Spain has been crowned champion of the 2024 UEFA European Championship, securing their fourth title in this tournament, against the England national team.
Luis de la Fuente’s team began dominating the match, patiently moving the ball from side to side against a well-organized English defense, waiting to see how the game would develop in the opening minutes.
The first real dangerous action came in the 12th minute when Nico Williams, after a great individual play, saw John Stones clear his dangerous shot from inside the six-yard box for a corner.
From that point, the final evened out with both teams trying to create danger with their weapons, but without much luck.
In fact, in a first half full of nerves and intensity, it was not until injury time that we saw a goalkeeper make a save.
After the break, the Spaniards started with the bad news of Rodri’s injury, being replaced by Martín Zubimendi.
Spain found the goal in a team play down the right wing, which ended with a pass from Lamine Yamal from the right to the left side where Nico Williams was, who with a powerful shot from inside the box beat Pickford to his far post.
The English team sought a reaction with a great individual play by Jude Bellingham, who, after a high-quality move, took a shot and almost surprised Unai Simón with a powerful strike. The ball went wide.
In the 73rd minute, in a quick play that caught Spain off guard, the English equalized.
A pass from Bellingham to Cole Palmer, who had been on the field for 3 minutes, ended up in the back of Unai Simón’s net, who could do nothing to stop the Chelsea player’s shot to his right post.
Spain gradually recovered and in the 86th minute, a cross from the left by Marc Cucurella was headed into the goal in the six-yard box by Mikel Oyarzabal.
His first goal of the tournament at just the right moment.
Spain wins their fourth EURO.
Spain, having won all 7 matches of the final phase, is the champion of Europe.
