Spain beat England to be crowned Euro 2024 champions
All our updates as Spain beat England in Berlin, Germany to be crowned European champions for a record fourth time.
By Kevin Hand
Published 2024-07-14 08:00 Updated 2024-07-14 16:57 1 min read Source: Al Jazeera
- Spain beat England 2-1 in the final of the European Football Championships, Euro 2024.
- Spain named an unchanged team for the match at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany while England handed defender Luke Shaw his first start since February.
- Spanish winger Nico Williams opened the scoring early in the second half, while Cole Palmer came off the bench to level for the English.
- Mikel Oyarzabal netted the winner with four minutes to play.
- Spain have now won the European Championship for a record fourth time, while England have yet to win the continental competition.
- Spain had won all six of their matches on the way to the final – a first by any side in the competition’s history.
- England had recovered from several stumbles to produce their most effective performance in the semifinal win against the Netherlands.
