an hour agoThe grand finale of Euro 2024: 10 facts you need to know about the Spanish match England
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(2 years ago)A fantastic team of Spain at the helm of the Lamine Yamal sensation will meet today with England targeting the first major trophy after 60 years in a final, which is expected to be spectacular and will be played in the city of Berlin. To ensure the qualifications in the final, Spain defeated France in [...]
To ensure the qualifications in the final, Spain defeated France in the semifinals with a score of 2-1, while with the same result England eliminated the Netherlands.
10 facts you need to know in front of final Spain England:
1. This is the third meeting between Spain and England at the European Championship, with England winning 2-1 in the group phase in 1980, before qualifying by 4-2 in penalty after the draw, 0-0 in the quarterfinals of 1996.
2. England has failed to score on three of its four games in major tournaments (World Cup/European) against Spain, with the last two matches ending with a score of 0-0 (World Cup 1982, Euro 1996).
3. Spain has won its last three finals in a major tournament, winning the European Championship in 2008 and 2012, and the 2010 World Cup. No European team has ever been so successful in four consecutive World/European Cup matches before.
4. England has qualified for the second time in a European Championship final. They have already achieved more finals in major tournaments in four attempts under the orders of Gareth Southgate (two) than they did in their first 23 appearances at the World/European Cup before his arrival.
5. This will be England's first final in a grand tour to play outside England, with the 1966 and Euro 2020 World Cup finals played at quembley. Three Lions have not missed a match in Berlin in six of these (4 victories, 2 draws).
6. Spain has won all six matches so far at Euro-2024, already becoming a team with mostly victories in a single European Championship edition. Since promoting the group phase in 1980, only France in 1984 (5/5) had a record 100 percent of the victories.
7. Spain has scored 13 goals so far at Euro-2024 alone France in 1984 (14) had scored more in a single Euro edition.
8. England has taken first goal in their three-game preliminary matches so far. They are invincible on the last six meetings when they scored first in Euro (5 victories, 1 draws), and no team has won more of these matches in the history of this tournament.
9. England had five hits in the Netherlands-in-the-final gate procession, which was the highest figure in a match to date at Euro-2024. Meanwhile, Spain had five or more hits to the gate in four of their six matches in the tournament.
10. Spain's selector Louis De La Fuente will be 63 years and 23 days on the day of this match, the third oldest selection to take part in a European Championship final after Luis Aragones with Spain (69 years 337 days) and Otto Rehhagel with Greece in 20024 (65 years 330 days)./Telegrafi/
