Spain vs Germany | UEFA Euros 2024 | Quarter-Final | Pre Match
Spain vs Germany
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
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This will be the fourth meeting between Spain and Germany at the UEFA European Championship, with Spain winning two (1984 and 2008) to Germany’s one (1988). Their last such meeting was in the 2008 final with Spain winning 1-0 thanks to a Fernando Torres strike.
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This is the first meeting between Spain and Germany since the 2022 World Cup, and a 1-1 draw in the group stages. Spain are unbeaten in their last four major tournament matches against Germany (W2 D2), with these games producing a total of just six goals (Spain 4, Germany 2).
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Having lost their first meeting with Spain on German soil (2-1 in a 1935 friendly), Germany are unbeaten in their last eight games against La Roja on their own turf (W5 D3).
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No host nation has ever been eliminated from the quarter-final stage of the UEFA European Championship, with all four previous host quarter-finalists progressing: England won a penalty shootout against Spain in 1996, Netherlands beat Yugoslavia 6-1 in 2000, Portugal beat England on penalties in 2004, and France defeated Iceland 5-2 in 2016.
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This will be Germany’s 19th quarter-final tie across the World Cup (14) and UEFA European Championship (5) – the most of any European nation at the two major tournaments. They have progressed from 15 of their previous 18 (83%), including all four at the EUROs (1996, 2008, 2012, 2016).
