Berlin- Germany: The Spanish male football team has won the England National Team in a record-breaking fourth championship, defeating England 2-1 following a drama-filled second half in the Europe 2024 on Sunday in Berlin Germany
The Spanish first goal came from 22 year old Atlantico Bibao club,Nico Williams who is one of the breakout performers at this years tournament – Williams gave La Roja the lead minutes into the second half when he smartly finished in the bottom corner from a perfectly-weighted pass from the team’s youngest player and emerging star Lamin Yamal, who turned turned 17-year-old yesterday
Left footed Cole Palmer equalized midway for England through the second half through a brilliantly placed/ from outside the box to restore parity at the Olympia stadion in the German capital of Berlin.
But with just under five minutes remaining in regulation time, Spain took a late lead when Mikel Oyarzabal tapped home an inch-perfect pass from left back Marc Cucurella to cap off a victory and a terrific tournament for La Roja.
It is Spain’s fourth Euro title – having previously won in 1964, 2008 and 2012 – while for England, it is heartbreak for a second straight European Championship having been beaten by Italy on penalties at Euro 2020.
The game start in a very tight fashion befitting a major final tournament , with both teams feeling one another out as the players overcame any pre-match nerves. As predicted by many, Spain enjoyed the majority of the possession in the opening 30 minutes, however, it did so without producing any real goal scoring opportunities.
Though La Roja dominated the ball as it strived to create an opening, it was England which had the first shot on target on the stroke of halftime with a Phil Foden snapshot from close range, but it flew straight at Unai Simón in the Spanish goal.
Spain was dealt a major blow at halftime when one of its most important players, Manchester City midfielder Rodri, was forced out of pitch due to injury. He was replaced by Real Sociedad’s Martín Zubimendi.
But the Iberians didn’t seem dismayed by the loss of their star midfielder when a sweeping move two minutes after the break was unexpectedly finished by Williams to give La Roja a deserved lead. At the age of 22 years and two days old, Williams became the second youngest player to score in a Euro final.
The goal seemed to kick Spain up a gear, with Dani Olmo coming inches away from extending the lead a minute later, but his effort flew wide of the post.
England was on the ropes in the aftermath of Williams’ goal, first with captain Álvaro Morata’s deft dink being cleared away by John Stones before the Athletic Bilbao man fired just wide as he searched for his second shot of the game.
England manager, Gareth Southgate made a bold decision to bring off captain and all-time record goalscorer Harry Kane and replace him with Ollie Watkins, fresh off scoring a last-gasp winner in the semifinal against the Netherlands to book the team’s spot in the final.
But just as England was gathering momentum, Spain nearly scored through Yamal, who on Sunday night made history by becoming the youngest player to appear in a world cup final match cup or Euro final. However, Jordan Pickford made a strong save to deny the Barcelona star.
The English team appeared to be more motivated after the replacement, playing with greater vigor and quickness. For the first time in a long time, the England supporters were on their feet as Jude Bellingham missed the post with a shot
