Spain have won the Euros 2024. They defeated Croatia, Italy, Albania, Georgia, Germany, France, and England in the tournament. They were the first winners in Euros history to remain undefeated throughout the tournament. A case could be made that Spain are the best team in the world for now. They had to beat five European giants in their incredible route to victory. They were flawless in their first four matches but faced stiff competition against Germany, France, and England. Luis De La Fuente’s men won all three games 2–1. They were all tight affairs.
Against Germany, they made their first big error in the tournament and conceded the equalizer. Everyone felt it was game over for Spain but they kept their positive attitude and scored the winner in extra time. Spain conceded an early goal against France but quickly overturned the deficit and won the game. Spain followed the same approach against England as they did against Germany and scored minutes after conceding the equalizer.
Knockout football (and international football) is different. The team that is better on the day wins, not the team better on paper or on average. Germany, France, England, and Portugal had better squads on paper and were much more fancied than Spain. They had more stars and individual quality. But De La Fuente’s style made Spain play the best football.
Spain are the best team in Europe. In the world? Argentina are the World Champions but I was unimpressed with their performance in the Copa America. Even though they won the competition, they weren’t as good as they were in Qatar. Argentina didn’t face Uruguay and Brazil in the competition. Based on their performances in the last thirty days, the current Spanish team will defeat Argentina. Hence, Spain is the best team.
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