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In the quarterfinals of the European Championship, 'Preview Final' was completed.
With Euro 2024 host Germany beating Denmark in the round of 16 and reaching the quarterfinals, Spain put Georgia's gust to rest and stood in front of Germany on the 1st (Korea time).
European soccer's traditional strong points 'Tank Corps' and 'Invincible Fleet' will compete for the semifinals in Stuttgart on the 6th.
The two countries will meet again in a year and eight months after drawing 1-1 in the group stage of the Qatar World Cup in 2022.
It's been 16 years since the Euro competition. Spain won the Euro 2008 final in Vienna, Austria, in June 2008, beating Germany 1-0 with Fernando Torres' first goal.
A world-class showdown is enough to make soccer fans excited.
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German midfielder Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), who is not showing any gaps, announced that he will retire after this tournament.
Cross, who achieved a 'double' in the European Champions League and Spain's Primera Liga at the same time with his team Real in the 2023-2024 season, is full of determination to leave behind a Euro championship in his career.
If Cross, who led Germany to victory in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, wins the Euro, it can match the historical legends who have defeated both the world and Europe.
Rodri (Man City), dubbed the "best midfielder in the world currently", is an opponent whose cross is not enough to test the qualification of the championship.
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Rodri is taking center stage in the midfield so that young strikers can display their talents. In the match against Georgia, he quickly scored an equalizer in the 39th minute of the first half when he was dragged 0-1, laying the groundwork for a 4-1 come-from-behind victory.
Rodri has met Real eight times in the Champions stage alone since 2020 and has fought the midfield with the Real midfield team with crosses. In the quarterfinals of last season, Real beat Manchester City after a close game leading to a penalty shootout, and in the 2022-2023 season, Manchester City beat Real to achieve the club's first treble.
In addition to Cross and Rodri, there are many matchups to watch. Young Gun Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Florian Birtz (Leverkusen), Ramin Yamal (Barcelona), and Niko Williams (Atlantic Bilbao), who are responsible for both teams' side attacks, aim sharp spears at each other.
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Musiala and Birtz, who were born in 2003, scored a total of four goals in this tournament. Musiala is leading the scoring with three goals. Williams has one goal and one assist, and Yamal has two assists. Yamal, who was born in 2007, is creating a sensation that breaks various youngest records.
Williams and Yamal were seen seriously playing rock-paper-scissors after the match against Georgia. It looks like they played a game of drinking water first, but Williams, who put up scissors, won. Rodri positively commented that the youth and innocence of the two players infect the Spanish national team.
England, the dominant country of football, was in a match-up compared to Germany and Spain. England, which won 2-1 against Slovakia on the 1st with a tie between Jude Bellingham (Real) and Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) and an extended match with a come-from-behind goal, will face Switzerland in Dusseldorf on the 7th.
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England will meet one of Romania, the Netherlands, Austria and Turkiye when they reach the semi-finals after beating Switzerland. Romania, the Netherlands, Austria and Turkiye will play in the round of 16 on the 3rd, and the winning team will play in the quarterfinals in Berlin on the 7th.
It is a good thing that France, Portugal, Germany, and Spain all avoided the championship candidates.
On the other hand, Spain and Germany can meet in the semi-finals, with one of Portugal, Slovenia, France and Belgium. Portugal-Slovenia and France-Belgium will play in the round of 16 on the 2nd, respectively, and the team that won the showdown will play in the quarterfinals in Hamburg on the 6th.
It's a mountain over a mountain.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
