al jazeera

By Kevin Hand and Rohan Sharma
     Spain beat England2-1 in the final of the European Football Championships, Euro 2024.

      Spain named an unchanged team for the match at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany while England handed defender Luke Shaw his first start since February.

      Spanish winger Nico Williams opened the scoring early in the second half, while Cole Palmer came off the bench to level for the English.

      Mikel Oyarzabal netted the winner with four minutes to play.

      Spain have now won the European Championship for a record fourth time, while England have yet to win the continental competition.

      Spain had won all six of their matches on the way to the final – a first by any side in the competition’s history.

      England had recovered from several stumbles to produce their most effective performance in the semifinal win against the Netherlands.

      Goodbye for now

      Well, there you have it from Berlin.

      Spain are crowned Euro 2024 winners after a pulsating 2-1 victory over England at Olympiastadion.

      This marks an unprecedented fourth European championship for La Roja – and they were undoubtedly the best team in the tournament.

      Spare a thought for England who will now have to reflect on back-to-back European championship final defeats as they continue their search for an elusive international trophy.

      We want to thank you for keeping us company throughout this past month, and till the next time, this is Rohan Sharma signing off on behalf of Kevin Hand for Al Jazeera.

      Spanish forward Lamine Yamal celebrates a ‘dream’

      “Very happy and looking forward to coming back to Spain and celebrating with all the fans,” the Young Player of the Tournament said.

      “It is really the best present there is. It’s a dream. When we were drawing, it was difficult. They pushed us hard, but I know what this team is made of, but we always come back, we always win.”

      Spain striker and captain Alvaro Morata’s response

      “Positive messages lead to positive things and we have seen how Spain believed in us and well, I hope they are proud of this team, of everything that is coming in the future, because you have seen it.”