Euro 2024 final score: England vs. Spain result as Mikel Oyarzabal breaks Three Lions' hearts to seal record fourth title for La Roja

Mikel Oyarzabal snatched Euro 2024 glory for Spain as the substitute's late winner secured a 2-1 win over England in Berlin.

Luis de le Fuente's team are unquestionably richly deserving champions after making it seven wins out of seven in Germany, although they were made to toil by a disciplined England defensive effort during a tense and goalless first half.

Despite losing talismanic midfielder Rodri to injury at the interval, the game was broken open within two minutes of the restart as Lamine Yamal finally got some change out of Luke Shaw, Kyle Walker was drawn towards the ball and Nico Williams had space to gleefully rifle home.

England struggled in the immediate aftermath of going behind, with the tournament's joint-top scorer Dani Olmo going close. Jordan Pickford then saved brilliantly from Lamine Yamal.

By the time England's No. 1 denied the Barcelona teenager again, his team were level. Cole Palmer was introduced in the 70th minute and brilliantly dispatched Jude Bellingham's layoff three minutes later.

As they did when they went behind against France in the semifinal, Spain responded to conceding with supreme composure. Instead of being able to push for the winner, England were driven back and a tiring defence was unpicked decisively as Real Sociedad star Oyarzabal converted Marc Cucurella's low cross to win a record fourth European title for his country and change his life forever.

SPAIN TAKES THE LEAD IN THE 86TH MINUTE 😱

Mikel Oyarzabal with a MASSIVE goal for Spain 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/ImbH9uhzYT

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 14, 2024

From a Palmer corner in the final minute, Unai Simon kept out Declan Rice's thumping header and Dani Olmo kept out Marc Guehi's follow-up. Olmo, who finished Euro 2024 as joint-top scorer, celebrated like it was the best goal of his career. Given the clearance hauled Spain over the line, he had every right to.

After a bitter repeat dose of the heartbreak his players suffered in the Euro 2020 final against Italy, Gareth Southgate might walk away. If he does, the England manager will do so as the most successful coach of his national team since World Cup winner Sir Alf Ramsey. Three semifinals in six years have elevated England to the top table; the final step remains tantalisingly out of reach.

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England vs. Spain final score

Venue: Olympiastadion, Berlin

Referee: Francois Letexier (France)

Lineups:

England (3-4-2-1, right to left): 1. Pickford (GK) — 2. Walker, 5. Stones, 6. Guehi — 7. Saka, 26. Mainoo (24. Palmer), 4. Rice, 3. Shaw — 11. Foden (17. Toney), 10. Bellingham — 9. Kane (19. Watkins).

Spain (4-3-3, right to left): 23. Simon (GK) — 2. Carvajal, 3. Le Normand (4. Nacho), 14. Laporte, 24. Cucurella — 10. Dani Olmo, 16. Rodri (18. Zubimendi), 8. Fabian Ruiz — 19. Lamine Yamal, 7. Morata (21. Oyarzabal), 17. Williams.

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England vs Spain stats

England vs. Spain live updates, highlights from Euro 2024

Fulltime: SPAIN MAKE HISTORY AND BECOME FOUR-TIME EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS!

Plays from both sides collapse to the turf — tears of joy and despair in Berlin. Spain are richly deserving champions after incredibly winning all seven of their matches in Germany. Nico Williams gave them an early second-half lead and England were on the ropes for a time afterwards. Gareth Southgate's side have been a team of moments and they found another one with Cole Palmer's brilliant equaliser. But it was another substitute, Mikel Oyarzabal who netted decisively three minutes from time to be the toast of his nation. Thanks for joining us.

90+3 mins: Cucurella buys a foul from Saka. That might be that.

90 mins: OLMO OFF THE LINE! Rice powered Palmer's corner towards goal, Simon saves and the Spain midfielder who has three goals, might have made his most important contribution of the tournament by denying Guehi on the follow-up. Four added minutes for England to save themselves.

88 mins: Bellingham drills a pass in towards Watkins. Spain scramble behind. Toney and Merino coming on for their respective sides.

86 mins: GOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!!! Mikel Oyarzabal!!!!!

Surely Spain have their fourth European title now. Cucurella raids down the left and he has plenty of room against this tired England team. Oyarzabal slots home and Spain's players pour off the bench.

SPAIN TAKES THE LEAD IN THE 86TH MINUTE 😱

Mikel Oyarzabal with a MASSIVE goal for Spain 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/ImbH9uhzYT

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 14, 2024

85 mins: Spain's 10th corner of the night. Again Stones heads away but England are under the pump. And once more as Pickford completes a high-wire act to claim Lamine Yamal's lob into the box at the second attempt.

82 mins: PICKFORD AGAIN! MASSIVE SAVE! Spain move a flagging England around. Lamine Yamal has glory in his sights but the England No. 1 again stands firm.

78 mins: As was the case when they went behind against France in the semifinal, Spain have impressively got back to work after conceding. Stones is forced to head behind under pressure.

73 mins: GOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!!! Cole Palmer!!!!!!

England are level! Saka raids down the right flank, holds up play, finds Bellingham, who lays off the ball to Palmer to finish exquisitely. Game on!

COLE PALMER LEVELS THE SCORE FOR ENGLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😱 pic.twitter.com/hqIxGpoLrD

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 14, 2024

69 mins: A couple of flying punches from Pickford, one from a corner and the next from the follow-up cross. Then Ruiz batters one over from range. Palmer replaces Mainoo for England.

68 mins: Fresh legs for Spain as Oyarzabal replaces Morata. Like Kane before him, he passes he armband to his right-back. Carvajal is La Roja skipper from this point.

66 mins: Fabulous save from Pickford! Lamine Yamal gets goal side of Shaw, gets the ball onto his left foot and the England goalkeeper does very well to tip behind.

64 mins: Bellingham! He's been on the margins but that's marvellous, an impudent spin and the Real Madrid star fires wide from the edge of the box.

63 mins: England revitalised a little by the substitution. Foden over a free-kick on the right. Spain clear.

61 mins: Yep, Kane goes off, hands the armband to Walker and on comes Watkins.

60 mins: Foden underlaps and stabs on into the box. Kane is a few yards short of him. Semifinal hero Watkins is getting ready to come on. Is that the last we see of the captain.

55 mins: Williams gets around Pickford but Stones is back to clear out of the goalmouth! Another clearance to nowhere from Rice. Williams fires wide. England on the rack here.

54 mins: Rice finds himself down a blind alley and gives the ball away. Morata edges towards the England box. Guehi gets back to thwart him. He should have passed to Williams.

52 mins: Stones drags down Zubimendi and enters the book.

49 mins: England at sixes and sevens here. Olmo with a great chance to make it 2-0 but fires wide.

47 mins: GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! Nico Williams!!!!

Who needs Rodri? Lamine Yamal finally gets some change out of Shaw, cutting inside. Walker is drawn towards the ball and that means Williams is in plenty of room to drill a low finish across Pickford.

Lamine Yamal dishes it off to Nico Williams for the lead 🙌

Spain fans are going to remember this one forever 🇪🇸✨ pic.twitter.com/2SbTHuIWKr

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 14, 2024

Kickoff: 2nd Half

We're about to get underway and there's huge news from Berlin. Rodri is coming off injured and will be replaced by Martin Zubimendi. Huge blow for Spain. Morata restarts.

Halftime

Goalless at the break and it's been cagey and cautious. England have stood up well defensively to a Spain team who have been typically smooth in possession. La Roja's ravenous press has led to problems in possession for the Three Lions, who have been restricted to 30% of the ball. They've still probably been about as threatening as Luis de la Fuente's side, mind. Gareth Southgate's use of his bench has been crucial to his team's progress in this tournament and it will be again as the 11 out there right now are getting through a lot of work.

45+1 mins: Shaw's delivery floats over the masses and a stretching Foden makes solid contact on the volley. It's too close to Simon to trouble the Spain goalkeeper.

45 mins: Bellingham to Kane, whose shot is smothered by a flurry of red shirts. Rodri with the decisive block. Walker gets to the second ball and a panicked Williams gives England a free-kick in a handy position on the right flank. There'll be a delay because Laporte hurt himself in that Kane snafu.

43 mins: Stones back in his natural habitat combines with Walker to deny Morata. Another corner for England to deal with and they do.

40 mins: Stones thinks "stuff this, I'll do it myself" and embarks up a Beckenbaueresque surge up the field. He can't find the pass to Kane and Spain are unable to capitalise on the Manchester City man being upfield.

39 mins: Now Ruiz balloons a cross out of play. England rewarded for their disciplined defensive shape, but they need some time in possession because this is becoming hard work. Pickford and his defenders attempt to play through the Spain press with mixed results.

36 mins: Williams with Walker in close attendance. He boots an aimless cross out for a goalkick.

34 mins: Lamine Yamal has his latest dart at Shaw. The England man comes out on top again but it is a Spain corner. Nice delivery from the Barca teenager. Deflected behind for another. Laporte complaints to the referee about Rice having a hold of him. One to keep an eye on.

28 mins: Ruiz seems to be feeling no adverse effects from that clash with Kane. Here he is having a shot that spins up off Guehi and into Pickford's gloves.

25 mins: Carvajal with a needlessly rash dive in on Shaw, who goes barrelling into the box. It won't break for Bellingham and Spain hack clear. Talking of rash, Kane takes a heavy touch, stretches into Ruiz and becomes the first man booked this evening.

24 mins: Rodri hustles Foden into an error. Lamine Yamal has a shooting chance. Guehi blocks behind. England unfussily deal with the corner.

19 mins: Lamine Yamal might be starting to think someone bought him Shaw as a birthday present. Again the Manchester United man barges the teenager out of the way on the edge of the area.

17 mins: Lamine Yamal flies into a block as Rice lines one up on the edge of the box. Shaw picks up the pieces and Cucurella clears his cross. England's best spell.

16 mins: Foden's corner is flat and really quite rubbish. Easily cleared.

15 mins: Foden received a throw and Bellingham finds room to move in-field. Saka finds Walker tearing outside him and it's a corner. 

13 mins: Nice deep corner from Williams, Rodri heads back across goal and Le Normand flicks an overhead attempt wide.

12 mins: Williams against Stones, mano e mano stuff. Stones shows the Spain winger outside and then crunches into a challenge to prevent the shot. In more concerning news for the England defence, Walker is hobbling after a challenge on Ruiz.

11 mins: Shaw with a chance to swing a free-kick in from deep on the left after Rodri fouls Bellingham. Stones wins the header but Guehi has fouled Laporte.

8 mins: Neat interplay between Williams and Ruiz. Walker and then rice with the last-ditch work for England. All Spain so far.

5 mins: England clear at the near post. Saka plays into Spain territory and England cede possession again. Morata is coming deep effectively to even up the midfield numbers.

4 mins: Shaw keen to put a mark down here as he dispossesses Lamine Yamal again. He could do with England getting some meaningful possession so this isn't the entire flavour of his evening. Stones clears behind for a Spain corner.

2 mins: England lining up with a back four out of possession at the moment, with Saka and Bellingham right and left midfield respectively. Shaw wins his first duel with Lamine Yamal.

Kickoff: 1st Half

Bellingham stalks around looking fired up. Mainoo gets the Euro 2024 final underway. Pickford pumps it forward and it's a Spain goal kick.

5 mins before kickoff: Here are the players. Anthems time against a backdrop of firework smoke in this deeply atmospheric arena. As expected, it sounds like England have the bulk of the support.

The beautiful game. #EURO2024 | #ESPENG pic.twitter.com/mIJcUL7TcS

— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) July 14, 2024

8 mins before kickoff: England's players enter the tunnel at the Olympiastadion. Spain were already there. Captains Kane and Morata share a warm embrace And here's Italy great Giorgio Chiellini handing over the Henri Delauney trophy. 

15 mins before kickoff: Rodri is likely to have a key influence over the outcome of today's game. Put simply, the Manchester City and Spain midfielder doesn't tend to lose football games. He's been imperious throughout Euro 2024, leading to growing calls for the 28-year-old to win the Ballon d'Or. However, England's switch to a four-man midfield could leave Spain outnumbered in the engine room. In Southgate's midfield "box" lurk Phil Foden, who knows his club colleague inside out and Kobbie Mainoo. The Manchester United midfielder played in the only team to beat Rodri for club or country this season when he scored in May's FA Cup final win. 

30 mins before kickoff: England's senior men's team are trying to win their first major honour on foreign soil tonight. However, their age group sides have had some very relevant success in that regard. Phil Foden scored twice when England beat Spain 5-2 to lift the U17 World Cup in 2017. Marc Guehi also started for England that night and Conor Gallagher came off the bench. Then, last year, England U21s beat Spain 1-0 to become European Champions with the help of Cole Palmer and Anthony Gordon. Palmer irritated his opponents so much that night he has become the focus of a revenge mission in some sections of the Spanish media.

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45 mins before kickoff: The time for talking is almost over. Handily, for those of us of a live-blogging persuasion, it isn't just yet. Gareth Southgate has been talking to the BBC.

We feel calm. We realise what a wonderful opportunity we have tonight. Football is all about this, having a chance to make history, to make our country happy. We've got to make sure we do it.

It's not about what it means to me but what it would mean to English football. It has been a privilege to work with this group of players for the last six weeks. We want to give everyone the night of their lives.

1 hr 10 mins before kickoff: CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS. Shaw starts for England, the man who opened the scoring in the second minute of the final three years ago is back in the final and up against Lamine Yamal a day after the winger's 17th birthday. Dani Carvajal and Robin Le Normand return from suspension to take their places in Spain's back four as expected.

Your #ThreeLions for the final! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 pic.twitter.com/89vFVGLfZW

— England (@England) July 14, 2024

1 hr 20 mins before kickoff: Confirmed team news will be with us shortly and there's only really one talking point across two very settled sides. Luke Shaw has been tipped to make his first start of the tournament ahead of Kieran Trippier at left-wingback for England. The Manchester United player came into the competition nursing an injury but he has impressed by lending much-missed balance to the England side in extended substitute outings against Switzerland and the Netherlands. On the other hand, Shaw would be making his first start in any competitive football since February manning the same flank as Spain sensation Lamine Yamal. A gamble, for sure, but one worth taking with everything on the line.

1 hr 40 mins before kickoff: For the most recent major tournament meeting between England and Spain, you have to go all the way back to the quarterfinals of Euro 96. It's a game that's best remembered for Stuart Pearce slaying his 1990 World Cup demons when he scored in England's shootout win after a tense 0-0 draw. Well, apart from in Spain. There the match is remembered as a robbery on account of Julio Salinas and Kiko having goals incorrectly ruled out and Alfonso Perez having a clear penalty shout against Paul Gascoigne waved away.

2 hours before kickoff: England won the previous competitive meeting between these sides when Southgate’s men claimed a swashbuckling 3-2 win in Seville. Raheem Sterling and Marcus Rashford were on target that night, two support attackers who suited Harry Kane’s natural game to a greater extent than the current configuration. The Bayern Munich star has looked short of form and fitness during this competition but his nerveless penalty against the Netherlands made him joint top scorer with three goals. Kane could walk away with another golden boot and the first major honour of his prolific career later and we’d all wonder what all the fuss was about.

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2 hrs 20 mins before kickoff: England’s form in Germany could hardly contrast more sharply with that of their opponents tonight. After an impressive first half hour, the opening win over Serbia became a slog and they stayed in that mode for the next three games. Gareth Southgate’s team lacked balance, cutting edge and inspiration. They were seconds from going out until Jude Bellingham’s overhead kick deep into stoppage time forced an extra half-hour against Slovakia. That was the first of England's showreel tournament moments. The second came when they scored five out of five penalties to defeat Switzerland in a shootout before Ollie Watkins’ winning goal for the ages in the semifinal against the Netherlands. “Moments” are a thing for media types to obsess over. Of greater concern to Spain will be the evidence seen that arguably versus Switzerland and definitely against the Netherlands that a talented England side have started to… whisper it… play quite well.

2 hrs 40 mins before kickoff: If Euro 2024 was a league competition, Spain would have run away with the title a couple of games ago. There’s no doubt whatsoever that Luis de la Fuente’s men have been the most impressive team in Germany. They have won all six of their matches. Only Brazil’s 2002 World Cup winners have claimed victory in every match of a seven-team international tournament before. From their opening 3-0 win over Croatia, to the dominant 1-0 triumph over Italy to dispatching high-quality foes in the form of Germany and France in the knockout rounds, La Roja have played with an authority that suggests they can start a run of success to compare with the three major titles won in a row by the country’s 2008-2012 vintage.

3 hours before kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of England vs. Spain in the final of Euro 2024. It's coming home, or esta volviendo a casa? We're a few potentially nerve-shredding hours away from finding out.

One more game. One more push.

See you tomorrow, #ThreeLions fans! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/pOYeGoKdZS

— England (@England) July 13, 2024

England vs. Spain kickoff time

This Euro 2024 final kicks off from the Olympiastadion Berlin on Sunday, July 14 at 9 p.m. local time in Berlin, Germany.

Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories around the globe:

England vs. Spain lineups, team news, starting 11

Gareth Southgate has settled on a 3-4-2-1 system for England since the quarterfinal win over Switzerland.

Left-footed full-back Luke Shaw, who scored the Three Lions' only goal in the Euro 2020 final against Italy, gets the nod at left-wingback over Kieran Trippier, having overcome an injury that he carried over to Germany. After coming off the bench in the past two games and replacing Trippier at halftime in Dortmund, the Manchester United defender earns his first start of the tournament as Southgate tries to formulate a plan to restrict the dazzling Lamine Yamal on Spain's right wing.

Calls for the energetic Ollie Watkins to start ahead of Harry Kane, who has struggled to make a notable impact and cut a frustrated figure for much of the tournament despite getting on the scoresheet three times, were never likely to be headed after Aston Villa scored the winner off the bench against the Netherlands.  As expected, Southgate has kept faith with is campaign, who will lead the line ahead of attacking midfielders Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden.

England lineup (3-4-2-1, right to left): Pickford (GK) — Walker, Stones, Guehi — Saka, Mainoo, Rice, Shaw — Foden, Bellingham — Kane.

England subs (max 15): Ramsdale (GK), Henderson (GK), Alexander-Arnold, Trippier, Konsa, Dunk, Gallagher, Toney, Gordon, Watkins, Bowen, Eze, Gomez, Palmer, Wharton.

Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente has defenders Robin Le Normand and Dani Carvajal back from one-match bans, slotting into the back four in place of Nacho and Jesus Navas respectively.

Alvaro Morata  appeared to hurt his knee when a security guard slipped and collided with him during the post-match celebrations against France. Morata was wincing as he made his way off the pitch, raising doubts about his availability for Sunday's final, but De la Fuente's faith that his captain would recover in time proved well-placed.

Spain predicted lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Simon (GK) — Carvajal, Le Normand, Laporte, Cucurella — Dani Olmo, Rodri, Fabian Ruiz — Lamine Yamal, Morata, Nico Williams.

Spain (max 15): Matchday squad released one hour prior to kickoff.

England vs. Spain live stream, TV channel

USA: England vs. Spain will be televised in the United States on FOX, while Spanish TV broadcasts are provided by Univision and TUDN. These channels are all available to stream on Fubo, who are offering a FREE seven-day trial. ViX is also an option for Spanish viewers.

Radio coverage of the match can be followed on SiriusXM FC.

UK: Sunday's grand finale will be televised live and free-to-air on BBC One, ITV1 and STV Scotland in the UK, while fans can stream the game online via BBC iPlayer/website and ITVX / STV Player.

Canada: TSN are the main English-language broadcasters for Euro 2024 while TVA provides French options. CTV, TLN and VIVA also have the rights to show the final.

Australia: Australia's sole broadcaster for the European Championship is Optus Sport. 

India: Euro 2024 matches are available to watch on JioTV and Sony LIV. England vs. Spain can also be viewed on Sony Ten Network on TV.

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