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Spain coach Luis de la Fuente would welcome axing extra time for the Euros last 16 and quarter-finals in future, despite his side beating Germany in the last eight thanks to playing 30 minutes more. Spain meet France in their Euro 2024 semi-final later on Tuesday and he feels his team would be fresher had they not had to play for 120 minutes against the hosts on Friday. Mikel Merino grabbed the Spain winner in a 2-1 success on 119 minutes. Three of the four quarter-finals went to extra time, with two ending in penalty shoot-outs – France’s win over Portugal and England prevailing over the Swis…

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