Unveiling Euro 2024 Thrills: England’s Nail-Biting Qualification and Spain’s Dominant Showcase
England is set to encounter Switzerland and Spain will face off against Germany in the inaugural Euro 2024 quarter-final matches.
The thrill persists in the Euro 2024 knockouts; England and Spain both advanced to the quarters.
After besting Slovakia in a gripping extra-time turnaround, England is locked in for a last-eight clash with Switzerland.
Spain, after turning the game around against Georgia, is prepped for a riveting quarter-final duel with Germany.
Today we serve up the juiciest stats from the second day of the round of 16.
England 2-1 Slovakia (aet): Bellingham and Kane emerge as saviors
England seemed on the brink of an early exit until Jude Bellingham delivered a stunning overhead kick during stoppage time. Shortly after, Harry Kane sealed the deal.
At 94:34, Bellingham’s volley became England’s latest goal in normal Euro match time, taking the spotlight with their first on-target strike after a lackluster showing.
In his monumental 79th England match, Kane headed in the earliest extra-time goal in the tournament’s records at 50 seconds.
With 14 goals in major tournaments, England’s captain now only trails behind four European legends.
That match marked England’s fourth rally to victory at the Euros, overcoming their prior struggles when trailing.
France holds the record with five comeback wins. Slovakia was left reeling, nearly tasting victory in Gelsenkirchen.
Ivan Schranz scored his third of this tournament, nearing a Slovakian record set by Robert Vittek in 2010.
Spain 4-1 Georgia: La Roja’s resurgence leads to emphatic win
Spain remains undefeated, overcoming an initial setback in Cologne with goals from Fabian Ruiz, Nico Williams, and Dani Olmo in the latter half.
A blunder by Robin Le Normand initially set Spain back, yet they scored the highest victory margin for an initially trailing team in the tournament.
In the first half alone, Spain unleashed 17 shots, a record since 1980 for a Euro knockout match’s first half.
This match also saw Spain notch a historic high in shots at either the World Cup or Euros.
The show was stolen by rising stars as Lamine Yamal crafted his second assist of the tournament, echoing a young Cristiano Ronaldo from Euro 2004.
Williams also made history, being the first at the Euros since 1980 to score, assist, and perfect his passes in a single starting appearance.
Spain’s dominance over Georgia continued, marking their seventh win in as many encounters and broadening the goal difference between them markedly.
