The incredibly tight VAR that saw England lose Euro 2024 final to Spain with just centimetres in it

SPAIN won Euro 2024 thanks to a VAR decision that went their way with just centimetres in it.

England were forced to fight back in Germany after Nico Williams opened the scoring just after the break.

But substitute Cole Palmer looked to have put a sensational comeback in motion by curling an equaliser in from outside the box.

It was all to play for heading into the final five minutes until Mikel Oyarzabal came off the bench to win the match.

He converted from an excellent cross from Marc Cucurella to break England hearts.

Right away attention quickly turned to VAR because from the naked eye it looked almost impossible to tell if Oyarzabal was offside or not.

But thanks to Uefa’s technology, it was laid bare just how close the call was with Oyarzabal just centimetres onside.

Spain held out and it was a familiar feeling for both sides.

England – three years of from shootout defeat to Italy – became the first to lose consecutive Euros finals.

Meanwhile, Spain got their hands on the trophy for the third time – with Three Lions skipper Harry Kane still trophyless as a player.

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Kane told ITV: “It’s hard to put into words how we’re all feeling right now. Tough game.

“We did well to get back into the game and struggled to build on that. To concede late on is really tough to take.

“We’ve been coming from behind all tournament, we’ve got it in the locker. We didn’t take the next step and win it.

“In the first half, we struggled. We couldn’t keep the ball. Second half was better and we got the goal.

“We got caught with a cross and that’s the final. It’s an opportunity missed. These finals aren’t easy to get to.

“You have to take it when it comes and we haven’t done it again. It’s extremely painful and it’ll hurt for a long time.

“Gareth will go away and take time to decide. We wanted to win it for him.”

AFP

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