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Stuttgart<\/strong>: Spain plays host nation Germany on Friday in the quarterfinals of the European Championship in an eagerly-anticipated matchup between two of the best-performing sides at the tournament.<\/p>\n There is also a potential record on the line as Spain and Germany have each won three European Championships, better than any other nation.<\/p>\n Two of the most exciting talents will be on show in Spain teenager Lamine Yamal and 21-year-old German forward Jamal Musiala. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) in Stuttgart.<\/p>\n Match facts<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2014 The winner will advance to face France or Portugal in the semifinal in Munich on Tuesday.<\/p>\n \u2014 Spain and Germany are the leading scorers at Euro 2024, having netted nine and 10 goals respectively in their four matches. They have also conjured the most attempts on target.<\/p>\n Spain has never eliminated a host nation, either at a European Championship or the World Cup.<\/p>\n \u2014 La Roja is the only team to have won all its matches at Euro 2024, beating\u00a0Croatia,\u00a0Italy\u00a0and\u00a0Albania\u00a0in the group stage before\u00a0thumping Georgia 4-1\u00a0in the round of 16. Germany beat\u00a0Scotland\u00a0and\u00a0Hungary\u00a0but drew against\u00a0Switzerland\u00a0before eliminating\u00a0Denmark.<\/p>\n Team news<\/p>\n \u2014 Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams and Fabian Ruiz all missed Spain\u2019s training session on Tuesday, while Aymeric Laporte only jogged once around the field. However, all are expected to be fit for Friday\u2019s match.<\/p>\n \u2014 Germany defender Jonathan Tah returns from suspension and coach Julian Nagelsmann has reported no injury concerns.<\/p>\n By the numbers<\/p>\n \u2014 Spain and Germany have only conceded three goals between them. The only time Spain goalkeeper Unai Sim\u00f3n had to pick the ball out of his net was against Georgia, while Germany conceded against Scotland and Switzerland.<\/p>\n \u2014 The teams have met 26 times, with Germany winning nine to Spain\u2019s eight. Spain edges Germany slightly on goals scored with 32 compared to 31.<\/p>\n \u2014 Three of the last four encounters have finished in a 1-1 draw with the exception being a 6-0 thrashing of Germany by Spain in a UEFA Nations League match in November 2020.<\/p>\n \u2014 Germany has won all six of its European Championship quarterfinals. Spain has lost five of its nine.<\/p>\n \u2014 Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will likely make a national record 39th appearance in a major tournament, having matched Bastian Schweinsteiger\u2019s mark in the previous round.<\/p>\n \u2014 Germany has won the last six penalty shootouts it has been involved in, losing only its first in the 1976 final. Spain has won seven of its 13.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [ad_2] [ad_1] Stuttgart: Spain plays host nation Germany on Friday in the quarterfinals of the European Championship in an eagerly-anticipated matchup between two of the best-performing sides at the tournament. There is also a potential record on the line as Spain and Germany have each won three European Championships, better than any other nation. 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