English and Spanish fans start arriving at Berlin stadium ahead of European Championship final

(14 Jul 2024)
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Berlin – 14 July 2024
1. Mid of fans outside stadium, one fan chanting (English): "It’s coming home! It’s coming home!"
2. Mid of Spanish fans
3. Mid of England fan holding large banner
4. Wide of Olympic rings on exterior of stadium
5. Mid of Spanish fans dancing and singing
6. Wide of fans arriving
7. Mid of Spanish fans chanting and singing into camera, one holding banner reading (English): "Blessed by GOAT"
8. Mid of Olympic rings on exterior of stadium
9. Mid of Spanish fans taking photo
10. Close of large football statue
11. Mid of fans holding flares outside stadium
12. Close of Spanish fans shouting into camera, one fan shouting (Spanish): "Let’s go!"
13. Wide of fans outside stadium
14. Wide of Spanish flag amid arriving fans
15. Close of Spanish fan kissing Spanish emblem on. t-shirt
16. Mid of Spanish fans
17. Mid of England fans with large English flag banner
18. Wide of posters on exterior of stadium
19. Wide of fans arriving
20. Close of Spanish fan dancing in front of camera, fans behind him raising arm in the air
STORYLINE:
English and Spanish fans arrived at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Sunday to watch their national teams play 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.

Spain will start as the favorite 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 quarter finals 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.

AP video shot by Fanny Brodersen.

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