JAKARTA - The Berlin Olympic Stadium will soon welcome fans of Spain and England for the highly anticipated Euro 2024 final on Sunday, July 14, where the Henri Delaunay trophy will find its new owner.
While La Roja has won Europe three times and was able to set a new record with victory in the German capital, England has never conquered the blue continent as a senior team of men.
Only 90 minutes might separate the two teams from a piece of glory, but if nothing separates them after an hour and a half or even two tiring action, the fate of the European Cup title will be determined from the penalty spot.
To arouse your taste ahead of a thrilling penalty shootout, VOI will compare Spain and England's penalty records ahead of the tempting final on Sunday.
UK Penalty Record
Known for their lack of expertise from the penalty spot, England have now taken part in 11 penalties in major tournaments and have traditionally failed to cope with heavy pressure. The Three Lions, only won four of them.
However, three of the four wins came from the penalty spot since the 2018 World Cup, where England ended their streak of five consecutive penalty shootouts by beating Colombia in the round of 16, shortly before beating Switzerland from the penalty spot in the third-placed playoffs of the 2018-19 Nations League.
History recurred for Switzerland a few days ago, where just for the second time, the Three Lions recorded a 100% success rate from the penalty spot to win in a thrilling quarter-final.
None of the British supporters will forget the sadness caused by Italy under Wembley's arch three years ago, where Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka failed to execute a penalty that quenched England's Euro 2020 dream, before they experienced painful online racial abuse.
Before removing their penalty curse against Colombia, England always failed from the penalty spot; see Italy at Euro 2012, Portugal at the 2006 World Cup, Portugal at Euro 2004, Argentina at the 1998 World Cup, and Germany at Euro 1996.
The Three Lions also missed their first penalty shootout from West Germany in Italy 90, and only one of their first seven penalty shootouts ended in England going forward, but no prize to guess who their opponents were.
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Spanish Penalty Record
Spain should have a 12-yard grudge in their minds this week, 28 years after being knocked out of the Euro 1996 quarter-finals by the Three Lions on penalties, but their overall record on penalties is more enjoyable.
La Roja have won more than half of their penalty shootouts in major tournaments - winning seven out of 13, including the most recent in last year's League final against Croatia.
Spain corrected some of the previous penalty errors that day, after failing to score from the penalty spot in the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup against Morocco, as well as their Euro 2020 dream which was crushed by Italy in the semifinals on penalties.
However, four of the six La Roja penalty shootouts at the European Championship saw three wins, including three consecutive times in 2008 (Italy QF), 2012 (Portugal SF), and 2020 (Switzerland QF).
With this note, football fans can look forward to a thrilling final between Spain and England at Euro 2024
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