Spain and England entering the Great Confrontation

Spain has been in rhythm throughout the tournament. In this process, Spain has cut the challenge of the defending champion Italy, the host Germany and the strong contender for the title France.

However, England, including Judd Bellingham and Harry Kane, is not lacking. The team also believes that Spain can be eliminated in the final and win the first title since the 1966 World Cup. Only two years ago, England's women's team won the Euro. However, her male colleagues have yet to see such an achievement. This is the second consecutive Euro final for England. In 2021, the final against Italy was lost in a penalty shootout.

Again now England are playing a final on foreign soil for the first time. "The pain of Italy winning the title at that time is still the same," says English midfielder Declan Rice. We have a very strong opposition team in front of us, so we have all kinds of respect and respect for Spain. In the semi-final in Dortmund, England played the best game ever against the Netherlands.

Xavi Simmons' goal gave the Netherlands the lead, but Kane equalized from the penalty spot. The penalty decision itself was controversial, with England deserving of victory in the end. Because substitute Ollie Watkins scored a beautiful goal at the end of the game. Gareth Southgate's side have struggled to win since beating Serbia in their first league match. England did not look comfortable in the matches against Denmark and Slovenia.

In the last 16 against Slovakia, England was saved by Bellingham's goal at the last moment. Even in the quarter-final against Switzerland, England's victory was possible in a tie-breaker. However, the victory against the Dutch team has given a lot of relief to this England team, the confidence has returned to the team. "We came to Germany to win," says coach Southgate. There is definitely a big challenge in front of us. What will happen to his own future after the competition is not yet decided.

Spain's story is one of revival. In the final, this team seems more likely to win. Spain and England are facing each other for the first time since 1996 in the World Cup or the Euros. Although the team reached the end in the tournament played by England under the leadership of Southgate, the same fact does not apply to Spain. Spain, which ruled world football a decade ago, has since gone downhill. La Rosa won the Euros in 2008 and 2012 and the 2010 World Cup in between.

However, after that Spain could not win anything and the team's performance in major tournaments was poor. After the arrival of coach Luis de la Fuente, Spain has started playing under control. Meanwhile, they won the UEFA Nations League last year. Spain is the only team in the current tournament to win all the matches in a row. On their way to the final, Spain had to face strong challenges from Germany and France. During this period, Spain scored 13 goals and this is much better than England's 7 goals. Dani Olmo says about the

final, 'England has shown in this tournament that this team is capable of making a comeback. This team has won the game from a position of defeat. England will never give up.'

So it is sure to be a tough competition in the finals. The epic final between Spain and England for the Euros will make for a happy ending.

The history of Spain-England

This time in the final, Spain and England are going to face each other for the first time since 2018. Going back in history, the first match between the two teams took place in 1929. There have been 27 games since then. Among them, Spain is strong in the latest performance. But, overall, England is ahead.

So far, England has won 14 times while Spain has won 10 times. The other three matches ended in a draw. Spain have won 5 of their last 9 matches. There was a period between 1960 and 1980, when England won 7 matches in a row against Spain. However, the most important fact is in favor of England. That is, Spain has not yet been able to beat England in the Euros.