History is sure to be made at the UEFA Euro 2024 final on Sunday, July 14 as England takes on Spain at Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany.
The match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on Fox and TUDN. Fans looking to watch can do so through FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, both of which offer a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.
England has never won the European Championship and is looking to avenge a heartbreaking loss in the final at Euro 2020. Italy topped England in penalties and denied the squad its first major title since the 1966 World Cup.
In Group Stage, England was the top squad in Group C despite only earning draws after winning its tournament opener. In the Round of 16, Slovakia had England on the brink of defeat before Jude Bellingham saved the day and tied the match in the final moments before stoppage time. In extra time, Harry Kane delivered the winner in the 91′. The quarterfinals required more late-game heroics, and that time Bukayo Saka delivered the equalizer against Switzerland, who England eventually toppled in a penalty shootout, 5-3. And in the semifinals, England was finally able to avoid extra time and instead settled for the game-winner coming in the 90′ when Ollie Watkins proved to be the super sub of the match, and pushed England past the Netherlands to its second consecutive Euro final.
Spain is looking to take home its fourth Euro title, which would break a tie with Germany for the most of any nation. Spain won consecutive European Championships in 2008 and 2012, with a World CUp title coming in between those.
In the 2024 tournament, Spain dominated Group B, collecting three wins before advancing to the Knockout Stage. After making easy work of first time Euro participant Georgia in a 4-1 contest, Spain was matched up with tournament host, Germany in the quarterfinals. Germany tied that match in the 89′ at 1 goal apiece, setting the stage for Spain’s Mikel Merino to become the hero thanks to a winner in the 119′. And then against France in the semifinal, 16-year-old Lamine Yamal became the youngest goal scorer in Euro history and tied the contest in the 21′. About five minutes later, Dani Olmo scored his tournament-leading third goal, which proved to be the difference in the match.
Who: England vs. Spain
When: Sunday, July 14 at 3 p.m. EST
Where: Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany
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‘We all want to be loved:’ England coach Southgate savors Euro 2024 semifinal win after criticism
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Gareth Southgate has faced non-stop criticism as England’s manager at Euro 2024. Reaching the final could rekindle a love affair with the team’s supporters.
A coach once idolized by his team’s fans — and with the most consistently successful record of any England manager — had been the target of a volley of plastic cups from disgruntled fans at one game, and criticism from British TV commentators over his cautious approach.
Wednesday’s 2-1 win over the Netherlands in the Euro 2024 semifinals might change all that. Southgate’s team played a more open, attacking style for much of the game, and his decision to take off captain Harry Kane paid dividends when substitute Ollie Watkins scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner.
“We all want to be loved, right? When you’re doing something for your country and you’re a proud Englishman, when you don’t feel that back and when all you read is criticism, it’s hard. So to be able to celebrate the second final (after Euro 2020) is very, very special,” Southgate said, paying tribute to England’s traveling fans.
“If I hadn’t been on the grass, I’d have been watching, celebrating like they were. We are kindred spirits in many ways but of course I’m the one who has to pick a team. So to be able to give them a night like tonight, it’s very special.”
Southgate was once seen as someone who reconnected England with its fan base, making them fall back in love with the team.
Supporters sang of Southgate being “the one” and the vest – or waistcoat — he wore at the 2018 World Cup became one of the iconic symbols of his first major tournament in charge.
But a loss on penalties to Italy at home in the Euro 2020 final seemed for some to show the limits of his cautious tactics as England tried and failed to defend an early 1-0 lead.
At Euro 2024, England’s path to its semifinal game against the Netherlands featured some games that were hard to watch — England didn’t have a shot on goal until deep into added time against Slovakia in the round of 16, and the 80th minute against Switzerland in the quarterfinals. Both were crucial goals that kept England’s hopes alive.
Until Wednesday, Southgate’s most notable experiment in Germany was one that backfired, deploying right back Trent Alexander-Arnold as a central midfielder in the opening 1-0 win over Serbia and 1-1 draw with Denmark.
England faces Spain in Sunday’s final, one game away from what would be its first men’s trophy since winning the 1966 World Cup on home soil.
“The only reason I took the job was to try and bring success to England as a nation and try and improve English football. To be able to take the team to its first final overseas, I’m immensely proud of that,” Southgate said.
“We play the team who have been the best team in the tournament and we have a day less to prepare so it’s a huge task. But we’re still here and we’re fighting.”
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
