The Euro 2024 final is set. Spain booked its place in the final for the first time since 2012 on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over France, while England knocked out the Netherlands, 2-1, on Wednesday in the other semifinal.
The final is Sunday in Berlin.
Euro 2024 semifinal results
- England 2, Netherlands 1
England barely advanced past the group stage and then needed multiple escapes by way of penalty kicks and circus goals just to get this far. But it’s now on to Sunday’s final after a scintillating semifinal win over the Netherlands. Ollie Watkins, who subbed on for captain Harry Kane late in the second half, inched the match-winner just inside the far post barely a second after the clock passed 90 minutes to send England to its second straight European Championship final. The Three Lions, who got their first goal from Kane on a penalty in the 18th minute after falling behind early, have never won this tournament.
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- Spain 2, France 1
In 2012, the last time Spain reached the final of the European Championship, Lamine Yamal was 4 years old. In Tuesday’s semifinal, the 16-year-old winger became the youngest player to score at a major tournament when he netted the equalizer for Spain in the 21st minute. (Brazilian great Pelé had held the record, scoring at 17 during the 1958 World Cup.) France had taken an early lead with a goal by Randal Kolo Muani in the eighth minute — its first goal at this tournament that wasn’t from a penalty or an own goal — but Yamal’s stunning strike swung the momentum into Spain’s favor. Dani Olmo put the Spaniards ahead for good in the 25th minute. Spain is seeking its fourth Euro title.
Looking ahead at the rest of Euro 2024
Here’s a look at the rest of the tournament schedule. All dates and times Eastern.
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Quarterfinal results
Netherlands 2, Turkey 1: Turkey entered Saturday’s quarterfinal without defender Merih Demiral, who scored both of its goals in the round of 16 but was suspended by UEFA for making a nationalistic hand gesture. The Turks took the lead in the 35th minute with a goal by Samet Akaydin. After defender Stefan de Vrij scored the equalizer in the 70th minute, the Dutch turned up the pressure and forced a Turkey own goal in the 76th minute to complete their comeback. The Netherlands is in the Euro semifinals for the first time since 2008.
England 1, Switzerland 1 (England advances on penalties): With less than 15 minutes left in regulation of Saturday’s quarterfinal, England trailed Switzerland 1-0 and appeared set for another disappointing exit from a major tournament. Then it found a late lifeline — again. The Three Lions, who advanced to the quarterfinals with a stunning round-of-16 comeback against Slovakia, found an equalizer from young star Bukayo Saka in the 80th minute. After extra time, the two sides headed to penalty kicks. England keeper Jordan Pickford stopped Switzerland’s opening attempt, and his teammates converted all five of their penalties to secure a return to the semifinals.
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Spain 2, Germany 1 (ET): Substitute Mikel Merino scored on a brilliant header late in extra time in Stuttgart to dash the host country’s hopes. Spain almost did enough to win in regulation, but Florian Wirtz forced extra time with a blast in the final moments of regular time. The result was heartbreak for Germany; every year a single nation previously hosted the European Championship, it had advanced to at least the semifinals. The result also continued a fallow period for Germany, which lost to England in the round of 16 at Euro 2020 and has failed to get out of the group stage at the past two World Cups.
France 0, Portugal 0 (France advances on penalties): Theo Hernández converted the clinching shot as France advanced to the semifinals with a 5-3 win on penalties following a 0-0 draw through 120 minutes. Portugal substitute João Félix hit the post in the only miss of the shootout, which followed a tense encounter in which clear-cut opportunities proved hard to come by. Cristiano Ronaldo converted his penalty but otherwise was a nonfactor in what was probably the 39-year-old’s final European Championship game. France is now one win away from its fourth final in its past five major tournaments, even though Les Bleus have only scored three times — two own goals and a penalty kick — in five games.
Round of 16 results
Netherlands 3, Romania 0: Cody Gakpo scored in the first half and Donyell Malen added two goals late in the second half as the Netherlands glided into the quarterfinals. With three goals, Gakpo remains in the running for the Golden Boot as the tournament’s top scorer. The Netherlands, which won the European Championship in 1988, hadn’t reached the quarterfinals since 2008 — the last of six straight appearances.
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Turkey 2, Austria 1: For the first time in 16 years, Turkey secured its spot in the quarterfinals of a major tournament. Center back Merih Demiral scored in the first minute to give Turkey an early lead and then doubled the advantage in the 59th minute. Austria nearly found an equalizer in the final seconds of stoppage time, but Turkish keeper Mert Gunok made a remarkable save to seal the 2-1 win.
Portugal 0, Slovenia 0 (Portugal advances on penalties): In Frankfurt, Portugal and Slovenia played out a goalkeepers’ duel. Across 120 minutes of regulation and extra time, Portugal’s Diogo Costa had two saves against 10 shots, while Slovenia’s Jan Oblak stopped a penalty kick by superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in the 105th minute. In the ensuing shootout, Ronaldo converted from the spot, but it was Costa who ensured Portugal would advance, saving three Slovenian penalty kicks in a row.
France 1, Belgium 0: Randal Kolo Muani’s deflected shot in the 85th minute in Düsseldorf went into the goal after nicking Belgium’s Jan Vertonghen, putting France into the quarterfinals. Both teams have had a wretched time attempting to score in this tournament: France now has three goals in four games, while Belgium heads home with two goals in its four games.
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England 2, Slovakia 1 (ET): Despite entering as one of the pretournament favorites, England spent most of its round-of-16 match against Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen looking set to make a disappointing exit. Then came Jude Bellingham. In the fifth minute of stoppage time, with England trailing 1-0, the 21-year-old star scored a brilliant bicycle-kick equalizer to force extra time. Harry Kane netted the deciding goal in the 91st minute to put the Three Lions ahead for good and keep their Euro run alive.
Spain 4, Georgia 1: Spain recovered from an early own goal to earn a comfortable win over Georgia in Cologne and secure its place in the quarterfinals. Spain is unbeaten in four games at this tournament and has scored the second-most goals (nine). The only team with more goals is Spain’s next opponent: Germany. The sides will face off Friday in Stuttgart.
Switzerland 2, Italy 0: Switzerland got one goal in each half to defeat the defending European champions. This is the third straight European Championship in which the reigning winner hasn’t advanced to the quarterfinals. It was Switzerland’s first win over Italy since 1993.
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Germany 2, Denmark 0: After a lengthy delay due to a thunderstorm, the host nation advanced to the quarterfinals with a win in Dortmund. Kai Havertz scored on a penalty, Jamal Musiala tacked on his third goal of the tournament, and the Germans got their first win in the knockout stage of a major tournament since 2016.
Group stage results
Group A: Host Germany got a stoppage-time goal from substitute Niclas Füllkrug to earn a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in its finale, clinching first place in the group. (Germany won its first two games.) Switzerland, with a win and two draws, finished second and also advanced. Hungary also got a late goal in its finale — in the 10th minute of stoppage time — to earn a 1-0 win over Scotland and a third-place finish in the group. Scotland finished last in the group and still has never gotten past the group stage of a major tournament.
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Group B: Italy got a goal from Mattia Zaccagni late in stoppage time to earn a 1-1 draw with Croatia and second place in the group. Italy, the reigning Euro champion, will meet Switzerland in the round of 16, while Croatia was nearly eliminated. Spain — which beat Albania, 1-0 — had already clinched the top spot in the group and will meet Georgia in the round of 16; a potential meeting with host Germany looms in the quarterfinals.
Group C: In the final Group C matches, both England-Slovenia and Denmark-Serbia ended in scoreless draws (only seven goals were scored in six Group C matches). As a result, England won the group and will next face Slovakia, and Denmark finished second. Slovenia finished third but is assured a spot in the knockout round, and Serbia was eliminated.
Group D: Austria stunned the Netherlands, 3-2, on Tuesday to secure its first Euro group victory in three tournament appearances. Austria will face Turkey in the round of 16 on July 2 in Leipzig. The Netherlands finished third in Group D, but its total of four points guarantees it a spot in the round of 16 against Romania. In Tuesday’s other Group D match, France could only manage a 1-1 draw with Poland, with both goals coming on penalties. France finished second in the group and will face Belgium on Monday in Düsseldorf. Poland finished with one point and was eliminated.
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Group E: After two ties on the final day of group play, all four teams were left with four points. Romania finished atop the group because it won the goals-scored tiebreaker, with four in three games, while Belgium was second because it had a better goal differential than the remaining two teams. Slovakia finished third on goal differential, and Ukraine headed home despite notching four points — usually enough to secure a spot in the knockout round.
Group F: Georgia pulled a surprise in its finale, defeating Portugal, 2-0. Portugal already had clinched first place in the group after two early wins. Turkey found a stoppage-time winner to beat the Czech Republic, 2-1, meaning Turkey finished second and Georgia advanced as the third-place team. The Czech Republic was eliminated.
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