The England national team had to admit the strength of the Spanish national team in the Euro 2024 final . The Three Lions lost 1-2 in the final duel. The final match was fierce for 90 minutes, Spain was still superior to England.

Monday, July 15, 2024, the Euro 2024 final will be played at the Olympiastadion Berlin, kick-off at 02.00 WIB. From the start, the match was predicted to be tight. Spain is superior, but England should be able to fight back.

Unfortunately, England’s resistance was not enough to trouble Spain. Spain took the lead through Nico Williams’ goal (47′), England then equalized through Cole Palmer’s long-range shot (73′).

Nearing the end of the match, Spain then scored the winning goal through Mikel Oyarzabal (86′). England could not reply. Spain won, England went home empty-handed.

England Fight Back, But Spain Are Stronger

From any angle, Spain was indeed superior in this match. They appeared dominant from the first minute and managed to maximize that dominance very well.

England were not without a fight. They got the ball several times to counter-attack. The problem was that England’s attacks often stalled in the final third, not threatening.

The proof is, England only released a total of 9 attempts at shots, only 4 of which were on target. Cole Palmer’s goal also came from a long-range shot, proof that England’s balls were not getting to the front.

On the other hand, Spain was very dominant with 16 attempts at shots, 6 of which were on target. La Roja also excelled with 66% possession, including recording a total of 545 passes.

Spain vs England Match Statistics

Shots: 16 – 9
Shots on target: 6 – 4
Possession: 66% – 34%
Passes: 545 – 294
Pass accuracy: 89% – 77%
Fouls: 11 – 5
Yellow cards: 1 – 3
Red cards: 0 – 0
Offside: 1 – 0
Corners: 10 – 2

The statistics above show that England’s defense really struggled against Spain. The proof is that the winning team recorded up to 10 corner kicks, while England only had 2. Spain also threatened more often with 16 shot attempts.

Lineups

SPAIN (4-2-3-1): Simon; Cucurella, Laporte, Le Normand (83′ Nacho), Carvajal; Ruiz, Rodri (46′ Zubimendi); N. Williams, Olmo, L. Yamal (89′ Merino); Morata (68′ Oyarzabal)

Coach: Luis de la Fuente

ENGLAND (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Shaw, Guehi, Stones, Walker; Rice, Mainoo (70′ Palmer); Bellingham, Foden (89′ Toney), Saka; Kane (61′ Watkins)

Coach: Gareth Southgate