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Spain ended a 90-year curse when they edged Germany 2-1 in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals, a result that extended another rot. Success in Stuttgart on Friday was Spain’s first ever victory against a home nation at the Euros or a World Cup on their 10th attempt. At the World Cup they lost matches 1934 against Italy, 1950 against Brazil, 2002 against South Korea and 2018 against Russia. Their Euro defeats were 1980 against Italy, 1984 against France, 1988 against West Germany, 1996 against England and 2004 against Portugal. The defeat against France came in the 1984 final which also marks the only…

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