Euro 2024 final: Super Spain downs England!! wins 4th title
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Berlin: When England conceded an agonizing loss to Spain, the latter became the king of European soccer for the record fourth time in the Euro 2024 final battle between the two on Sunday. Spain dominated the match from start to finish, winning the match 2-1, clamping England to its decades-long tale of underachievement, the Associated Press reported.
It was Mikel Oyarzabal who scored the winning goal in the 86th minute when the first half remained 0-0.
When the team completed a tournament, the team dominated from start to finish. Spain beat England 2-1 in the European Championship final on Sunday, with Mikel Oyarzabal the unlikely match-winner in the 86th minute.
Oyarzabal, a backup striker who came on as a substitute for captain Alvaro Morata, slid in to poke home a left-wing cross by Marc Cucurella just when the game at Berlin's Olympiastadion seemed destined for extra time.
In the 47thminute, Neco Williams opened account for Spain, but England was fortunate enough to hit back in the 73rd minute. It was from Cole Palmer's boot, the equalizer shaken Spain's net.
Just over one minute into the second half, a great strategy from Spain's own half led to the goal of the opening goal. Dani Carvajal passed the ball to Yamal, who was in the middle of the field. He moved forward with the ball and handed it to Williams, who was on the left wing. William's left-foot shot went past the English goalkeeper Pickford and into the net.
Then, more than 25 minutes later, Palmer scored the equalizer. Bellingham gave him the ball from the box, and Palmer scored via a ground shot.
However, Spain had the last laugh with it, scoring the winning goal in the 86th minute. Marc Cucurella extended a long pass into the box, which ended up as a goal from Oyarzabal's shot.
England, the birthplace of soccer, is still without a major title in the men's game since winning the 1966 World Cup and its players watched on forlornly as Morata raised the silver trophy aloft to the backdrop of confetti and fireworks inside the stadium built for the 1936 Olympics.