Today, on July 14, the final match of the European Championship will take place at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. England and Spain will compete in the match, which starts at 23:00 Tbilisi time. The GPB’s First Channel, First Channel Sports and Georgian Radio will live-transmit the match.

Facts:

• England is in the European Championship final for the second consecutive time. In Euro 2020, Southgate’s team lost to Italy in a penalty shootout in the final.
• The last time England and Spain met at a major tournament was in the quarter-finals of Euro 1996. The match ended 0-0 in regular time, and England won 4-2 in the penalty shootout. Gareth Southgate, the current England coach, was in the starting lineup for that match.
• Spain has only beaten England once in major tournaments, at the 1950 World Cup, with a score of 1-0. Spain has never defeated England in the European Championships, having played four matches.
• At the U21 level, England defeated Spain in the final of the 2023 European Championship, held in Batumi.
• If the Spanish national team wins, they will become the European champions for the fourth time.