History was on the line as Spain took on England in the final of the 2024 European Championship (EURO 2024) at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Sunday, July 14. With a win, La Roja would have become the first team in history to claim four European Championships. England, meanwhile, would have conquered Europe for the first time, claiming their first trophy since their maiden FIFA World Cup win in 1966.
The best team of the tournament, Luis de la Fuente’s Spain, ultimately had the last laugh, claiming a 2-1 victory over the highly-rated Englishmen. Nico Williams scored the opening goal for La Roja early in the first half, which Cole Palmer canceled out with a stellar strike in the 73rd minute. Then, with four minutes left to play, Mikel Oyarzabal scored the winning goal, poking the ball past England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford from close range.
Below, we will briefly review the performances we saw in the EURO 2024 final and list out three players who lived up to expectations and two who underperformed. Let’s begin!
Performed: Cole Palmer
Cole Palmer Scored England’s Only Goal Against Spain
England boss Gareth Southgate made an attacking substitution in the 70th minute, bringing on Cole Palmer for Kobbie Mainoo. The entire complexion of the game changed in the following couple of minutes, as England started to look a lot more threatening down the wide areas.
Only three minutes after coming on, Palmer scored a gem of a goal to equalize for England, passing the ball into the bottom-left corner of the Spanish goal from outside the box. Shockingly, Palmer and Co. did not get the chance to build on their advantage, with the Three Lions retreating to their own half shortly after scoring.
The goal aside, Palmer created a chance, played two passes into the final third, and won two ground duels.
Underperformed: Harry Kane
Harry Kane Was All Over The Place Against Spain
Ignoring suggestions to give his starting berth to Ollie Watkins, Gareth Southgate…
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Author : Sushan Chakraborty
Publish date : 2024-07-15 11:55:47
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