England - Spain: Fiery final, finding the king of EURO 2024
Báo Thanh niên•15/07/2024
The EURO 2024 final will take place at 2am on July 15 between England and Spain at the Olympic Stadium (Berlin, Germany). This is the match that the whole world is waiting for, when it will find the new king of European football.
Spain's starting lineup. Dani Carvajal and Robin le Normand return from suspension, helping "La Furia Roja" strengthen their defense. The remaining positions remain the same as in the semi-final against France.
Image of the EURO 2024 championship trophy. After tonight, either England will be crowned European champions for the first time, or Spain will become the team with the most EURO championships in history with 4 times.
Ahead of the EURO 2024 final, coach Luis de la Fuente shared: "This will be a balanced match, like our knockout matches. If Spain cannot maintain the form they have shown since the beginning of the tournament or make mistakes, we will have no chance of winning. This will be a match between the two strongest teams. That is why everyone is present in the final. Matches like this will be decided by a moment. The team that makes fewer mistakes will win. Spain must impose their style of play against England to have a chance of winning the championship."
Coach Luis de la Fuente helped Spain reach the final in his first tournament in charge.
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Spain are just one goal away from France's all-time record for most goals scored in a EURO (set in 1984). Spain have scored 13 goals in six games, almost double England's seven. However, of France's 14 goals at EURO 1984, nine were scored by Michel Platini. Spain have more players scoring. The current top scorer for "La Furia Roja" is Dani Olmo with three goals.
Dani Olmo has scored 3 goals since the start of the tournament.
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Gareth Southgate has become only the third manager in history to have twice coached in the EURO final. Since taking charge of the England team in 2016, Southgate has led England to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, the finals of EURO 2020 and 2024 and the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup. "I don't believe in fairy tales but I believe in dreams. England have big dreams and you are carrying that mission. With courage, go forward and make your dreams of winning the championship come true. The whole of England is behind you, that's the important meaning for you to win.
England coach Southgate
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The pain and emotions England have gone through, like the late goals and penalties, are now meaningless. You have to show your best in the final, worthy of the England shirt you are wearing. England must win the EURO 2024 title to gain the respect of the rest of the football world. Before becoming England manager, I went to watch the World Cup and EURO matches. Unfortunately, the ones who reached the final and lifted the trophy were not England. The most prominent position after the tournament was not for England, it was not commensurate with what the British people expected."
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