Spain wins Euro 2024

Defeating England, Spain won Euro 2024 - Photo: REUTERS

Spain had a rather deadlocked first half against England’s tight defense. The two expected stars, Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal, did not have many impressive moves. Their dribbling was often easily predicted by the opposing defenders.

This was also a match without many highlights. But right at the beginning of the second half, Spain quickly transformed. Their young wingers shone. Lamine Yamal dribbled the ball skillfully and then passed it conveniently. Nico Williams, with a large space, finished neatly to open the score in the 47th minute.

This goal helped the Spanish team play better. In the following minutes, Dani Olmo, Nico Williams and Lemine Yamal all had chances to score. However, these strikers all had inaccurate shots or could not beat goalkeeper Pickford.

On the England side, coach Gareth Southgate quickly made substitutions. Even captain Harry Kane had to leave the field in the 61st minute. The new players appearing on the field helped bring new energy to the "Three Lions".

And one of them was Cole Palmer, who helped England equalize 1-1 in the 73rd minute. Receiving the ball from Bellingham, the Chelsea player decisively shot from outside the box to beat goalkeeper Unai Simon.

Spain were now starting to falter. They still had the ball but were playing more stalemate than before. However, a moment of brilliance in the final minutes helped to secure victory for De La Fuente’s team.

From the left wing, Cucurella crossed for Oyarzabal to tap the ball into the net, raising the score to 2-1 in the 86th minute. In the last few minutes, Spain avoided being equalized thanks to saves from Unai Simon and Dani Olmo.

The 2-1 score was maintained until the end of the match to help Spain win Euro 2024. They also set a record of 4 times winning the championship in this tournament.

Starting lineup of England and Spain - Graphics: AN BINH

Statistics of Spain's 2-1 win over England in the Euro 2024 final - Graphics: AN BINH

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