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Spain Squad |
Type |
England
Squad |
Referee
(sky blue)
François Letexier
35 (23 April 1989), Bédée, FIFA-listed 2017 |
14 |
Goal Attempts |
9 |
5 |
Attempts on Target |
3 |
Assistant Referees |
0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
Cyril Mugnier 40 (9 November
1983) |
Mehdi Rahmouni 35 (16
October 1988) |
10 |
Corner Kicks Won |
2 |
Fourth official Szymon Marciniak
43 (7 January 1981) Płock, Poland, FIFA-listed 2011. |
1 |
Offside Calls Against |
0 |
Video
Assistant Officials |
11 |
Fouls Conceded |
5 |
Jérôme Brisard 38 (24 March 1986) Willy Delajod 31,
Cornier & Massimiliano Irrati 44, Pirenze, Italy |
63% |
Possession |
37% |
|
|
Spain Team |
|
Rank |
FIFA (20th
June 2024) 8th
EFO ranking
Group Four ELO rating
2nd to 1st |
Colours |
Made by
Adidas - red crew necked jerseys, with yellow adidas
shoulder trim/collar trim/sweeping side panel, blue shorts
with yellow sweeping side panel, red socks with yellow trim. |
Captain |
Alvaro Morata |
Manager |
Luis de la Fuente Castillo, 63 (21 June 1961), appointed 8
December 2022. |
Dani Carvajal
66:56 |
21st match, W 17 - D 2 - L 2 - F 55 - A 15. |
Spain Lineup |
23 |
Simón Mendibil, Unai |
27 33 days |
11 June 1997 |
G |
Athletic Club |
46 |
0 |
2 |
Carvajal Ramos, Daniel |
32 185 days |
11 January 1992 |
RB |
Real Madrid CF |
49 |
1 |
3 |
Le Normand, Robin A.R., off
83rd min. |
27 246 days |
11 November 1996
in Pabu, France |
RCD |
Real Sociedad de Fútbol |
17 |
1 |
14 |
Laporte, Aymeric J.L.G.A. |
30 48 days |
27 May 1994
in Agen, France |
LCD |
Al Nassr FC, Saudi Arabia |
35 |
1 |
24
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Cucurella Saseta,
Marc |
25 358 days |
22 July 1998 |
LB |
Chelsea FC, England |
10 |
0 |
8 |
Ruiz Peña, Fabián |
28 102 days |
3 April 1996 |
RDM /LDM |
Paris Saint-Germain FC, France |
29 |
4 |
16 |
Rodri, injured off
half-time |
28 22 days |
22 June 1996 |
LDM |
Manchester City FC, England |
56 |
4 |
19
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Yamal Nasraoui Ebana, Lamine,
off 89th min. |
17 1 day |
13 July 2007 |
RAM |
FC Barcelona |
14 |
3 |
10
|
Olmo Carvajal,
Daniel |
26 68 days |
7 May 1998 |
AM |
RB Leipzig, Germany |
39 |
11 |
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31st min. for a foul on Declan Rice, high foot kicking him in the stomach |
17
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Williams Arthuer, Nicholas |
22 2 days |
12 July 2002 |
LAM |
Athletic Club |
20 |
4 |
7 |
Morata Martin, Alvaro B.,
off 68th min.. |
31 265 days |
23 October 1992 |
CF |
Club Atlético de Madrid |
80 |
36 |
Spain
Substitutes |
18 |
Zubimendi Ibáñez,
Martín, on half-time for Rodri |
25 163 days |
2 February 1999 |
RDM |
Real Sociedad de Fútbol |
10 |
0 |
scoreline:
Spain 1 England 0 |
21
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Oyarzabal Ugarte,
Mikel, on 68th min. (67:17) for
Morata |
27 84 days |
21 April 1997 |
CF |
Real Sociedad de Fútbol |
37 |
12 |
scoreline:
Spain 1 England 1 |
4 |
Nacho, on 83rd min. (82:36)
for Le Normand |
34 178 days |
18 January 1990 |
RCD |
Al Qadsiah FC, Saudi Arabia |
29 |
1 |
scoreline:
Spain 2 England 1 |
6 |
Merino Zazón, Mikel, on 89th min.
(88:44) for Yamal |
28 22 days |
22 June 1996 |
RM |
Real Sociedad de Fútbol |
28 |
2 |
result:
Spain 2 England 1 |
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unused
substitutes: |
1-David Raya, 5-Dani Vivian, 9-Joselu, 11-Ferran Torres, 12-Alex
Grimaldo, 13-Alex Rimero, 15-Alex Baena, 22-Jesús Navas, 25-Fermín López,
26-Ayoze Pérez. |
team
notes: |
Spain's fourth European Championship trophy, a new record. Spain's
seventh consecutive win, creating a new European Championship Finals record.
First nation since the six won by Brazil in the 2010 WCF to win 100%
of their Tournament matches. Lamine Yamal
is the youngest player ever to appear in
a Major Tournament Final, surpassing Pelé's 17 years and 246 days in
1958. |
goalscoring
notes: |
The fifteen goals scored by Spain in this tournament is a new record for number of goals
scored in a Major Tournament Finals, beating the previous record
(France, 14, 1984). Spain's previous best was 13. |
|
4-2-3-1 |
Simón - Carvajal, Le Normand
(Nacho), Laporte,
Cucurella - Ruiz, Rodri (Zubimendi) - Yamal
(Merino,), Olmo, Williams
- Morata (Oyarzabal) |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
26
years 355 days |
Appearances/Goals |
35.9 |
5.8 |
|
|
England
Team |
|
Rank |
FIFA (20th
June 2024) 5th
EFO ranking
Group Two ELO rating
6th to 7th |
Colours |
The Nike 2024 home
uniform -
White shadow pinstriped jerseys
with navy blue v-necked polo-collars/underarm side panel and white/navy blue/maroon
trimmed cuffs, white shorts with navy blue side
panel/hem,
white socks with navy blue trim. |
Captain |
Harry Kane |
Manager |
Gareth Southgate, 53 (3 September 1970), appointed caretaker manager on 27 September 2016, appointed as permanent manager on 30 November
2016. Resigned 16 July 2024. |
⁵⁷
most goals as captain |
71st of 72, W 42 - D 16 - L 13 - F 156 - A 58. |
|
Kyle Walker 60:14 |
P 102nd of 102, W 61 - D 24 - L 17 - F 213 - A
72. |
England
Lineup |
|
|
one change to the previous match (Shaw for Trippier) |
league position (FINAL POSITIONS) |
|
1 |
Pickford, Jordan L. |
30 129 days |
7 March 1994 |
G |
Everton FC
(PL 15th) |
68 |
51ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Walker, Kyle
A. |
34 47 days |
28 May 1990 |
RB |
Manchester City FC
(PL CHAMPIONS) |
90 |
1 |
the twelfth player to reach the
90-app milestone |
2011-24 |
5 |
Stones, John |
30 47 days |
28 May 1994 |
RCD |
Manchester City FC
(PL CHAMPIONS) |
79 |
3 |
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53rd min. for a foul on Zubimendi, after they sprinted into the England half |
final app
2014-24 |
6 |
Guéhi,
A.K. Marc-Israel |
24 1 day |
13 July 2000 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
LCD |
Crystal Palace FC
(PL 10th) |
17 |
0 |
3 |
Shaw, Luke P.H. |
29 2 days |
12 July 1995 |
LB |
Manchester United FC
(PL 8th) |
34 |
3 |
final app
2014-24 |
26 |
Mainoo, Kobbie B.,
off 70th min |
19 86 days |
19 April 2005 |
RDM |
Manchester United FC
(PL 8th) |
9 |
0 |
4 |
Rice, Declan |
25
182 days |
14 January 1999 |
LDM |
Arsenal FC
(PL RU) |
58 |
3 |
7 |
Saka, Bukayo A.T. |
22
313 days |
5 September 2001 |
RAM |
Arsenal FC
(PL RU) |
40 |
12 |
the 94th player to reach the 40-app
milestone |
11 |
Foden, Philip W.,
off 89th min |
24 47 days |
28 May 2000 |
AM |
Manchester City FC
(PL CHAMPIONS) |
41 |
4 |
final app
2020-24 |
10
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Bellingham, Jude V.W. |
21 15 days |
29 June 2003 |
LAM/ RDM |
Real Madrid CF, Spain
(LL CHAMPIONS) |
36 |
5 |
final app
2020-24 |
9 |
Kane, Harry E., off 61st
min |
30 352 days |
28 July 1993 |
CF |
FC Bayern München, Germany
(BL RU) |
98 |
66 ²² |
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25th min. for a foul on Fabián Ruiz, following through and catching his
ankle |
England
Substitutes |
scoreline:
Spain 1 England 0 |
19 |
Watkins, Oliver G.A., on 61st min.
(60:24) for Kane |
28 197 days |
30 December 1995 |
CF |
Aston Villa FC
(PL 4th) |
15 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
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91st min. after his high foot managed to catch a flailing Nacho in the
mid-riff |
final app
2021-24 |
24 |
Palmer, Cole J., on 70th min.
(69:44) for Mainoo |
22 69 days |
6 May 2002 |
LAM |
Chelsea FC
(PL 6th) |
9 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
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the 108th goal by a substitute |
final app
2023-24 |
scoreline:
Spain 2 England 1 |
17 |
Toney, Ivan B.E., on 89th min.
(88:19)
for Foden |
28
120 days |
16 March 1996 |
CF |
Brentford FC
(PL 15th) |
6 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
final app
2023-24 |
result:
Spain 2 England 1 |
unused
substitutes: |
8-Trent Alexander-Arnold,
12-Kieran
Tripper, 13-Aaron Ramsdale,
14-Ezri
Konsa, 15-Lewis Dunk,
16-Conor
Gallagher, 18-Anthony
Gordon, 20-Jarrod
Bowen, 21-Eberechi Eze, 22-Joe Gomez, 23-Dean Henderson, 25-Adam Wharton. |
stadium notes: |
England were unbeaten
in their previous five matches at Berlin's Olympiastadion. First playing out a
3-3 friendly draw against their hosts
Germany, in May 1930. Then the
6-3 victory over them in May 1938,
that featured the infamous Nazi salute. The only competitive match was
an
ECF QF in May 1972, ending goalless against West Germany. Then two
friendly matches, the first a 2-1 victory in November 2008, then a
comeback victory in March 2016, both against Germany.
|
team notes: |
England's third ever Final in a Major Tournament is their first not at
home. However, they also become the first nation to lose consecutive
European Championship Finals. This defeat ended a 24 European Championship
match unbeaten run (W 17 D
7), having not lost since
October 2019 against Czech Republic. It is England's
sixtieth competitive defeat in 375 matches. Kobbie Mainoo becomes the youngest player to start an
England Final, and Kyle Walker the oldest. Before the Spain winning
goal, Kieran Trippier was stripped and ready to replace Shaw. However,
Spain did score, and Toney was the replacement instead, in the hope of
finding the elusive equaliser. |
youth notes: |
England and Spain have met several times in
youth level matches
featuring the participating players. Jordan Pickford started for
the under-17s that won a March 2011 qualifying fixture. Luke Shaw
started in the match a year later, that ended in defeat. Marc Guéhi captained
and Phil Foden started the 2017 Final that ended in a penalty
shoot-out defeat. In the Under-17 2017 World Cup Final,
participated in by the under-18s, Foden started and scored twice,
Guéhi started and scored once. In a February 2009
friendly match between the two sides at under-19 level, Kyle Walker
was a substitute. Then Harry Kane started and scored in a February
2011 fixture.
Walker also started for the under-21s in the 2011 Finals group match.
It was in the 2023 Finals final they next met, with Cole Palmer starting. However, although Palmer took the
free-kick, he cannot be credited with the winning goal. |
goalscoring
records: |
58 European Championship Finals goals scored. Cole Palmer is the
first substitute to score an equalising goal in a ECF Final since 2000
(Sylvain Wiltord). He is the youngest substitute to score in an ECF
Final. |
manager notes: |
Southgate's record fourteenth ECF match,
six more than Hodgson - and first match in which he is beaten. A record-second ECF Final.
Already a record
26th Finals match.
It is an extending-record 79th competitive match managed. |
Manager Gareth Southgate played against Spain during Euro '96
penalty shoot-out victory. |
|
4-2-3-1 |
Pickford - Walker, Stones, Guéhi, Shaw - Mainoo
(Palmer),
Rice - Saka, Foden (Toney), Bellingham - Kane
(Watkins)
notes: after seventy minutes, Bellingham partnered Rice, allowing
Palmer to attack the left wing. |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
26 years 179 days |
Appearances/Goals |
51.8 |
8.9 |
|
|
Match Report
by Mike Payne |
It
was not a very good start by England as the Spanish team kept possession
so easily, and England hardly had a kick in the first ten minutes.
Luckily, Spain did little with the ball until Nico
Williams broke through from the left on 12 minutes and only a fine tackle
by John Stones stopped the lively winger in his tracks. From the resultant
corner an attempted overhead kick drifted wide of England's goal.
A couple of better attacks involving Bukayo
Saka and Kyle Walker gave England a lift, but play generally was very
scrappy, with Spain still dominating the ball.
When England did gain possession they
almost always gave the ball away cheaply, and it was also noticeable that
we rarely won the second balls.
When we did have possession, the first
movement of each England player was to turn and face their own goalkeeper
and pass the ball backwards.
Jordan Pickford was acting as an extra
centre-half for much of the match.
On 24 minutes Harry Kane was booked for
an innocuous challenge and four minutes later a shot by Fabian Ruiz
deflected into Pickford's arms.
When England did clear the danger from
a Spanish attack the ball was coming straight back at them again as the
midfield failed to cope.
Several times Saka was in a good position to attack the
full-back, but instead, he turned back towards his own goal and sent the
ball back to a defender.
At one point he was level with the Spanish penalty
box, but the ball ended back with Pickford!
A blocked shot from Alvaro Morata at one end, and
another from Kane at the other end brought to an end a dismal half for
England.
The only consolation was that Spain had created very
little themselves.
Luke Shaw was keeping the young 17-year-old Lamine
Yamal very quiet whilst Walker was handling the dangerous Williams well.
A minute from half-time, and England had their first shot
on target.
A cross from the right clipped the head of a Spanish
defender and dropped for Phil Foden to volley at goal.
It was an easy save for Unai Simon though, but a
little more promising as the half ended.
England then made a disastrous start to the second-half as in the first
minute, and for the first time, Shaw lost Yamal, who sped past the
full-back with an angled run across the middle.
The other defenders were sucked in by this run, and Walker left
Williams completely free on the left coming in.
The pass from Yamal was perfect and the shot from Williams beat
Pickford all ends up.
On 49
minutes Daniel Olmo should have made it 2-0 but he missed a sitter as
England tried to recover from the setback of conceding a goal and for a
while were all over the place at the back.
Stones was booked for one desperate challenge, but far worse
challenges by the Spanish were not punished as severely.
At this point the game was slipping away from England and changes
were needed from the bench.
On
the hour the disappointing Kane was taken off to be replaced by Ollie
Watkins.
After 64 minutes Jude
Bellingham tried a shot that went wide as England tried to gain a foothold
again.
Two minutes later it was Pickford to the rescue with a fine save from
Yamal's low shot after more poor defending failed to clear the ball.
One of the features of this match was the number of times an
England player was caught in possession, that was certainly credit to
Spain, as they looked fresher and fitter than England at this stage.
More changes were needed and in the 70th minute Gareth Southgate
sent on Cole Palmer for Kobbie Mainoo, who hadn't had the impact that he
had in the Holland match.
Immediately Palmer was in the action, and three minutes after coming on
the substitute had a big say in the game.
For the first time Saka decided to run at the defence and straight
away that caused danger for Spain as his cross went to Bellingham.
The pass was slightly behind the midfield player but he managed to
stretch his leg out to knock the ball back to Palmer coming in behind him.
The Chelsea player didn't hesitate and side-footed a sublime shot
into the far corner to the joy of all England fans watching.
Another move from Palmer to Saka again forced Spain into some
desperate defending and for the first time in the match England were
asking the questions.
As we entered the last ten minutes, Pickford was called upon to make
another fine save from Yamal again, who had been sensational throughout
the tournament.
Spain won a
couple of corners that were cleared but then came the match-winning
moment.
A breakaway down the
left saw Marc Cucurella completely unchallenged on the left, and he had
the simple task of passing into the path of substitute Mikel Oyarzabel who
gave Pickford no chance with a close range shot.
We all hoped that what looked as though he was in an offside
position would be another correction by VAR.
Sadly, this time the goal was given.
The goal celebration lasted at least three to four minutes, plus several
substitutions, plus several slight injury stoppages, but when the 90
minute mark came along the referee added just four extra minutes!
However there was time for just one more chance, well three
actually, for England to stay in the game, and it was an amazing moment.
A corner by Palmer was met by Declan Rice storming in to meet the ball
with his head.
The goalkeeper
somehow kept that out, but the ball lobbed up to Guehi who headed towards
goal.
Olmo was on the line to
head that effort away, but then Rice, following up, headed just over from
the second rebound.
Unbelievable!
The Spanish
celebrated that let-off as though they had won the cup, and a few seconds
later, they had!
So near yet
so far for England.
So, alas, it wasn't to be, yet again!
Let's start with the positives, England did really well to get to
this final, not playing particularly well, but always finding a way to get
through the games.
We should
be very proud about that.
The
emergence of Marc Guehi as a top class defender, the impact Palmer had
when he came on, and the battling qualities of the whole team, epitomised
what is brilliant about the English never-say-die football.
Some great goals, some super individual performances and I'm sure
that all the other 22 sides competing would have given their eye teeth to
achieve what England have achieved.
So, where did it all go wrong for us?
It has to be said that we did not get the best out of our top
players that do so well in club football.
Why was that?
Tiredness, possibly, playing players out of position, maybe, too many
negative tactics, almost certainly.
How many times in the final did we pass the ball forwards, compared
to passing it backwards?
Why
is it drilled into all the players to, “Keep it tight?”
This can't be right surely, not when we have some of the best
attacking players in World football.
Why do we not encourage our players to put pressure on the
opposition a little more?
We
could see Spain panicking quite a bit after Palmer's goal.
I will leave you with your own thoughts, but my
overriding feeling is that we have missed a huge opportunity to break that
58 year hoodoo waiting for a trophy, and until we play to OUR ATTACKING
strengths then we may have to wait for a good number of years to come.
Oh well, all I have to
worry about now is the scorelines of Preston North End.
More heartache probably!
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com
BBC Sport RFEF |
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UEFA.com Mike Payne - football historian and contributor |
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cg |