Spain defeated England 2-1 on Sunday night at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany to lift the 2014 European Championship.
La Roja dominated from the start, going on multiple attacks, but in the goalless first half, only Phil Foden was able to have a chance on goal.
After the half time break, Spain pick up where they left off, with Nico Williams scoring the game’s first goal shortly after the restart in the 47th minute thanks to a well timed assist from young player of the tournament Lamine Yamal who ended his campaign with the most assists (4).
After 73 minutes, Spain appeared more intent on extending their lead. But, Bukayo Saka quickly countered and cut the ball into the box, and Jude Bellingham found Cole Palmer at the edge of the box, where he brilliantly slotted the ball into the bottom corner to equalise for Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions.
Just when it appeared to be headed for extra time, Spain were out looking for the winner, and a brilliant move by Marc Cucurrela set up substitute Mikel Oyarzabal, who slid into the ball to score the match-winning goal in the 86th minute.
Spain has now won a record-breaking fourth European Championship trophy. They previously won the tournament in 1964, 2008, and 2012.
They are the most successful side in European Championship history. Their coach Luis de la Fuente has also become the first manager to win the Euro as coach with the U-19 and U-21. He is also a 2023 Uefa Nations League.
England, on the other hand, have now lost the Euro final back-to-back, having failed to lift it in 2021 when they were beaten by Italy.
