Today, the EURO-2024 quarter-final stage will start in Stuttgart with the match between Spain and Germany.
Idman.biz reviews the competitive history of the teams before the game.
The host of EURO 2024 has a slight advantage of 9 to 8 in the meetings between these teams so far. In the ball difference, the minimal advantage is on the other side - 32-31.
The competition history of the teams begins with a friendly match in 1935. The game ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of the Pyrenees.
The rivals met 3 times in the final stages of the European championships. In 1984, the Spaniards won the group with the only goal coming in the 90th minute. In the group 4 years later, there was no answer to Rudi Völler double from Bundesteam. In 2008, Fernando Torres' only goal in the final made Spain the European champion.
After a 1:1 draw in the first game, the Germans won 2:0 in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the continental competition in 1976.
All 5 duels in the world championships took place in the final stage. In the 1966 World Cup, the Germans prevailed in the group with a score of 2:1. In the group of 1982, the same side won with the same score. In 1994, a 1:1 draw was recorded in the group. In 2010, Carles Puyol led his team to the final with the only goal. In the group of 2022, the tie was again 1:1.
Although the score was 1:1 in the first match of the Nations League in 2020, the score was unexpected in the second match. The Spaniards won with a score of 6:0.
In 14 friendly matches, the advantage of the Bundesteam is 5 to 4 in the number of victories, and 17 to 19 in the goal difference.
Today the game will start at 20:00.
Vugar Mammadov
Idman.biz
