England vs. Spain live updates, analysis, highlights for UEFA Euro 2024 final

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• LIVE score: England 0-1 Spain

  47′ Nico Williams scores for Spain off an assist from Lamine Yamal.

• Sun, July 14, 2024 at 10:20 PM GMT+2
• Sun, July 14, 2024 at 10:18 PM GMT+2

  Yamal leads Euro 2024 with 4 assists

• Sun, July 14, 2024 at 10:17 PM GMT+2

  The suddenly worrying question for England, after a mostly organized but toothless first 50+ minutes that hued close to what they wanted:

  Where exactly — and how exactly — does an equalizer come about?

  Will Kane take the one or two chances he’ll likely get? Is it the second ball off a free kick deep in the Spanish third? Is it Saka or Bellingham on the counter? Does Southgate go to his bench early? Tough to say.

  Then again, maybe England should just focus on surviving this spell without conceding a second

• Sun, July 14, 2024 at 10:15 PM GMT+2

  56′ Williams takes another shot!

• Sun, July 14, 2024 at 10:13 PM GMT+2

  53′ Yellow card

  England’s John Stones booked.

• Sun, July 14, 2024 at 10:12 PM GMT+2
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  Sun, July 14, 2024 at 10:10 PM GMT+2

  That Nico Williams finish…

  Might have looked simple, but that’s a heck of a finish from Nico Williams.

  Non-dominant foot; keeps it low; gets it across Pickford; and, crucially, hits it with pace, so that Pickford can’t react and make a kick-save.

• Sun, July 14, 2024 at 10:08 PM GMT+2
• Sun, July 14, 2024 at 10:06 PM GMT+2

  47′ GOAL FOR SPAIN

  Nico Williams gives Spain a 1-0 lead!

• Sun, July 14, 2024 at 10:03 PM GMT+2

  46′ Substitution

  Spain’s Martin Zubimendi is replacing Rodri.

• Sun, July 14, 2024 at 10:00 PM GMT+2

  Rodri limping off at half time Zubimendi warming up during the break let’s see who starts the second half.

  — The Spanish Football Podcast (@tsf_podcast) July 14, 2024

• Sun, July 14, 2024 at 9:52 PM GMT+2
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  Sun, July 14, 2024 at 9:49 PM GMT+2

  Halftime: 0-0

  Frankly, not too much to report.

  One shot on goal apiece.

  England defended well, and pretty comfortably. Didn’t try to play too much soccer.

  Rodri, unsurprisingly, has been the best player on the pitch.

  A forgettable half. The next 45 (or 75) minutes will define this final.

• Sun, July 14, 2024 at 9:48 PM GMT+2

  46′ England’s first shot on target

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  Sun, July 14, 2024 at 9:41 PM GMT+2

  Not a classic so far…

  Through 40 minutes, the game has been A) very tactical, B) slow-paced, and C) disrupted by some fouls and minor injuries earlier.

  Getting a bit more lively closer to halftime, but still 0-0.

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  Sun, July 14, 2024 at 9:36 PM GMT+2

  Even as England have grown into the game, they’re not getting stretched out of their deeper-lying setup defensively. Which is key, because arguably the No. 1 way Spain beats you is by stretching you thin with direct play from Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal. As long as England maintains their four across the back while out of possession (five really, with Mainoo or Rice tucking in the middle), then Spain’s wingers can try to be direct all they want, they’ll just have Kyle Walker and Luke Shaw, both of whom can hold up in space, right in their face with help in behind.

• Sun, July 14, 2024 at 9:32 PM GMT+2

  31′ Yellow card for Spain’s Dani Olmo

• Sun, July 14, 2024 at 9:28 PM GMT+2
• Sun, July 14, 2024 at 9:26 PM GMT+2

  25′ Yellow card for England’s Harry Kane

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  Sun, July 14, 2024 at 9:23 PM GMT+2

  England has settled

  England hardly produced anything resembling an attack over the first 15 minutes of this game.

  But ever since their first real venture forward, via a Jude Bellingham pass out to Bukayo Saka on the right, they’ve seemed more comfortable. This feels like a 50-50 game now