Spain wins fourth European Cup with 2-1 win over England

After an exciting match, Spain's soccer team managed to lift the Euro 2024 trophy for the fourth time after defeating England 2-1 in the final of the tournament.

The match attracted tens of thousands of fans and a global audience. At the outset, both teams performed well, showing their desire for the highest honor in European soccer. Although England was seen as a strong competitor before the game, Spain showed unrivaled strength and teamwork.

In the 36th minute, Spain's Olmo tried a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, and the ball was eventually blocked by England's Harry Kane on the halfway line. In the 43rd minute, Spain's Morata took the ball from the left side of the penalty area and England's Guehi and Stones combined to destroy the ball. In the first minute of first-half stoppage time, England nearly broke through the goal, by the Spain goalkeeper Unesimone pounced. The first half ended 0-0, both sides did not break the goal.

The second half resumed and the deadlock on the scoreboard was quickly broken! In the 47th minute of the match, Spain took a 1-0 lead when Nicholas Williams pushed a left-footed finish into the goal after a direct assist from Spain's Yamal! Two minutes later, Spain nearly increased their lead when Olmo's low shot slipped through the net. In the 55th minute, Spain's Yamal sent another straight shot, but unfortunately Morata's shot inside the box was deflected by Stones. In the 65th minute, Spain's Yamal's low shot from the right channel was parried by Pickford. In the 69th minute, Spain's Fabian Ruiz fired a shot from outside the penalty area.

In the 73rd minute, England finally finished scoring! Bellingham gave a key assist to Palmer, who came on as a substitute for only 2 minutes, and blasted a 118km/h long-distance shot from 21 meters in front of the goal, equalizing the score for England 1-1, and the two sides were back to the same starting line. In the 81st minute, the Spanish team completed a multi-player exquisite coordination, Yamal in the right side of the penalty area, a shot was Pickford bravely parried out. In the 87th minute, Spain scored again! Cucurella sent in an assist and substitute Oyarzabal shoveled the ball in front of the goal to make it 2-1! In the 89th minute, England had a corner kick opportunity, but unfortunately, three consecutive headers by England players failed to achieve a goal.

In the end, England was unable to equalize again and Spain won the final 2-1, thus winning the Euro for the fourth time in the team's history with seven victories! With this match, Euro 2024 in Germany came to an end, and the next Euro 2028 will be held in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Ireland.