Episode 2986: Auf Wiedersehen, Deutschland

Germany are out of their Euros.

After a bruising and absorbing encounter in Stuttgart a stunning Mikel Merino header has sent Germany crashing out at the 1/4 final stage as Spain push on.

SPAIN ADVANCE
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Sub Mikel Merino guides his header past Manuel Neuer after 119 minutes and the Spanish are through to the semi-finals #EURO2024
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Ken joins us from the stadium alongside Miguel Delaney for an on the whistle report.

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Ken is in Mannheim, on his way to Stuttgart for Spain Germany, for what will look and feel like a final.

We chat through the other QFs where magical-thinking England face the bickerin’ Swiss and Ken gives us his predictionshttps://t.co/ohya4CosZ4 pic.twitter.com/tqkC91hKjY

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