Unfortunately hosts Germany had to be defeated by Spain and advanced to the next round. The match was very tense and there were buying and selling attacks, and Germain played very impressively, but unfortunately at the end of extra time in the second half after the score was tied at 1-1, Mikel Merino was able to score a goal with a header in the 119th minute and changed the score to 2- 1. And made Spain qualify for the next round.
The quarter-final match will be interesting and exciting and this applies to all countries, and I think Portugal's next match against France will be even more interesting and tense.
The host have been evicted from the competition after a tough and interesting match against Spain, one of the best teams in this competition. The qualification didn’t come that easy for Spain because they had to give all they had in order to advance to the semifinals of the competition. It is so sad to watch Kroos playing his last career match and ending in a loss. Whatever the outcome of this match was, he’ll be remembered a legend in the history of football. This is how football is, when you need to finish your career in the best style, you end up getting a disappointment. It would have been great to see him lift a trophy in his last international career appearance. Hard luck to him. Looking forward to the match between Portugal and France, this is another interesting match that awaits us to watch in the quarterfinals of the Euros.
Previously I predicted that Germany would qualify for the next round by beating Spain, but in the end they failed to live up to expectations. There are many shortcomings in Germany game today, where there are many opportunities that failed to convert into goals. The course of the match was quite troublesome for both teams, at first glance both teams played with a balanced rhythm in buying and selling attacks.
When Florian Wirtz equalized, Germany looked enthusiastic again about winning. It must be admitted that on many occasions Spain game strategy looked more effective, and overall Spain was very lucky to be able to get rid of the hosts today. Despite all that, even though he is filled with disappointment, Kroos is unlikely to change his attitude about remaining retired from professional football.
Another match between Portugal versus France has now been running for almost 17 minutes, so far no goals have been scored. Portugal looks superior in possession of the ball, it looks like France will implement a counterattack strategy by relying on Mbappe speed. We'll see how this match will end, and who will face Spain in the semifinals.