The Final: Spain vs England live from the Olympiastadion, Berlin. BBC1 AND ITV1. Sunday 8pm

[Darren Moores Mum]

**** off

[m_fenton]

Oh **** off referee. Spanish players down "injured" for most of added time.

Proud if the team, came close against the best team in the tournament.

[DJ]

Felicidades  

[aiston]

What a surprise we concede seconds after yet another hoof to give Spain possession though, deserved to lose.

[georginho_juventusygr]

Good effort by England, though. Spain were just much better in quality.

[eenie]

Just now, SouthCoastRed said:

Can I just suggest we shoot Baddiel and Skinner, because it’s never ****ing coming home

Shoot them anyway?

[Peterj]

Just now, StevehFC said:

So small time  

[ThanatosAFC]

Rodri or Nico for player of the tournament. 

Edited July 14 by ThanatosAFC

[Grumblewatcher]

Deserved winners. England was never good enough this tournament.

[Wavelberry]

Deserved win for Spain but I don't think this is a 'Southgate ****ed it' situation. We played okay, decent effort, Spain were better.

[SouthCoastRed]

Just now, CFuller said:

Another opportunity passes England by.

No complaints this time. The best team won.

Absolutely.

Best team on the night, best team in the tournament 

[metal_guitarist]

Well that’s that. Spain weren’t great but got the job done, we didn’t turn up as per usual. Only so long you can keep putting in poor performances and getting lucky results 

[Ackter]

Southgate to announce 2 more years.

[Aitutaki]

We fully deserved to lose.  The talent in that team is so much better than that performance, again.

[Pedwar Pump]

Four mins of injury time, Spain waste three of them and then he blows early.

[EnterUsernameHere]

Better team won.

Thank god England didn't scum a win here. 

Southgate's luck runs out.

[CFuller]

1 minute ago, SouthCoastRed said:

Can I just suggest we shoot Baddiel and Skinner, because it’s never ****ing coming home

I suggest we ban the playing of any Lightning Seeds song in a footballing context unless it's "The Life of Riley".

[Andrew_]

Another wasted year because of Southgate. He's ****.

[Peterj]

Disappointing as this is can’t say that Spain didn’t deserve both the match and the tournament.

[aiston]

Just now, Wavelberry said:

Deserved win for Spain but I don't think this is a 'Southgate ****ed it' situation. We played okay, decent effort, Spain were better.

Starting with the handicap upfront is on Southgate.

[RTHerringbone]

Fair result and the scoreline was more respectable than I expected.

[StevehFC]

Just now, Peterj said:

So small time  

Indeed. 
 

All banter aside. Southgate has to go. Think a better manager would have won that. 

[Rafalution]

Southgate out

[Darren Moores Mum]

At least we've got 2 final defeats to celebrate. Yay, Gareth.

[TalkSport]

1 minute ago, Wavelberry said:

Deserved win for Spain but I don't think this is a 'Southgate ****ed it' situation. We played okay, decent effort, Spain were better.

We didn’t turn up for like 80 of the 90. Just another missed chance, which is frustrating. 

[PMLF]

Kane loses again…

[jonnybegood]

Hopefully now Southgate can finally **** off, please. Get him away from this team. 

[Tummyowl]

1 minute ago, TalkSport said:

Deserved.

Only so many times you can turn up playing ****, and stumble to a win. 

This. England got to this final through moments, rather than a solid team/system and selection.

England haven’t played well at all, found themselves in a final. Southgate doesn’t know how to do anything other than reactive, negative football. 

[VamPook]

Something something about playing good football won't win you trophies  

[ThanatosAFC]

2 minutes ago, Redshift said:

Finally we can bin Southgate.

He will stay for sure till the World Cup of 2026 

[GunmaN1905]

2 minutes ago, georginho_juventusygr said:

Good effort by England, though. Spain were just much better in quality.

It's not a good effort.

It's horrible effort.

And only one man is to blame.

[Pedwar Pump]

Kane should retire and Southgate quit, he’s a master of failure

[eenie]

Spain comfortably the best side in competition and on the night.

Southgate actually made subs before the 80th minute tonight, so fair play to him for that, but yet again England didn't do their talent level justice.

[Astafjevs]

Ah man, I wanted Spain to win because I thought they deserved it for being the best team. But I feel for the proper England fans on here who clearly love international football and live every England match, including qualifying matches. Rob, ginnybob, Haguey, skybluedave, fenton et al.

[JJ72]

Wait. Doesn't the competition always get won by the team playing **** at the start? Spain have played too well to win. I demand an inquest

[arenaross]

Hand on heart you can't really say we'd have deserved to win that tournament. Really shithoused our way through. 

No point going back over everything we've already discussed to death but I think that's enough for Gareth now. Whatever he got right or wrong... persisting with Kane throughout this tournament was nigh on unforgivable. 

Congratulations to Spain. Worthy winners. 

[SouthCoastRed]

We still love you @Rob1981

[aiston]

Have to get rid of Southgate, no keeping him for the WC.

[Orzelek]

Viva España!  

Edited July 14 by Orzelek

[Ackter]

Just now, Pedwar Pump said:

Kane should retire and Southgate quit, he’s a master of failure

Kane is good when fit and with a competent manager.

[m_fenton]

England have made 2 Euros finals, a WC semi and and WC quarter under Southgate, vs going out to Iceland and the EASY group before.

Of course he'll go, and its time, but deserves praise not this immature hatred ffs.

[Aitutaki]

Just now, Wavelberry said:

Deserved win for Spain but I don't think this is a 'Southgate ****ed it' situation. We played okay, decent effort, Spain were better.

Disagree on the second point, its the same mistakes and negativity every game.  For example why is Kane still playing?

If we look objectively at the tournament we were lucky to get to the final.

[Smallen]

Guéhi had a decent tournament but was ultimately the main culprit for both goals here. 

Also paid a price for persisting with a clearly bogus Kane and keeping Bellingham on for every second despite him being very obviously knackered.

Edited July 14 by Smallen

[Icondacarver]

I kinda wish Bellingham did not make that overhead kick. That was where this team deserved to exit.

[Tummyowl]

Feel sorry for some of the England players, some of them I think have done ok, come through this with reputations intact.

Some players have been very, very poor. Southgate’s been very poor despite getting his team to a final. 

[Coulthard's Jaw]

A bit like the France quarter final, when we got it back to 1-1 that was the moment to take control and get the winner. Alas.

[Darren Moores Mum]

Yep, family in tears, lads. Might be one of them.

[Pedwar Pump]

I didn’t think any team in the tournament were that good, Spain and Germany were the best I saw followed some distance behind by a group of mediocre squads and negative under achievers.

[SouthCoastRed]

Just now, arenaross said:

Hand on heart you can't really say we'd have deserved to win that tournament. Really shithoused our way through. 

No point going back over everything we've already discussed to death but I think that's enough for Gareth now. Whatever he got right or wrong... persisting with Kane throughout this tournament was nigh on unforgivable. 

Congratulations to Spain. Worthy winners. 

This really is the absolute dogs bollocks take on the whole tournament 

[GunmaN1905]

Just brilliant tournament by Spain.

Easily outplayed every opponent, had one of the most difficult paths ever, lost a starter in the process and trusted the youth.

Rodri and Fabian Ruiz were disgustingly good. Then Zubimendi comes on and you wouldn't even notice Rodri was missing.

Too bad being subbed off will hurt Rodri's chances of getting Ballon, he absolutely deserves it for these two seasons.

For me he entered the highest tier of midfielders, alongside Modrić and Iniesta if we talk this generation.