BERLIN, Germany — Spain gained a file fourth European Championship title on Sunday after Mikel Oyarzabal’s 87th-minute objective clinched a 2-1 victory over England, whose painful decades-long look ahead to a significant trophy goes on.
Oyarzabal slid in to poke house Marc Cucurella’s cross, simply when the sport at Berlin’s Olympiastadion appeared destined for further time after the newest present of resilience by England on the event.
Substitute Cole Palmer equalized for England within the 73rd minute to cancel out Nico Williams’ opener within the forty seventh from 17-year-old prodigy Lamine Yamal’s move.
Spain additionally gained the title in 1964, 2008 and 2012.
England males’s workforce has now misplaced back-to-back Euro finals and continues to be with out a main title since successful the 1966 World Cup.
It’s one other agonizing loss for one of many world’s most underperforming nationwide groups, this one coming in entrance of Prince William and Spain’s King Felipe on the venue constructed for the 1936 Olympics.
After the ultimate whistle, Williams put his fingers to his face earlier than he was embraced by his teammates. Dani Carvajal slumped to the sector and was piled on by jubilant teammates.
Yamal, Marc Cucurella and Dani Olmo had been among the many first to leap over the promoting hoardings to succeed in the Spanish followers within the stadium’s east finish.
