Euro 2024 Quarter Finals: Spain beat Germany, France rout Portugal to reach Semis
Euro Cup 2024: Spain defeated Germany whereas France overthrew Portugal in the Euro 2024 Quarter Finals Friday July 05, 2024
Euro Cup 2024: Spain defeated Germany whereas France overthrew Portugal in the Euro 2024 Quarter Finals Friday July 05, 2024.
Spain vs Germany
Playing in the first Euro 2024 Quarter Finals, Spain and Germany were equally at par scoring 1 goal each, forcing the referees to announce Extra Time.
First half of the Extra Time also went without any time scoring the winning goal. However, Merino changed everything in the last few minutes of the football tournament, and thus ending the Germany’s march to Euro Cup Finals.
Germany appealed strongly for a penalty in the second period of Extra Time, after a Jamal Musiala shot hit Marc Cucurella's hand, but after a VAR check the original decision to not award a spot-kick stood.
Minutes later, Spain's Dani Olmo curled in a cross for substitute Mikel Merino, who leapt high to head the ball past Neuer and put Spain into the semi-finals.
Earlier, after a fiery yet goalless first half, Spain's Dani Olmo latched onto an inch-perfect pass from 16-year-old Lamine Yamal to give La Roja the lead on 51 minutes.
Merino in the final seconds to win the quarter-final... #EUROLastMinute | @Hublot pic.twitter.com/Yn4A1hi9Qz
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) July 5, 2024
Niclas Fuellkrug struck the post with 14 minutes remaining but with Germany staring at an exit, Florian Wirtz slammed in a Joshua Kimmich knock-down in the 89th minute to take the game to extra time.
With the game looking set for penalties, Olmo lofted a cross for Merino, who headed Spain to victory and a semi-final meeting with either France or Portugal.
France vs Portugal
In the second Quarter Finals of the Euro Cup, Portugal after successfully taking the match to Penalty Shootout could not defend and lost the sport in Euro 2024 Semi Final spot to France.
France converted all their kicks in a shootout to edge Portugal 5-3 on penalties after a goalless stalemate in their European Championship quarter-final on Friday.
Defeat for Portugal is set to spell the end of the 21-year international career of 39-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo, who converted their first kick in the shootout but was also responsible for one of the night’s many glaring misses.
Another 2022 World Cup hero, Mbappe Friday endured a frustrating evening as he continues to search for his best form in the competition but appears inhibited while wearing a mask to protect the nose he broke against Austria in France's opening game.
This has been his sixth European Championship, but he failed to add to his tournament record tally of 14 goals in Germany after misfiring in all of Portugal's five matches.
The shoot-out unfolded at the Portugal end of the Volksparkstadion, with Maignan not managing to make a save but not needing to.
Portugal's Diogo Costa saved three Slovenia penalties in the last round, but could not stop any this time.
In the last two matches of the Euro 2024, England will meet Switzerland and Netherlands will play against Turkiye.
France will now play against Spain in the Euro Cup 2024 Semi Finals Wednesday July 10, 2024.
Euro Cup 2024 Final will be played on July 15, 2024.
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