The UEFA European Championship Euro Cup 2024 final between Spain and England is set to kick off at Olympia Stadium in Berlin tonight at 12:30 AM IST, Indian Standard Time, which corresponds to 9 PM local time in Germany.
This clash will see Spain, aiming for a record-breaking fourth Euro title, face England, who are looking to capture their first major men’s trophy since their 1966 World Cup victory.
Spain enters the match as the tournament favourite, having won all six of their games at Euro 2024.
The Spanish teams have been enjoying a successful period recently, with the men’s team winning the UEFA Nations League in June 2023 and the women’s team clinching the World Cup two months later.
A victory in the final would extend this streak of success.
A standout player for Spain is 16-year-old Lamine Yamal, who has had an impressive tournament, contributing three assists before the semifinals and scoring a spectacular long-range goal in the win against France.
Yamal celebrated his 17th birthday just one day before the final, and his breakout performance is reminiscent of young stars like Kylian Mbappe in the 2018 World Cup and Pele in the 1958 World Cup.
Spain last appeared in a major tournament final in 2012, when they defeated Italy 4-0 to claim their third European Championship title.
England, on the other hand, last reached a Euro final in 2021 (the postponed 2020 tournament), where they lost to Italy in a penalty shootout.
The predicted starting lineups for the final are as follows:
– Spain: Unai Simon; Carvajal, Le Normand, Laporte, Cucurella; Rodri, Fabian Ruiz, Olmo; Yamal, Morata, Williams
– England: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Guehi, Shaw; Mainoo, Rice; Saka, Foden, Bellingham, Kane
In their head-to-head history, England leads with 13 wins, Spain has 10, and there have been 4 draws in their 27 encounters.
