The top 10 facts and stats you need to know ahead of the Euro 2024 Final
By Ben Gray
Harry Kane history maker
Having converted his penalty against the Dutch, Harry Kane has now scored six goals in the knockout stages of the European Championships, a new record, surpassing Antoine Griezmann's tally of five. On top of this, Kane is also the highest-scorer in the knockouts at both World Cups and Euros combined, bagging his ninth in Dortmund, surpassing the aforementioned Griezmann, fellow Frenchman Kylian Mbappé and Gerd Müller, Miroslav Klose who are all on eight.
Despite having looked unfit and been generally ineffective, Kane has scored thrice in total at Euro 2024, the joint-most alongside five other players, including Dani Olmo of Spain. Thus, a goal in Berlin could see Kane claim the golden boot, becoming only the second man to win the award outright at both a World Cup and Euros, after Gerd Müller, adding to his three Premier League golden boots as well as the Kicker-Torjägerkanone he picked up last season in the Bundesliga.
Advantage Spain?
Spain will have an extra day to prepare for the final, something Gareth Southgate himself sighted following England's victory, but does that make a difference? Well, since Euro '84, excluding '96 when both were played on the same, of the nine finals, six of them have been won by the team involved in the semi a day earlier. The exceptions are Denmark's win over Germany in '92, Greece's victory over Portugal in 2004, both of which were massive shocks, and Spain beating Germany in 2008.
Broadening out, four of the last five World Cup Finals, each of the last four Women's World Cup Finals (excluding 2011) and four of the last six Copa América Finals have all been won by the team with extra rest, suggesting Spain do have a seismic, if not insurmountable, advantage.
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