It was a performance reminiscent of the Euro 2012 final between the two teams when Spain crushed Italy 4-0 in the last international hurrah for tiki-taka football. However all is not lost for ...

Spain blasted out of the blocks at Euro 2024, just as they did at the 2022 World Cup, and La Roja should follow up their 3-0 victory over Croatia by beating European champions Italy in Gelsenkirchen.

Spain ended the longest unbeaten run in international ... France’s run began with a 1-0 win over Italy in February 1994, which saw Les Bleus hand debuts to players such as Zinedine Zidane ...

Defending champions Italy may have won their Euro 2024 opener against Albania with an unexpectedly attacking style of football, but Spain - their opponents on Thursday - are unfazed.