England ’s opponents – should they reach the Euro 2024 final – have been confirmed after Spain won 2-1 against France in an absorbing semi-final encounter. Despite taking the lead through Randal Kolo Muani, France were stunned by a quickfire Spanish double as goals from Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo turned the game on his head in the second half. In a tense second half, Didier Deschamps’ side came on strong in search of an equaliser, but Spain held on to reach their first major championship final since Euro 2012.
The stage is now set for tomorrow’s semi-final between England and the Netherlands as both sides look to join Luis De la Fuente’s side in Sunday’s final. Here are three things that we learned from Spain’s performance as they overcame Spain in Munich..
. In a knockout stage dominated by extra-time and a stark lack of attacking fluency, Spain have proved a welcome antidote. While in previous recent major championships, La Roja were stunted by a blind commitment to possession, this current side’s pragmatic approach has unshackled their attackers and made them the best attacking side at this tournament.
While England have only once scored more than one goal so far this tournament, Spain have now scored multiple goals in each of their three knockout-stage games. Southgate’s style has guided England to three semi-finals in their last four major tournaments, but should they come up against Spain in Sunday’s final, their style and lack of fluency could be p.