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Spain reach final the hard way

Spain’s jubilant celebrations in reaching the Euro 2024 final were understandable after taking the hardest road to get there and handling the hairpin bends with panache...

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Yamal comes of age with wonder goal

Lamine Yamal has dazzled at Euro 2024 but it was on Tuesday in Munich he came of age with a sensational strike against France to fire Spain into the final with a 2-1 victory...

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Could France’s exit mark end of era?

France boast an enviable record in major tournaments over the last decade under Didier Deschamps but the manner of their exit from Euro 2024, despite reaching the semi-finals, suggests a fresh start might be no bad thing for Les Bleus...

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We didn’t do enough: Mbappe

France captain Kylian Mbappe said his side ‘didn’t do enough’ in Tuesday’s 2-1 semi-final loss to Spain and admitted he was disappointed after underperforming at Euro 2024. ..

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Five key battles

England take on the Netherlands on Wednesday in Dortmund in a Euro 2024 semi-final clash, bidding to lift a major trophy for the first time since the...

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Olmo takes reins as Spain battle France

Dani Olmo did not start Euro 2024 as part of Spain coach Luis de la Fuente’s first choice side but how the three-time champions finish will depend in...

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France hoping captain Kylian can deliver

France go into Tuesday’s Euro 2024 semi-final showdown against Spain hoping Kylian Mbappe can finally produce a performance worthy of his superstar status at a...

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Freewheeling Spain face austere French

The battle between the two most successful national sides of the new millennium, Tuesday’s Euro 2024 semi-final between France and Spain, also showcases two...

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England turnaround penalty torment

England's history at major tournaments is littered with penalty pain but they put that tortured past behind them to beat Switzerland and reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024.

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Unity key to stopping Mbappe: Cucurella

Spain defender Marc Cucurella believes the key to stopping France striker Kylian Mbappe in their Euro 2024 semi-final clash is a unified approach.

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Heartache and pride as Swiss Euros dream dies

Switzerland's president Viola Amherd voiced pride in the country's football team after they were agonisingly knocked out of Euro 2024 on penalties in the quarter-finals by England on Saturday.

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Akanji feeling empty after penalty heartbreak: Yakin

Murat Yakin said Saturday that Manuel Akanji was feeling empty after his saved penalty led to Switzerland being knocked out of Euro 2024 by England and missing out on a first-ever major tournament semi-final.

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Weghorst emerges as Dutch wildcard ahead of semi

The scoresheet may not reflect it but the key to the Netherlands' progress to the Euro 2024 semi-finals was target man Wout Weghorst. The Dutch came from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 in Berlin on Saturday in a tense quarter-final, with the balance tipped in their favour by the burly Burnley striker's appearance from the bench.

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Emotional Nagelsmann lauds returned belief

An emotional Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann said Saturday the team's ‘belief in ourselves has returned’ despite a 2-1 extra-time elimination by Spain in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals.

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Spain is a winning horse: De la Fuente

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente lavished praise on his young side after Friday's 2-1 extra-time win over hosts Germany took them to the Euro 2024 semi-finals.

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'Shattered' Germany set sights on World Cup

The hosts may have bowed out of Euro 2024 at the quarter-finals on home soil, but Julian Nagelsmann has given Germany their swagger back after a difficult decade.

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End beckons again for Ronaldo after Portugal exit

Time is up -- again -- for Portugal's ageing superstar Cristiano Ronaldo after an inglorious Euro 2024 exit. France ousted the 2016 winners 5-3 on penalties after a goalless quarter-final in Hamburg on Friday and Ronaldo was ineffectual at best, damaging to his own side's aspirations at worst.

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France beat Portugal on penalties to reach semi-finals

Theo Hernandez scored the winning kick as Kylian Mbappe's France edged a tense Euro 2024 quarter-final clash with Portugal 5-3 on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes on Friday in what will likely be remembered as Cristiano Ronaldo's last-ever match at the tournament.

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