The Spanish national team joined the ranks of the qualified teams for the semi-finals of the European Football Championship by defeating its Portuguese host 1-0 on Tuesday in the second group matches of the last sixth round.
La Roja, the runner-up for the last edition of the continental competition, owes the victory to its striker Alvaro Morata, who scored the only goal in the 88th minute.
Spain took the lead in the group from Portugal, the champion of the first edition in 2019, following raising its score to 11 points, one point ahead of “Celecao Europe”, which only needed a draw to qualify, while Switzerland ranked third with 9 points by beating the Czech Republic 2-1 .
Spain became the last team qualified for the semi-finals following Croatia (Group A), Italy (Third) and the Netherlands (Fourth), while Czech Republic was relegated to the second level, joining Austria, England and Wales.
In the same group, Switzerland beat its guest Czech Republic 2-1.
The three goals were scored in the first half, so the hosts advanced through Remo Frullier and Brill Impolo in the 29th and 30th minutes, and Patrick Shaik reduced the difference in favor of the visitors before the end of the first half (45).
The finals will be held from 14-18 June 2023, with the Netherlands expected to be hosted.
