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Berlin, Germany – 14 July 2024
1. England fans chanting
2. England fans cheering ++CONTAINS AUDIBLE EXPLETIVE W****R++
3. Mid of England fans gathered
4. Close of England flag
5. Close of replica of European Championship cup
6. England fan kissing cup
7. English fans dancing and singing
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Andrews, from London:
“Oh it would mean everything (to win). We would be able to have redemption from the last EURO final we lost in (against) Italy. And I think for the country, for everyone at home, it would just be the most amazing experience. So it means a lot to us.”
9. English fans dancing and singing
10. Fan wearing David Beckham jersey
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Beth Lewis, from Manchester:
“I don’t know, they (England) have been getting better and better every game, whereas Spain, you know, haven’t been… No Spain have been really good, we are just being optimistic. I don’t know.”
12. Fans singing
13. Fans waving jerseys
14. SOUNDBITE (English) James Buckell, from London:
“Yeah, hopefully they can stick with a good system, put players in the right place. I think play as a team, I think that’s going to be the main thing. Keep their heads up, play positively, try to get some goals, don’t play too defensively and we can’t invite too much from the Spanish. And then hopefully take it home, just no penalties. I don’t think we can deal with that at the end of it. But yeah, hopefully in full time, 2-0 win. We take it home.”
15. Various of English fans dancing and singing
STORYLINE:
Thousands of English fans crowded the centre of Berlin on Sunday, hours before their national team will play against Spain in the final of the European Championship.
Spain is seeking a record fourth title at the Euros to break a tie with Germany/West Germany, while England is bidding for a first major trophy in men’s soccer since the 1966 World Cup.
Kickoff is at 9 p.m. local (1900 GMT) in Berlin.
“Oh it would mean everything," Tom Andrews, an England fan from London, said as he expressed his hope England would lift the trophy.
"I think for the country, for everyone at home, it would just be the most amazing experience. So it means a lot to us.”
Spain will start as the favourite after winning all six of its matches at Euro 2024 and being widely regarded as the best team at the tournament.
Winning the title would continue a strong period of success for Spanish national teams, with the men having captured the UEFA Nations League in June last year and the women following that up by winning the World Cup two months later.
England has shown resilience by coming from behind in all three of its knockout-stage matches at Euro 2024.
Jude Bellingham scored an equalizer from an overhead kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time in the extra-time win over Slovakia in the last 16, Bukayo Saka equalized in the 80th minute against Switzerland in the quarterfinals before England won a penalty shootout, and substitute Ollie Watkins scored a winner almost exactly on 90 minutes against the Netherlands in the semifinals.
England coach Gareth Southgate is often criticized for his in-game management but he has changed the culture inside the squad and is regularly getting the team deep at major tournaments.
In Southgate’s tenure that started in 2016, England has reached the World Cup semifinals in 2018 and now back-to-back European Championship finals.
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