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Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

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Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

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Oops, this Euro 2024 is really lively, melon friends, let's have a good show again! This year's semi-finals are the top hardcore - Spain, France, England, the Netherlands, these four giants gathered together, people feel like they have traveled back to the football feast of 2012.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

Think about it at that time, it was also such a luxurious lineup that made fans addicted.

Now, history seems to be repeating itself, but who can say for sure how the story will end?

The semi-final matchup, that's called a thrill! Spain and France, the collision of these two traditional powerhouses, is like Mars hitting the earth, and sparks are flying.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

On the other hand, the showdown between England and the Netherlands was scheduled at 3 o'clock in the morning on July 11, and CCTV5 hung up the live broadcast trailer early, for fear that we, the night owl fans, would miss this visual feast.

Hey, set the alarm clock, get your snacks, and we're going to have to enjoy it.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

Speaking of which, the pre-match odds are quite interesting, the Spanish team is favored by the major bookmakers, leading the championship probability list, followed by France, England and the Netherlands.

However, the odds are the odds, and the green field is changing rapidly, and it's really hard to say who can laugh.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

Let's take a look at the England team, the squad is worth as much as 1.52 billion euros, a proper local tyrant team, and the Dutch team has "only" 760 million in comparison, but the charm of football is that more money may not buy a victory.

England are ranked fifth in the world and the Netherlands is seventh, and although England have a slight advantage on paper, the difference in strength on the football field is not as simple as numbers.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

England's road to promotion this time is a thrilling one.

The two knockout games in a row were first behind and then turned over, and it made people's hearts jump out.

Coach Southgate, this dude is not simple, the second time

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

LinkedIn Gran reached the semi-finals of the European Championship, setting a record in team history, which is simply a blessing for the team.

After these few life-and-death battles, the cohesion of the team is slowly rising, and foreign media have begun to milk England, saying that they are expected to go further.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

As for the Dutch team, although the results of international competitions have been mediocre in recent years, let's not forget that football is round and anything can happen.

The record of the two teams in international competitions, England has a psychological advantage with the 4-1 victory in 1996, but that is all an old calendar, whether the new generation of players can continue to write brilliant, we still have to see the on-site performance.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

As a senior melon eater, I have to say that we can't guess the beginning or the end of the ending of this game.

England and the Netherlands, whichever side advances, will be a highlight in football history.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

But as we don't think it's a big deal to watch the excitement, what we are most looking forward to are the surprises in the game, those lore moments, and those moments that may become classics.

As for who will lift the trophy in the end, hey, let's wait and see, the charm of football is its unpredictability, isn't it? Heck, when it comes to the glory of the Spanish national team in the European Championship, it is a legend.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

The record of others is like a football version of "Game of Thrones", sometimes he is the king, sometimes he is lonely, but he can always stage the return of the king at a critical moment.

In 1964, as hosts, the Spanish team won the title on their home turf, which was a good start and established their place in European football.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

Then, there was the long wait, until 2008, when the golden generation of Spanish football was born, and at the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland, they conquered all their opponents with their flashy skills and fluid passing, and once again won the trophy.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

Then, in Poland and Ukraine in 2012, they continued the myth and successfully defended their title to achieve the Treble.

During this period, the Spanish team was simply a "matador" on the green field, invincible.

However, there are no permanent victories on the football field, and the Spanish team has their low times.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

For example, in the early 80s and late 90s, they failed in the group stage several times, leaving fans disappointed for a while.

Especially in the 2004 European Championship in Portugal, the group stage failed to qualify, and the Spanish team at that time seemed to be under a spell, which made people sigh.

But just as there are always ups and downs in life, the Spanish team can always find themselves in the face of adversity.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

Since 2008, they have been reborn, winning two consecutive European Championships, and the Spanish team during that period is simply synonymous with football aesthetics, controlling the ball, passing, and every touch of the ball is like an artist's meticulous carving.

After that, although they failed to continue the myth of consecutive championships, they broke into the round of 16 at the 2016 European Championship in France and advanced to the semifinals in 2020, which shows that the Spanish team is still there, and they are still an existence that no opponent dares to underestimate.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

Having said that, this time in Euro 2024, the Spanish team has reached the semi-finals again, and this "matador" spirit seems to be burning again.

In the face of strong opponents France, it is really interesting to see if the Spanish team can once again show their passing and control art and play the opponent between applause.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

History is meant to be rewritten, records are meant to be broken, and if Spain can reach the top again, it will definitely be another good story in the history of football.

The Spanish national team's journey to the European Championship is like a TV series with ups and downs, with highs and lows, but every time they can stand in front of the world again with that unique pride and persistence.

Euro Championship semi-finals: Spain vs France! How did the ugliness come about, France was bent on reaching the final?

As the people who eat melons, let's prepare melon seeds, stay in front of the screen, and see how wonderful this football feast is! As for the outcome, whatever it is, it's the enjoyment process that counts, isn't it?

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