Spain Euro 2024 squad: The final 26-man team

• GK: Alex Remiro (Real Sociedad) 13
• GK: David Raya (Arsenal) 1
• GK: Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao) 23
• DF: Alex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) 12
• DF: Aymeric Laporte (Al Nassr) 14
• DF: Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) 2
• DF: Daniel Vivian (Athletic Bilbao) 4
• DF: Jesus Navas (Sevilla) 22
• DF: Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) 24
• DF: Nacho (Real Madrid) 5
• DF: Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad) 3
• MF: Alex Baena (Villarreal) 15
• MF: Fabian Ruiz (France Paris Saint-Germain) 8
• MF: Fermin Lopez (Barcelona) 25
• MF: Martin Zubimendi (Real Sociedad)
• MF: Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) 6
• MF: Pedri (Barcelona) 20
• MF: Rodri (Manchester City) 16
• FW: Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) 7
• FW: Ayoze Perez (Real Betis) 9
• FW: Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) 10
• FW: Ferran Torres (Barcelona) 11
• FW: Joselu (Real Madrid) 26
• FW: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) 19
• FW: Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad)
• FW: Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao) 17

Records

• Spain are the only Euro Champions to have twice won all their group & knockout matches (2008 & 2024) with France (1984) and Italy (2020) having achieved this once.
• Spain are the only team to win all seven games at one tour without needing penalties.
• Spain's 15 goals is the current record for most goals scored at one tournament. The record was previously held by France (1984, 14 goals). 10 different players scored for Spain, which is another record.
• Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to feature at a UEFA European Championship at 16 years and 338 days old after playing for Spain in their opening match against Croatia. The previous youngest was Poland's Kacper Kozłowski, aged 17 years and 246 days in 2021.
• Subsequently, with his goal in the semi-final against France, Lamine Yamal became the youngest goalscorer in the history of European Championships, aged 16 years 362 days. The previous youngest was Switzerland's Johan Vonlanthen, aged 18 years and 141 days in 2004, also against France.
• Nedim Bajrami set the record for fastest goal scored in European Championship history, scoring for Albania against Italy in 23 seconds. This shattered the previous record of 67 seconds, by Russia's Dmitri Kirichenko in 2004. Kirichenko's goal was then pushed into the third fastest goal position by Merih Demiral's goal for Turkey against Austria, after only 58 seconds. The fourth fastest goal was also recorded, when Youri Tielemans scored for Belgium against Romania after only 74 seconds.
• Portugal's Pepe became the oldest player to make an appearance at the European Championship, aged 41 years and 130 days in his quarter-final match against France. Hungary goalkeeper Gabor Király, the previous record holder, was aged 40 years and 86 days when he faced Belgium in the round of 16 in 2016. Before Pepe, the oldest outfield player was Lothar Matthäus, who won his 150th and final cap for Germany aged 39 years and 91 days in 2000.
• Cristiano Ronaldo extended his own record for the most tournaments featured in, appearing in his sixth European Championship.
• Luka Modrić became the oldest player to score a goal at the European Championship, aged 38 years and 289 days. The previous record was held by Austria's Ivica Vastić, who was 38 years and 257 days old when he scored against Poland in 2008.
• Kevin Csoboth set the record for the latest regular time goal in tournament history, scoring for Hungary against Scotland in the 10th minute after the 90-minute mark.
• The final Group F game between Czech Republic and Turkey broke the record for the most number of cards shown in total in a single match. 19 cards (17 yellow and 2 red) were shown (Czech Republic receiving 7 of them and Turkey 12), surpassing the previous record of 10 shown in the Euro 2016 final between Portugal and France.
• Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa made three saves in the round of 16 penalty shoot-out against Slovenia, breaking the European Championship record for most saves in one penalty shoot-out, while Slovenia became the first team in tournament history to miss all of their penalties.

Pitch invasions, thrown projectiles, and other interference

The Group F match between Turkey and Portugal was interrupted four times by pitch invaders trying to take a selfie with Cristiano Ronaldo. Two others invaded the pitch right after the final whistle. Additional pitch invasions happened during the game between Albania and Italy, one during the game between Romania and Ukraine, and one during the round of 16 game between Romania and the Netherlands. During another pitch invasion after the semi-final between Spain and France, a security guard chasing the invader accidentally slid into Spanish striker Álvaro Morata, who suffered an injury as a consequence.

Several players and managers have complained about fans throwing reusable plastic cups on the pitch, on occasion hitting players, particularly when taking a corner kick. Other objects have been thrown as well, and Kevin De Bruyne had a laser pointer shone in his eye in one match.

Barnabás Varga injury

During the second half of the Group A fixture between Scotland and Hungary, Hungarian striker Barnabás Varga was left unconscious after a collision with Scottish goalkeeper Angus Gunn, landing in a fencing response. It was later revealed that Varga had suffered from a concussion and sustained multiple fractured cheekbones. Rapidly following the incident, medics made their way toward the scene and protective sheets were held around Varga. However, the stretcher bearers were seen walking toward the player, rather than running, prompting dismay from players, fans, and staff alike. Hungary captain Dominik Szoboszlai and fellow player Endre Botka proceeded to run with the stretcher in an attempt to speed up the process. Following the injury, the captain expressed his frustration, stating that the medical staff did not react quick enough, with hopes that "everyone can save a few seconds and save a life." This was rebutted by UEFA, who claimed that the coordination between the on-site medical staff was "professional", with "no delay in the treatment of and assistance to the player.”

The match was resumed after 10 minutes, as Hungary went on to win by a score of 0–1 following a stoppage time goal from Kevin Csoboth, with Varga making a full recovery after undergoing surgery.

Balkan incidents

During the group stage, several controversies came up due to the behaviour of various Balkan fans and players. Albania and Serbia were both fined €10,000 after their fans displayed irredentist symbols; Serbian fans displayed maps of Kosovo as being a part of Serbia while Albanian fans displayed maps of Greater Albania. Serbia threatened to quit the tournament if UEFA did not take action against Croatia and Albania after some of their fans chanted anti-Serbian slogans during the match, such as Ubij ubij ubij Srbina ("Kill kill kill the Serb"); an investigation was later launched into Croatia. After the group stage game between Albania and Croatia, Mirlind Daku led the Albanian supporters in chanting anti-Macedonian and anti-Serbian slogans, and Albania was fined €47,250 and Daku was banned for two games. Kosovar journalist Arlind Sadiku was banned after making the crossed hands gesture towards Serbian fans during the Serbia and England game.

Merih Demiral celebration

In the Austria vs Turkey match on 2 July 2024, Turkish player Merih Demiral celebrated his second goal of the match with a wolf salute. The gesture is seen as ultra-nationalist due to its connection with far-right extremist group Grey Wolves and is banned in Austria, as well as France. The celebration was criticised by German interior minister Nancy Faeser, while Nationalist Movement Party president Devlet Bahçeli shared his support for the celebration. Demiral also posted a photo on his Twitter account of him performing the celebration along with the caption of: “How happy is the one who says I am a Turk!". UEFA opened an investigation on Demiral the following day before later handing him a two-match ban, meaning he would miss Turkey's quarter-final match against the Netherlands, as well as their first 2024–25 UEFA Nations League match as they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.