In the European Championship quarter-finals, Olmo opened the scoring, Wirtz equalized in the 89th minute, and Merino scored the winner in extra time, ultimately securing Spain a 2-1 victory over Germany, sending them into the semi-finals.
All three goalscorers in the match came on as substitutes. In fact, 21-year-old Wirtz became the youngest player to score for Germany in a European Championship knockout game.
Statistics show that this is the fourth match in European Championship history where three different substitute players have scored. The previous three matches were Russia vs. Czech Republic in 1996, Italy vs. Austria in 2020, and Croatia vs. Spain in 2021.
Germany’s exit means that the European Championship curse on the host nation continues. The last time the host team won the title was France in 1984.
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