Euro 2024 Final: Spain and England Come Down to Final Minutes

Spain's Rodri and teammates on a lap of honor with the trophy after winning the UEFA Euro 2024 final.
Photographer: Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images

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By Associated Press

July 14, 2024 at 10:46 AM UTC

Updated on

July 14, 2024 at 11:29 PM UTC

BERLIN (AP) — Spain is the king of European soccer for a record fourth time. For England, it’s another agonizing near-miss in the team’s decades-long tale of underachievement.

Completing a tournament the team dominated from start to finish, Spain beat England 2-1 in the European Championship final on Sunday with Mikel Oyarzabal the unlikely match-winner in the 86th minute.