In the European Championship final that ended in the early morning of July 15, Beijing time, England was defeated by Spain 1-2 and missed the first European Championship in team history. England's 58-year-old curse of "no major championships" continues.

England have the most luxurious squad in Europe at 1.52 billion euros, but they did not start the tournament well. In the group stage, the Three Lions won 1 win and 2 draws and narrowly qualified for the first place in the group. In three games, England scored only two goals and lackluster attack.

In the 1/8 final, England almost crashed out, and until stoppage time, England still trailed Slovakia 1-0. Had it not been for Bellingham's stoppage-time equaliser and captain Harry Kane netting in extra-time, England could have gone home in shame in the round of 16.

After reaching the last eight, England still "played hard", still being the first goal by Switzerland, and then equalized by Saka's world wave. and then eliminated the opponent in the penalty shootout to reach the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, England once again staged a comeback. They conceded the opening goal with lightning before Kane equalised from a controversial penalty. Then substitute Watkins scored in stoppage time.

In this final, England once again conceded the first goal, but this time England unfortunately failed to turn the tables. Although substitute Palmer equalised, Spain then scored in the 86th minute through Oyarzabal.

Since then, England have lost 2-1 to Spain and lost their second consecutive European Championship final. While missing the first trophy, the championship drought has lasted for 58 years. England have only won one major international title in their history, at the 1966 World Cup, when hosts England beat Germany 4-2 in the final.

As "sad" as England was their captain Harry Kane, who played his 643rd career game, but he started without doing anything before being substituted in the second half. And with England's defeat, Kane also continued the curse of no major title in his career.