Spain vs England, 2024 European Championship, Final

· UEFA European Championship
Spain
  • 47': Nico Williams
  • 86': Mikel Oyarzabal
FT
2 - 1
England
  • 73': Cole Palmer

Spain strike late to beat England and claim record 4th Euro title

Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal struck in the 87th minute to give Spain a dramatic 2-1 victory over England on Sunday in the European Championship final at Berlin's Olympiastadion and claim a record fourth Euro crown.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Corner, Spain. Conceded by John Stones.
  • 10': Foul by Rodri (Spain).
  • 10': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Marc Guéhi (England).
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Spain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 12': Corner, Spain. Conceded by John Stones.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Robin Le Normand (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodri with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 15': Corner, England. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 22': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Spain).
  • 22': Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
  • 24': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Dani Carvajal (Spain).
  • 25': Fabián Ruiz (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
  • 25': Harry Kane (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Fabián Ruiz (Spain).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Carvajal.
  • 30': Declan Rice (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Dani Olmo (Spain).
  • 31': Dani Olmo (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Declan Rice (England).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Foul by Rodri (Spain).
  • 32': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Phil Foden (England).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
  • 35': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 43': Corner, Spain. Conceded by John Stones.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
  • 45': Foul by Nico Williams (Spain).
  • 45': Kyle Walker (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (England) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Spain 0, England 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spain 0, England 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Spain. Martín Zubimendi replaces Rodri because of an injury.
  • 47': Goal! Spain 1, England 0. Nico Williams (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Williams.
  • 53': Foul by John Stones (England).
  • 53': Martín Zubimendi (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': John Stones (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Carvajal.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a through ball.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 56': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Spain).
  • 61': Substitution, England. Ollie Watkins replaces Harry Kane.
  • 62': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Foul by Nico Williams (Spain).
  • 64': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 66': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Aymeric Laporte (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Williams with a cross.
  • 68': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Oyarzabal replaces Álvaro Morata.
  • 69': Corner, Spain. Conceded by John Stones.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dani Olmo following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, England. Cole Palmer replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Offside, Spain. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.
  • 73': Goal! Spain 1, England 1. Cole Palmer (England) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
  • 78': Corner, Spain. Conceded by John Stones.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nico Williams.
  • 83': Substitution, Spain. Nacho replaces Robin Le Normand.
  • 85': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Declan Rice.
  • 86': Goal! Spain 2, England 1. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a cross.
  • 88': Corner, England. Conceded by Nacho.
  • 89': Substitution, England. Ivan Toney replaces Phil Foden.
  • 89': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Lamine Yamal.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Marc Guéhi (England) header from very close range is blocked.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ollie Watkins (England).
  • 90'+1': Nacho (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Ollie Watkins (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Cole Palmer (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Nico Williams (Spain).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Mikel Merino (Spain).
  • 90'+3': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
  • 90'+3': Marc Cucurella (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Mikel Merino (Spain).
  • 90'+4': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Spain 2, England 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Spain 2, England 1.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 10
4 Saves 2
34.9 Possession 65.1
9 SHOTS 16
4 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
229 Accurate Passes 489
294 Passes 545
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 4
7 Crosses 25
0.1 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 37
24 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 11
18 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 4
27 Effective Clearances 15
27 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship

Venue: Olympiastadion Berlin
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 65,600

Line-Ups

ESP Spain (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Unai Simón (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
3 Robin Le Normand
24 Marc Cucurella
2 Dani Carvajal
10 Dani Olmo Yellow Card
8 Fabián Ruiz
16 Rodri
7 Álvaro Morata
17 Nico Williams
19 Lamine Yamal
Spain Substitutes:
Fermín López, Jesús Navas, Martín Zubimendi, Dani Vivian, David Raya, Ferran Torres, Mikel Merino, Alejandro Grimaldo, Nacho, Álex Baena, Mikel Oyarzabal, Joselu, Álex Remiro.

ENG England (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
6 Marc Guéhi
5 John Stones Yellow Card
3 Luke Shaw
2 Kyle Walker
11 Phil Foden
4 Declan Rice
26 Kobbie Mainoo
9 Harry Kane Yellow Card
10 Jude Bellingham
7 Bukayo Saka
England Substitutes:
Ollie Watkins, Jarrod Bowen, Ivan Toney, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Conor Gallagher, Ezri Konsa, Joe Gomez, Lewis Dunk, Cole Palmer, Anthony Gordon, Eberechi Eze, Kieran Trippier, Adam Wharton, Aaron Ramsdale, Dean Henderson.

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