By: Emma Xing

Euro 2024 ended with a close game between Spain and England. Although the game started uneventfully with no clear winner, it ended with a score of 2–1, with Spain defeating England.

In the first half of the game, both Spain and England were unable to score. The score was 0–0. However as soon as the second half began, Nico Williams scored for Spain.

But England quickly fought back. England’s Cole Palmer kicked the ball into the corner of the goal, giving England hope again to win the trophy. Their excitement didn’t last long. In the 86th minute of the game, Spain scored one final goal, taking the win.

All the England players were devastated. England Captain Harry Kane told BBC the loss was painful. He said, “I think we did really well to get back into the game and get back to 1-1, and then we couldn’t quite use that momentum to push on.”

“It’s been a tough tournament, we’ve had to show a lot of resilience. It’s been a difficult run and we’ve done extremely well to get here. We wanted to do it for ourselves but also for the fans, everyone who’s believed in us the whole way – right now it’s just a huge disappointment,” Harry Kane added.

Many people are also questioning the future of England’s manager, Gareth Southgate, who despite helping the players greatly improve, wasn’t able to gain a major tournament victory.

“Without a doubt, England have got some fabulous young players and even the young ones now have got a lot of experience of tournaments,” Southgate said.

Encouraging Gareth Southgate and the players, King Charles told the team to “hold your head high.”