Nico Williams and Mikel Oyarzabal helped Spain win the EURO 2024 after beating England 2-1 in the final match of the tournament at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Oyarzabal’s late goal gave La Roja a 2-1 win over England as they crowned the European Champions for a record-breaking fourth time. Spain stayed unbeaten in the 2024 edition of the tournament and got hold of the prestigious trophy.
has ever managed in a single edition of the EUROs.After scoring the opening goal of the final match, the Spaniards started to play more attackingly. In the 55th minute, England defender John Stones made a goalline save after Morata placed a shot towards the goal from the right side.
England head coach Gareth Southgate made a shocking change after skipper Harry Kane was subbed off and Ollie Watkins replaced him.Jude Bellingham came close to scoring the equaliser in the 63rd minute but his powerful shot outside the box went wide of the far post.
Spain’s fast and direct started to pay off as they found more space in England’s box. Yamal caught Luke Shaw out of his position and the Spaniard made a run on the right side and kept a curling low shot on goal, Pickford got down quickly to punch it away from the box.
Spanish skipper Alvaro Morata was also subbed off and Mikel Oyarzabal replaced him on the field. Meanwhile, England’s Cole Palmer replaced Kobbie Mainoo.
Super sub Cole Palmer kept England’s dream of bringing it back home on after he scored the equaliser in the 73rd minute of the match from a long-range shot outside the box. Saka made a stunning run down the left after seeing space in Spain’s defence. Saka passed the ball to Jude Bellingham, who was marked by the Spanish defender. The 21-year-old Real Madrid player made no mistake to pass it backwards to Palmer, from where the super sub scored the equaliser.
As England started to attack after scoring the equaliser, Spain strengthened their defence by replacing Le Normand with Nacho Fernandez. Mikel Oyarzabal scored in the 86th minute, giving Spain a 2-1 lead in match. The Spanish striker pushed the ball past Pickford from close range to give La Roja the lead in the dying minutes. The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) checked the goal for offside; Oyarzabal was onside. Mikel Merino came in place of Spain’s Lamine Yamal.
Meanwhile, England placed an extra striker on the box and brought Ivan Toney on the field in place of Phil Foden.
As French referee Francois Letexier blew the final whistle, Spain created history by winning the Euro Cup four times. The Spaniards dominated the match from the very first minute. Fuente’s men kept 65 percent ball possession. Spain created five big chances. Meanwhile, England made two big chances.