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England reached the final of Euro 2024, but only one player ranked in the best 11 was humiliated.
UEFA announced the best 11 of the Euro 2024 tournament on its official website on the 16th (Korea time).
UEFA named six winners Spain and one runner-up England in the best 11. Two from France and one from Germany and Switzerland each completed the best 11, which was selected by the UEFA Technical Observation Team.
The best 11 was announced in a 4-3-3 formation, with Nico Williams, Ramin Yamal (Spain), Jamal Musiala (Germany), Fabian Lewis, Dani Olmo, Rodri (Spain), Marc Cucurella (Spain), William Saliba (France), Manuel Akanji (Switzerland), Kyle Walker (England) and Mike Menyang (France) as goalkeepers for the front-line three-top.
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By checking the players' faces, the majority of the players can understand the selection. The six players from Spain, the winner, were the best players of the tournament, and in particular, the performances of Rodri, the most valuable player, and Yamal, who won the Young Player Award, were unrivaled. In addition, Musiala led the German attack, Saliba and Akanji were firmly responsible for the defense of France and Switzerland, respectively, and Manyang's good defense allowed France to lose a small number of points.
On the other hand, even though England is a runner-up, it is humiliating to fill the list with only one walker. All of England's players, including Harry Kane, the team's ace and core, and superstar Jude Bellingham, were not found on the list.
However, the result is convincing enough. England have never been praised for their performance even though they have advanced to the final of this tournament. In particular, Kane showed the worst slump in the tournament and was not able to find him playing from the group stage to the final. Along with Kane's poor performance, England is also in second place again, and there are many criticisms.
The team reached the same final, but in the best 11, the difference in performance between Spain and England during this Euro tournament was confirmed once again.
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