Euro
2024
host
Germany
was
dumped
out
of
the
tournament
on
Friday
after
a
2-1
quarterfinal
defeat
by
Spain
in
Stuttgart.
Dani
Olmo,
who
plays
for
Bundesliga
club
RB
Leipzig,
opened
the
scoring
early
in
the
second
half,
finishing
off
a
slick
attacking
move
and
converting
an
assist
from
16-year-old
sensation
Lamine
Yamal.
With
Germany
seemingly
out
of
time,
Florian
Wirtz’s
slick
finish
in
the
89th
minute
kept
the
tournament
host’s
hopes
alive.
However,
in
extra-time
Spain
conjured
up
their
own
late
goal
on
119
minutes,
Mikel
Merino
heading
home
the
winner
to
send
the
three-time
European
Championship
to
the
semifinals.
It
marks
the
second
successive
European
Championships
in
which
Spain
has
reached
the
semifinals
stage
while
Germany’s
run
at
its
home
tournament
is
over.
Tournament
winners
in
1964,
2008
and
2012,
Spain
will
play
France
or
Portugal
in
the
semifinals,
with
those
two
teams
playing
later
on
Friday
in
Hamburg.