It has happened—the most deserving team has ultimately triumphed! In an electrifying showdown, <keyword id="6363645" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Spain" source="Orion">Spain</keyword> beat England 2-1 at Berlin's Olympiastadio to win <keyword id="1749282" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="EURO-2024" source="Orion">EURO 2024</keyword> completely undefeated! Goals from <keyword id="22230445" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nico-Williams" source="keywords">Nico Williams</keyword> and <keyword id="22410957" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mikel-Oyarzabal" source="keywords">Mikel Oyarzabal</keyword> sealed the Spanish victory, crowning them as the <keyword id="22413068" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="European-Champions" source="keywords">European Champions</keyword> for a record-breaking fourth time. The first half saw Spain controlling the game, yet the scoreboard remained blank. The breakthrough came swiftly after halftime when 22-year-old Nico Williams netted the opener in the 47th minute. The play was brilliantly set up by 17-year-old sensation <keyword id="20324990" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lamine-Yamal" source="keywords">Lamine Yamal</keyword>, who dashed through the defence and curled a pass to Williams, who slotted it into the far corner. England super-sub Cole Palmer reignited their hopes with a stunning long-range equaliser in the 73rd minute. However, the drama peaked in the 86th minute when Mikel Oyarzabal struck from close range, sealing the win for Spain. A quick VAR check confirmed the goal was onside, extinguishing England's last hopes. Ultimately, Spain's win was a well-earned return for their superiority on the night, with La Roja dominating possession and creating five big chances throughout the game in comparison to England’s two. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Young Yamal’s role in Spain’s EURO dominance" comment="subhead" text="Young Yamal’s role in Spain’s EURO dominance">Young Yamal’s role in Spain’s EURO dominance</cmsannotation> Spain’s EURO 2024 triumph was marked by impressive wins over top teams like Croatia, Italy, Germany, France, and finally England. The squad, notably younger than the ones Spain have fielded in previous tournaments, featured several exciting teenage prospects alongside the more seasoned internationals. The contribution of the newly-turned-17-year-old Lamine Yamal, who was unsurprisingly named EURO 2024 <keyword id="22413069" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Young-Player-of-the-Tournament" source="keywords">Young Player of the Tournament</keyword>, aptly symbolises the role Spanish youth played in this historic title win. The young Barcelona star, with one goal and four assists, was involved in more goals than any other player through the tournament. His fourth assist in the final was also more than any Spanish player has ever managed in a single edition of the EUROs! However, the cherry on top was Yamal breaking a 66-year-old record held by footballing great Pele. At the age of 17 years and one day, the final saw Yamal become the youngest ever player to win a European Championship or World Cup! All in all, the standout performances of Yamal, Nico Williams and other young Spanish talents signal a promising future for Spain, where the legacy of past glories blends effortlessly with the ambitions of the new generation. (With inputs from ANI)

Spain’s youth investment pays off, as the undefeated Spanish beat England 2-1 to win record fourth EURO title

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12290229" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="karim-benzema" source="Orion">Karim Benzema</keyword> scored a stunning strike as France won its first ever <keyword id="12290231" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="uefa-nations-league" source="Orion">UEFA Nations League</keyword> title.</li><li>Didier Deschamps' side beat Spain 2-1 in a thrilling match at the San Siro.</li></ul>Karim Benzema scored a stunning goal as France beat Spain in the final of the UEFA Nations League to claim a second major international trophy in three years. Spain went ahead at San Siro stadium in Milan in the 64th minute through Mikel Oyarzabal, who shrugged off defender Dayot Upamecano to beat Hugo Lloris.Benzema equalized for the France just four minutes later, curling a superb effort from the edge of the box into the top corner of Unai Simon's net, before Kylian Mbappe hit a contentious winner.The Paris Saint Germain forward appeared clearly offside when he swept home Theo Hernandez's pass, but a review from the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) adjudged him to have timed his run just right. Victory saw France became the competition's second only winner after Portugal in 2019, and comes just three years after it lifted the 2018 World Cup in Russia.It was also a special night for Benzema, who lifted a first trophy with his country after having been exiled from the national team by manager Didier Deschamps in 2015 amid a sex tape scandal.He made his return to international soccer in 2021, and has since scored six goals in 11 matches."It's a dream evening on a collective and personal level," Benzema said after the match. "I really wanted to win a trophy with the France team, today it's done."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Sky <keyword id="11893855" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports" source="Orion">Sports</keyword> Football (@SkyFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1447295759536250889">October 10, 2021</a></blockquote>Benzema has been world soccer's outstanding player so far this season.The 33-year-old striker has hit <a href="https://www.insider.com/ranked-european-footballs-top-scorers-this-season-2021-9">10 goals in 10 matches for Real Madrid in all competitions,</a> while he has also registered an impressive seven assists.After claiming a maiden international trophy, he has now got his eyes on the Ballon d'Or having recently been named on the 30-man shortlist for the most prestigious individual prize in men's soccer."Since I was little, I have had the dream of winning the Ballon d'Or, which is the dream that all footballers have," Benzema told AS, <a href="https://www.sportbible.com/football/karim-benzema-says-hes-been-dreaming-of-winning-the-ballon-dor-20211009">per Sport Bible.</a>"It's true that football is a team game but when you help the side to win, when you're instrumental in triumphs, when you score winning goals, it's natural for any player to aspire to win the Ballon d'Or."Of course, I'll work as hard as I can to win that trophy and I hope, someday, fulfill the dream I had when I was a young boy."Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are among the other nominees for the award, with Messi the odds-on favorite to win the title for a sixth time.The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony on November 29.

The world's best soccer player right now scored a stunning goal to help France win a second major international trophy in 3 years

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Kylian Mbappe missed the decisive penalty as world champion <keyword id="6354785" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="france">France</keyword> crashed out of <keyword id="963902" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Euro-2020">Euro 2020</keyword>.</li><li>France was beaten in a shoot-out by Switzerland after a thrilling 3-3 draw.</li><li>Elsewhere, Spain beat Croatia 5-3 in an equally crazy game at Denmark's Parken Stadium.</li></ul>Kylian Mbappe missed the decisive penalty in the shoot-out as world champion France crashed out of Euro 2020 at the hands of Switzerland.France went behind in the last-16 tie thanks to a fine headed goal from Benfica striker Haris Seferović in the 15th minute.A 90 second brace from Karim Benzema in the second-half turned things around for Didier Deschamp's side, before Paul Pogba looked to have sealed victory with a superb long range strike.However a late second goal from Seferović and an injury time equalizer from Mario Gavranović took the tie to extra time and later penalties. Nine players in a row converted from 12-yards before Mbappe then missed the final kick to hand the Swiss an unlikely but hard fought victory.Mbappe, who signed for Paris Saint Germain for a fee of $180 million three years ago, scored four goals as France won the World Cup in 2018, but has been unable to replicate that form this summer at the Euros. The 22-year-old did not manage a single goal during France's Euro 2020 run, in which it won just one match - that being against Germany in its opening fixture. After the defeat to Switzerland, head coach Deschamps consoled the youngster, <a href="https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/match/2024481--france-vs-switzerland/?iv=true">insisting he was brave to take the final spot kick.</a>"Kylian Mbappé is incredibly sad, as are all the players," he said. "But nobody can be upset with him as he took on the responsibility of taking the fifth penalty."<div type="image" title="Alvaro Morata celebrates scoring at Euro 2020" height="675" width="1200" msid="83940270" hostid="261"></div>Prior to France's shock defeat to Switzerland, Spain beat Croatia 5-3 in an equally thrilling affair at Denmark's Parken Stadium.Croatia took the lead on the night in bizarre fashion when Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon failed to control Pedri's back pass, allowing the ball to roll into his own net. Goals from Pablo Sarabia, Cesar Azpilicueta, and Ferran Torres turned the tide in Spain's favor, but two strikes in the last seven minutes from Croatia's Mislav Orsic and Mario Palasic took the match to extra time.Alvaro Morata, whose family was threatened after he missed a chance in Spain's final group game, then scored what proved to be the decisive goal before Mikel Oyarzabal added a late strike to cement victory for Luis Enrique's side."An incredible match," said Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales after the match. "There was a moment when we were worried about elimination but then up popped Morata with a great goal. I'm very pleased for him."Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta said: "Boy, we had to suffer there. It's been a few tournaments since we went through a knockout match."But today we 'broke the ice' against the World Cup runners-up. It wasn't great to be scored against twice late in normal time, but we were the better team in extra time and we deserve to go through."

Soccer's most expensive young player missed a decisive penalty that saw reigning world champion France crash out of Euro 2020

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Germany suffered the worst competitive defeat in its history at the hands of Spain on Tuesday night, who were inspired to a 6-0 win by a masterclass performance from 20-year-old Ferran Torres.</li><li>The Manchester City star scored a sublime hat-trick to send Spain through to the finals of the <keyword id="5284774" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="UEFA-Nations-League">UEFA Nations League</keyword> and Germany crashing out. </li><li>"We were second best in every department," Germany coach Joachim Low said after. "It was a black day, there is no way of dressing this up."</li></ul>Germany suffered the worst competitive defeat in its history at the hands of Spain on Tuesday night, who were inspired to a 6-0 win courtesy of a masterclass performance from 20-year-old Ferran Torres.The Manchester City forward scored a sublime hat-trick to send his country into the last four of the UEFA Nations League and send the formerly undefeated Germany crashing out.Alvaro Morata opened the scoring in the 17th minute when he headed home from a corner, before Torres got his first of the night with just half an hour played, crashing home a volley after Dani Olmo's header came back off the bar.Rodri made it 3-0 with a guided header going into the break, after which Torres tapped in a fourth and curled home a superb fifth.Mikel Oyarzabal completed the rout with a last minute tap-in.The defeat for Germany was its heaviest ever in competitive football, surpassing famous defeats such as the 5-1 defeat to England in 2001, and its 8-3 defeat to Hungary at the 1954 World Cup.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1328815863408062464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2020</a></blockquote>"Happiness and joy," said Spain coach Luis Enrique at full time when asked to describe how he felt."To put this type of pressure on a team like Germany, you need great collective work by everyone, in attack and defence. We made them suffer and kept them from threatening."Germany coach Joachim Low called the defeat a "black day.""Nothing worked, neither in defence nor attack," he said. "We left huge spaces, there was a lack of communication between the players. We were second best in every department. It was a black day, there is no way of dressing this up."Spain now join France in the Nations League's final four, alongside two of Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Poland, and the Netherlands.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/video-gladbachs-valentino-lazaro-scores-puskas-worthy-scorpion-kick-2020-11">An Austrian soccer player scored an incredible, award-worthy scorpion kick goal that left the opposition motionless and his teammates in awe</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/best-young-footballers-in-the-world-2020-golden-boy-award-2020-11">These are the 20 best soccer players in the world under the age of 21</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/hashtag-united-semi-pro-youtube-football-team-with-500000-fans-2020-11">Meet Hashtag United, the English semi-pro soccer team supported by 500,000 people on YouTube and part-owned by a Chelsea FC star</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/jude-bellingham-had-to-finish-homework-before-england-debut-2020-11">A soccer wunderkind who just debuted for England is so young he had to finish his school homework before he was allowed to play</a>

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Spain’s youth investment pays off, as the undefeated Spanish beat England 2-1 to win record fourth EURO title

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The world's best soccer player right now scored a stunning goal to help France win a second major international trophy in 3 years

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Soccer's most expensive young player missed a decisive penalty that saw reigning world champion France crash out of Euro 2020

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Germany suffered a 'black day' with its worst ever competitive defeat, facing a 6-0 hammering by Spain orchestrated by a 20-year-old with 7 caps

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