Italy, the champion, will meet Spain – tomorrow Thursday – in the city of Gelsenkirchen

2024-08-19Last Updated: 2024-06-20

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Italy, The Champion, Will Meet Spain - Tomorrow Thursday - In The City Of Gelsenkirchen

Champions Italy will face Spain in the second round of Euro 2024 Group B in Germany on Thursday.

Italy beat Albania 2-1 while Spain beat Croatia 3-0.

If the second clash between Croatia and Albania in this group ends in a draw (before counting the results of Wednesday’s matches), the winner of the match will guarantee a place in the last 16.

🏃🏻🔥⚽️📸#Euro2024 #National #Azuri #Vivoazuro pic.twitter.com/5R3uWE0RKN
– Italian national team ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@azuri) June 17, 2024

The two teams are competing in the continental championship for the fifth time in a row, with Italy beating Spain 2-0 in the last two games in the last 16 in 2016 and then on penalties for the final edition in the summer of 2021.

But in the year In the 2012 final, Spain beat Italy 4-0 to draw the group 1-1. In the 2008 quarter-finals, Spain also won on penalty kicks.

Spain has won the title three times and most recently tied the record with Germany in 2012.

💪🏼 Job done. Now to win.#VamosEspaña | #Euro2024 pic.twitter.com/AHXuz71ccf
– Spain Men’s Soccer Team (@SEFutbol) June 19, 2024

In 40 meetings between the two sides, Spain won 13 times while Italy won 11.

The date of the match between Spain and Italy and the broadcast channels

The match between Spain and Italy will be held tomorrow at Gelsenkirchen’s Veltins Arena and will start at 19:00 Mecca time at 22:00.

The live broadcast of the match can be watched on Qatar’s “BeIN Sports” channels, which have exclusive rights to the first ever Euro 2024 Championship in East and North Africa: