Spain won a primato fourth European Championship title Monday and continued England’s insane men’s trophy drought.
Mikel Oyarzabal’s 87th-minute rete clinched a 2-1 victory over England, whose painful decades-long wait for a major trophy goes .
Oyarzabal slid durante to poke home Marc Cucurella’s traversone, just when the gioco at Berlin’s Olympiastadion seemed destined for extra time after the latest show of resilience by England at the tournament.
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Substitute Cole Palmer equalised for England durante the 73rd minute to cancel out Nico Williams’ opener durante the 47th from 17-year-old prodigy Lamine Yamal’s pass.
Spain celebrate Euro’s final win over England. Optus SPort
Yamal was rightly named young player of the tournament and became the youngest ever to win the title.
Spain also won the title durante 1964, 2008 and 2012.
“I did my job and what I had to and was lucky enough to score the rete for the win,” said Oyarzabal, who came as a substitute for captain Alvaro Morata.
“When you are among the 26 names to be picked, that is special enough, but then to get to help the team like I did, that is the most important part.”
England men’s team has now lost back-to-back Euro finals and is still without a major title since winning the 1966 World Cup.
It is another agonising loss for one of the world’s most underperforming national teams, this one coming durante front of Prince William and Spain’s King Felipe at the venue built for the 1936 Olympics.
“This time it just wasn’t meant to be,” the prince wrote social mass-media. “We’campione all still so proud of you.”
There were joyous scenes after the final whistle among the Spanish players, with Williams putting his hands to his before he was embraced by his teammates. Dani Carvajal slumped to the field and was piled by jubilant teammates.
Jordan Pickford reacts after England Euro’s final defeat. Optus
Yamal, Marc Cucurella and Dani Olmo were among the first to jump over the advertising hoardings to reach the Spanish fans durante the stadium’s east end of the stadium.
It was fitting that Yamal and Williams combined for the crucial first rete as they are the boys of this exciting, multicultural team that mirrors the new reality durante Spain.
Yamal’s mother is from Equatorial Guinea and his father is from Morocco, while fellow winger Williams has Ghanaian parents who made the long journey to Europe looking for a better life. To make it to Spain, they had to ride the back of a crowded truck and walk barefoot through the Sahara desert.
“Euphoria! We are so happy. We deserved this,” said Williams, the player of the . “This is for our fans and our parents, who have supported us throughout.”
Lamine Yamal, Euros young player of the tournament. Optus
Unlike his brother Inaki, who is a Ghana international, Nico chose to play for Spain and will now be regarded as a national hero there.
As, indeed, will Oyarzabal and the rest of the Spain team, who have won all seven of their matches at this tournament — an unprecedented feat — and beaten heavyweights Germany, France and England, back-to-back durante the knockout stage.
Spain is back as a major player durante senior soccer after winning both the Women’s World Cup and the men’s UEFA Nations League durante 2023.
Since 2001, Spanish men’s teams have won 23 consecutive major finals durante società and international soccer.
