Spain Advances to Knockout Round at Euro 2024 With Statement Win Over Defending Champion Italy

Spain's Alvaro Morata, top, celebrates after Italy's Riccardo Calafiori, right, lies face down on the pitch after scoring an own goal during a Group B match between Spain and Italy at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on June 20, 2024. Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany—Europe beware—Spain might just be back.

The three-time European champion advanced to the round of 16 at Euro 2024 after a 1–0 win against holders Italy on Thursday.