Spain Turns Tables On England, Wins 2024 Euro Championship On Late Goal

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The story for England in the 2024 Euro Championship was their insane ability to score late goals to either tie or win matches. Well, Spain turned the tables on England in the championship game. 

In the Round of 16, England trailed 1-0 against Slovakia well into stoppage time in the second half. That's when Jude Bellingham struck for the English to tie the match and send it to extra time. 

They would win on a Harry Kane goal in the first minute of extra time. 

England scored a lot of crucial, late-match goals throughout the 2024 Euro Championship, but couldn't get it done in the final against Spain.

England scored a lot of crucial, late-match goals throughout the 2024 Euro Championship, but couldn't get it done in the final against Spain.

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Then, against Switzerland in the quarterfinals, the English once again trailed late in the second half. Once again, they got a tying goal late in the match and ultimately went to extra time and eventually penalties. 

They advanced on penalty kicks. 

In the semifinals, the story didn't change much. England trailed the Netherlands after just seven minutes, but managed to equalize in the first half. 

The match appeared headed for extra time for the third-straight game for England, but Ollie Watkins – a substitute who barely saw the field during the Euro Championship – scored in the 90th minute to send the English into the final match. 

In the final against Spain, it looked like England had done it again. Spain scored two minutes into the second half to break the 0-0 tie. 

They held the lead until the 73rd minute, when England did what it had been doing all tournament – scoring second-half goals to give themselves a chance to win a match they didn't deserve to win. 

But this time it was the Spanish side that came up with the match-winning goal late in the contest. They struck in the 86th minute to take a 2-1 lead.

England nearly did what it did all tournament – score a critical goal to keep themselves alive. But it wasn't to be this time. 

Spain captured the Euro Championship for the fourth time, the most of any nation. Sunday's victory broke a tie with Germany for most titles in tournament history. 

England is still yet to ever win the European Championship, and they'll have to wait four more years to try again. 

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