England vs. Spain in the Euro 2024 final promises to be a thriller in Berlin.
Gareth Southgate and Luis de la Fuente are hoping to lead their teams to the European title, with Spain aiming for a first major trophy since winning Euro 2012 and England’s wait stretching back to 1966.
Both coaches will be looking for a hero to emerge from their squads, and England’s win over Spain in the 2023 Under-21 European Championship could offer an edge to Southgate.
Curtis Jones’ goal proved to be the winner in that game, as England sealed a first U21 European crown since 1984, but it was Cole Palmer’s antics that caused controversy in Georgia.
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England’s winning strike in Batumi came as Palmer’s free-kick took a bizarre deflection off Jones, with the Liverpool midfielder credited with the goal.
As the England players reacted, Palmer ran over to celebrate in front of the Spain bench, causing chaos as players and coaches from both sides clashed on the sideline.
Cole Palmer already has a rocky history with Spain.
Last summer at the under-21 Euros, Palmer celebrated in front of the Spanish bench after scoring against them in the final, causing an incident which saw Ashley Cole sent off.#Euro2024 #England #Spainpic.twitter.com/Hxg5mmc4DS
— Football España (@footballespana_) July 12, 2024
England coach Ashley Cole was sent off for his role in the melee, with Palmer criticised by Spain midfielder Alex Baena and his then Manchester City teammate Sergio Gomez.
“He didn’t want to apologise or anything, just like some of his other teammates,” Gomez said.
“I would have celebrated it in a different way and my teammates would have done it in a different way as well.
“England have the attitude they want to have. This is not the first time something like this has happened with this team.”
De la Fuente has not indicated his view on the incident, or the prospect of facing Palmer, but reports in Spanish outlet Diario AS claim there is a sense of a “revenge mission” from within his squad.
Will Cole Palmer play in England vs. Spain?
Despite the possibility of Spain looking for revenge on Palmer, he is unlikely to start the Euro 2024 final, with Southgate expected to either stick with an unchanged team or just rotate Kieran Trippier and Luke Shaw.
The Chelsea forward only made his senior England debut at the end of 2023 and he has been used as an impact substitute at Euro 2024.
He has appeared off the bench in England’s last four games, ahead of the final, and netted in the quarterfinal penalty shootout win over Switzerland, and set up fellow sub Ollie Watkins to smash home the semifinal winner against the Netherlands.
Cole Palmer 2023/24 stats
Palmer made the decision to leave Manchester City for Chelsea last summer, with Pep Guardiola admitting he was unable to offer him a consistent first-team role.
He finished his debut campaign at Stamford Bridge with 22 Premier League goals, a total only bettered by his old clubmate Erling Haaland (27) , with a perfect record of nine penalties scored from nine taken.
He scored his sole England senior goal in pre-Euro 2024 friendly win over Bosnia & Herzegovina in June.
England vs. Spain live stream, TV channel
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | FOX, TUDN, Univision | Fubo, Fox Sports app/website, ViX, TUDN app/website, Univision Now |
| Canada | TLN, CTV, TSN 1 & 4, TVA Sports | TVA+, CTV App, VIVA |
| UK | ITV 1 UK, STV Scotland, BBC One | ITVX, STV Player, BBC iPlayer/website |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | Sony Ten 2, 3, 2HD, 3HD | JioTV, Sony LIV |
USA: England vs. Spain will be televised in the United States on FOX, while Spanish TV broadcasts are provided by Univision and TUDN. These channels are all available to stream on Fubo, who are offering a FREE seven-day trial. ViX is also an option for Spanish viewers.
Radio coverage of the match can be followed on SiriusXM FC.
UK: Sunday’s grand finale will be televised live and free-to-air on BBC One, ITV1 and STV Scotland in the UK, while fans can stream the game online via BBC iPlayer/website and ITVX / STV Player.
Canada: TSN are the main English-language broadcasters for Euro 2024 while TVA provides French options. CTV, TLN and VIVA also have the rights to show the final.
Australia: Australia’s sole broadcaster for the European Championship is Optus Sport.
India: Euro 2024 matches are available to watch on JioTV and Sony LIV. England vs. Spain can also be viewed on Sony Ten Network on TV.
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