Spain and Germany meet today (July 5) starting at 18:00 in the first quarter-final of "Euro 2024".
- This will be the fourth match between Spain and Germany in the European Championship. Spain has won two matches (1984 and 2008), while Germany won one (1988). The last meeting between them was in the 2008 final, with Spain winning 1:0 thanks to Fernando Torres' goal.
- This will be the first match between Spain and Germany since the 2022 World Cup that ended 1:1 in the group stage. Spain are unbeaten in their last four matches at a major tournament against Germany (2 wins, 2 draws). In these four matches, six goals were scored (Spain 4, Germany 2).
- After Germany lost the first match against Spain on German soil (2:1 in the 1935 friendly), Germany is unbeaten in the last eight matches against "La Rojas" at home. (5 wins, 3 draws)
- No country that has organized the European Championship has been eliminated from the quarter-finals. The four quarter-finalists of the last editions have advanced. England won on penalties against Spain in 1996, the Netherlands beat the former Yugoslavia 6-1 in 2000, Portugal beat the Netherlands on penalties in 2004, while France beat Iceland 5-2 in 2016.
