’s what stays with us.”
“Luis de La Fuente deserves this recognition by winning the Euro. That’s it, that’s Spain. I ask people to go out into the streets tomorrow and feel proud.”
23:51
Kane: “It’s very painful, and it’s going to hurt for a while”
Harry Kane on ITV: “It’s never easy but we’ve shown incredible resilience, character to get here but you have to transform when you can and we haven’t. It’s very painful, and it’s going to hurt for a while. All we can say is thank you to the fans, to those who believed in us, we’ll be back. It’s disappointing we couldn’t win this for Gareth, we wanted to win it for him.”
23:40
The joy and pride of Luis de la Fuente
Southgate: “They are the best team in the tournament”
Gareth Southgate on the BBC: “We fought until the last moments of the final. But today we didn’t have enough control of the ball. We defended well, they pressed well and you have to resist that but we did it well. We were always in the game and after the equaliser, the game was still very open. But as always in these games, it’s down to the details. But they are the best team in the tournament. They deserve it.”
“It’s going to take time to recover. Physically, it’s been a difficult period for Harry Kane. He came in a bit short of games and he wasn’t quite at the level we were hoping for. We thought Ollie (Watkins) would bring some freshness so we could press a bit better, that would make us more dangerous.”
23:11
And the best player is… Rodri
He has only lost one match (excluding penalties) this season, with Manchester City (in the FA Cup final), and none with Spain. Rodri was voted best player of the tournament, at the end of a final that he was unable to finish, as he was injured and came off at half-time.
23:08
Lamine Yamal best youngster of the tournament
17 years and 1 day, four assists and one goal for the Barça winger.
23:07
The goal replay of the final
Nico Williams named man of the match
First scorer of this final, Nico Williams ends up with the trophy of man of the final.
22:53
END OF THE MATCH
Spain wins Euro 2024!
La Roja won their fourth Euro tonight after their last-minute victory over England, who lost their second consecutive final after the one they lost to Italy three years ago at Euro 2020.
Watkins is sanctioned
The English striker is late and hits Nacho in the ribs. He gets a yellow card.
90′
Four more minutes!
This end of the final is crazy! Both teams are no longer calculating anything. There are four minutes left to play.
90′
WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY!!!!!
SIMON AND OLMO SAVE SPAIN!! On a corner, the English try three times but Simon then Olmo make an absolutely heroic save.
88′
Watkins can’t chain
Bellingham finds Watkins in the box but the England centre-forward mishandles his control.
86′
AIM!!!
WHAT A GOAL
SPAIN IS BACK IN FRONT!!! On a one-two of about fifteen meters, Oyarzabal deceives Pickford on the strong cross from Cucurella.
85′
Spain is pushing hard
La Roja finishes this match strongly and wants to make the decision before extra time. New corner for Dani Carvajal’s gang.
83′
TACTICAL CHANGE
The Norman must go out
The Spanish defender asked to give up his place a few minutes ago. Luis De La Fuente listened to him and replaced him with Nacho.
82′
PICKFORD SAVES ENGLAND!!
WHAT A MOVE! The Spanish are outwitting the English defence but Yamal doesn’t beat Pickford with this flat foot.
80′
Oyarzabal slipped
The Spanish striker passes in front of Guéhi but ends up slipping. Goal kick for England and Pickford.
78′
La Roja resumes its march forward
After a moment of madness on the English side, Spain tried to cool the atmosphere by settling back into the opposing camp.
75′
English madness!
The Three Lions are now uninhibited! They go forward and harangue their supporters who are overexcited.
73′
AIM!!!
PALMER ALREADY DECISIVE!!
WHAT A MOVE!! COLE PALMER EQUALS! After a three-way play, the Chelsea player opens his foot and beats Simon. 1-1!
72′
Spanish fans tease
With each successful pass from the Spaniards, the supporters of La Roja let out “Olé”.
70′
TACTICAL CHANGE
A new change
Gareth Southgate sends new blood into the final once again, with Cole Palmer replacing youngster Kobbie Mainoo.
70′
Ruiz’s strike!
The Spanish midfielder concluded this big sequence from La Roja with a shot from the outside of the foot that went wide of the frame.
69′
An 8th corner for Spain
La Roja gets their eighth corner of the evening. The evening is more than complicated for England who continue to suffer.
67′
TACTICAL CHANGE
The Spanish captain also leaves
After Harry Kane’s exit, Alvaro Morata goes out in this Euro final. He is replaced by Oyarzabal.
66′
YAMAL FALLS ON PICKFORD!
The Barcelona winger misses his control but it fools Shaw. He can follow up with a shot but Pickford relaxes and saves his team.
64′
The Bellingham Chain!
What control from the Real midfielder. He takes the ball and follows up with a shot that doesn’t find the target.
63′
Foden’s free-kick comes to nothing
After a foul by Williams, Foden has a free-kick to take from the side but the Spanish defence pushes it away.
61′
TACTICAL CHANGE
A strong change
Gareth Southgate makes a strong choice in this final. Harry Kane is replaced by semi-final hero Ollie Watkins.
59′
La Roja does not stop
The goal scored by Williams after the break does not seem to have satisfied the Spanish hunger yet. La Roja continues to project itself to make the break.
56′
Williams’ strike!!
The Spanish winger was close to a double. He was alone 20 meters out and crossed his shot but it was off target by a few centimeters.
55′
STONES IN FRONT OF HIS LINE
The English defender is the last line of defence after Morata beat Pickford. The Three Lions are doing well.
55′
Morata tries his hand
The Spanish captain steps forward and follows up with a strike but Guéhi is well placed and deflects it into touch.
53′
YELLOW CARD
A new warning
John Stones is overtaken by Martin Zubimendi and commits a foul which earns him a yellow card.
52′
Walker is totally missing
What a miss from Walker. He tries to find a partner in the center but it ends up in a touchline on the other side of the field.
50′
Carvajal’s cover
The Spanish defender takes the preferred position on Luke Shaw after a poorly delivered pass from Jude Bellingham.
49′
OLMO UNSCREWS!
Spain came back very strongly in this second period. Dani Olmo controlled and followed up with a shot that was much too crossed.
47′
AIM!!!
THE GOAL OF LA ROJA
Williams unlocks the counter!! After a devastating acceleration from Yamal, the latter finds the Athletic Bilbao winger who finishes perfectly.
22:04
CHANGE DUE TO INJURY
Rodri went off injured
No Rodri at the restart: the midfielder was injured, he is replaced by Zubimendi
22:04
REPRISE
Here we go again !
François Letexier kicks off this second half of the Euro 2024 final. Still no goal between Spain and England.
21:48
HALF TIME
End of the first act
François Letexier brings this first half of the Euro 2024 final to a close. Spain and England are still back to back in a rather tight match.
45+1′
Foden’s recovery!
The Manchester City player inherits the ball at the far post and straightens it as best he can but Simon is in the way and intervenes in two stages.
45′
Additional time
Two more minutes were added to the first half of this Euro final.
45′
Carvajal’s imprudence
The Spain full-back takes his time in front of Bellingham. The latter finds Kane but his shot is blocked. Finally Walker bursts forward and wins an interesting free-kick in front of Nico Williams.
43′
Morata fights
The Spain captain makes a good call and manages to win a corner against Guéhi and Stones.
41′
The English are grouped together
The game plan seems clear on the English side. They are making defensive efforts and trying to attack on the counter.
38′
More imprecision
Fabian Ruiz tries to find Morata in the center but it is still too long. La Roja seriously lacks success in the penultimate move.
36′
Williams misses
The Spanish winger gets back on his right foot in front of Walker but his cross is in an area where no partner was.
35′
Very contentious situation
Laporte was surrounded in the English area but François Letexier did not report anything.
34′
Shaw still perfect
The English full-back is still very solid when he gets ahead of Lamine Yamal. He still concedes a corner.
31′
YELLOW CARD
A new yellow card
Dani Olmo wipes his sole on Declan Rice’s ribs. François Letexier takes the time to give a yellow card.
28′
Ruiz’s attempt blocked
The Parisian midfielder approaches the opposing surface and takes his chance but his attempt is deflected and ends up in Pickford’s gloves.
27′
Possession largely in favor of La Roja
As the half-hour mark approaches in this final, La Roja has 70% possession of the ball. It remains, for the moment, quite sterile.
25′
YELLOW CARD
A first cardboard
French referee François Letexier already issues a warning in this final after a sole.
With a bit of banter from Carvajal, who mimes tears towards the English.
23′
Authoritarian Pickford
The English goalkeeper intervenes brilliantly on this not tight enough cross from Lamine Yamal.
22′
Eager cucurella
While Foden had his back to the Spanish goal on the edge of his area, Cucurella committed a foul which gave the Three Lions a breather.
19′
Shaw ahead of Yamal
For the moment, the English full-back has fully justified his coach’s choice. He has managed to properly frame the Spanish nugget who has caused so many problems for opposing defenses since the start of this Euro 2024.
17′
Pickford serene
Stones makes a very difficult back pass to his keeper but the latter comes out of it with a certain serenity.
15′
Laporte well placed
Walker comes from far away to provide a solution for Saka but the Three Lions full-back’s cross is pushed back by Laporte.
15′
Yamal’s effort
The young Spanish winger chases Bellingham and throws himself to concede the touchline. La Roja are very involved as soon as they lose the ball.
13′
Le Normand’s difficult attempt
The Spanish defender attempts an acrobatic overhead kick but it goes wide.
12′
Stones’ exceptional defense
One on one with Williams, Stones is not fooled by the liveliness of the Spanish winger and concedes a corner.
11′
Guéhi guilty of a fault
The English defender commits a foul on his opposite number. François Letexier had seen everything.
10′
Rodrigo is late
The Spanish midfielder intervenes late and is penalised for a foul.
9′
Ruiz on the trajectory
Rice wants to quickly go forward but his pass is intercepted by the PSG midfielder.
7′
All outfield players in the English half
La Roja has settled into the opposing camp and is forcing the English to curl up in their last 40 metres.
6′
Spanish proficiency
The start of the match leans very largely in favor of La Roja who show their technique.
5′
The first corner!
Stones manages to push away Williames’ vicious cross and concedes the first corner of the final.
4′
The English in a hurry
The Three Lions do not hesitate to clear far in front when Spain come to press. No risk for the moment in the recovery.
2′
Carvajal’s safe return
Suspended in the semi-final, Dani Carvajal is already in the mood and makes a good return to Shaw’s feet.
1′
Pickford extends
The English goalkeeper doesn’t bother with his first ball and extends it towards Saka but it’s too long.