Spain claimed a record-breaking fourth European Championship title on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over England.

It's hard to argue La Roja didn't deserve to win the 2024 final. They outclassed England in the first half and came out of the traps quickly in the second, scoring within two minutes of the restart courtesy of that glorious connection between Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams.

After Cole Palmer's equalizer, it looked like England might pull off the trick it has performed so many times this tournament—looking mostly uninspired before grabbing an important goal and then winning in one way or another—but Mikel Oryarzabal put the tie to bed with an 86th-minute strike to break Three Lions hearts once again.

Spain has been excellent throughout the last four weeks, winning all but one game within 90 minutes on the tougher side of the bracket and getting remarkable performances from its star wingers, Williams and Lamal, and midfield general Rodri.

Are those performances good enough to get them into the team of the tournament, though? Read on to find out who made the cut in a 4-2-3-1 selection.

Substitutes

GK: Diogo Costa, Portugal

Costa's performance for Portugal in the round-of-16 penalty shootout against Slovenia alone gets him a spot on the subs bench. Three consecutive saves got his team through to the next round, although he couldn't repeat those heroics in the shootout against France in the quarterfinals.

CB: Jaka Bijol, Slovenia

The 25-year-old Bijol earned himself a lot of new fans in Germany. The 6'2" center back was essential to a Slovenia team that only conceded twice at the tournament, with his rearguard dominance helping to drag his teammates to the knockout rounds.

CB: Riccardo Calafiori, Italy

Calafiori played so well in Germany that he may have earned himself a move to Arsenal, as The Guardian reported. It's not difficult to see why he's so coveted. His all-around game is ideal for a modern center back, and at 22 years old, he's got plenty of time to improve.

DM: N'Golo Kante, France

Kante has had a horrendous time with injuries in the last few years, but in Germany, he proved his football brain is still functioning perfectly. The 33-year-old was at his inimitable best at the tournament, getting in crucial interceptions, making smart passes, and generally being a nuisance.

AM: Arda Güler, Turkey

If you didn't know the name Arda Güler before the tournament, you do now. While the competition for places at Real Madrid just got a little harder with the arrivals of Kylian Mbappé and Endrick, Güler showed exactly what he has to offer in a Turkey shirt, demonstrating quick feet and providing one goal and two assists.

AM: Jamal Musiala, Germany

Musiala more than lived up to expectations on home soil, scoring three goals and being a nightmare for opposition defenders to handle. In a Germany side with plenty of wide talent, the 21-year-old was the pick of the bunch.

LW: Cody Gakpo, The Netherlands

International Gakpo stepped up once again, notching three goals and very nearly claiming the Golden Boot outright—the 25-year-old quite rightly saw the winner against Turkey chalked up as an own-goal. His directness, ball retention, and powerful shot are so crucial to The Netherlands.

RW: Bukayo Saka, England

Deployed in a slightly deeper role than his customary spot on the right-wing, Saka was still England's best attacking outlet and scored a crucial goal in the quarterfinal against Switzerland. He played every minute in the knockout rounds, underlining his importance.

F: Alvaro Morata, Spain

In a tournament in which the traditional striker role wasn't nearly as prominent, the hard work of Spain captain Alvaro Morata was crucial to allow the young stars around him to shine. A true captain's shift from the front.

Goalkeeper and Back Line

GK: Giorgi Mamardashvili, Georgia

Georgia was the real surprise package at Euro 2024. While most eyes were on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia—who's unlucky not to make this squad—two other players grabbed most of the plaudits.

One of them will be discussed later, but goalkeeper Mamardashvili gave his nation a platform to build on with stunning saves and confident control of his penalty area.

He made 11 saves in the match against Czechia alone, and he kept a clean sheet against an admittedly weakened Portugal team that helped take Georgia to the knockout rounds in the country's first appearance in the European Championships.

A move to a big club could be on the cards in the summer transfer window.

LB: Marc Cucurella, Spain

He's not been fully embraced at club side Chelsea since his big-money move from Brighton & Hove Albion, but Cucurella was sensational for Spain throughout the tournament.

The 25-year-old showed energy and enterprise from the left-back slot, and his utilization of football's "dark arts" helped sap the life from moments in which opponents were starting to get a foothold.

An assist for Oryarzabal's winner in the final was a worthy way to cap off an excellent tournament. Perhaps now he'll get a bit of love at club level.

CB: Pepe, Portugal

It's 2024, and Pepe was still a dominant force in an international tournament.

The 41-year-old might have shown his age a couple of times, but those occasions were exceptions to the rule. Otherwise, he used his experience to marshall a Portugal back-line with customary ease, featuring for almost every minute in each game he played despite being nearly twice as old as Francisco Conceição.

If that's the last we see of Pepe on the international stage, he proved his timeless quality, averaging over 100 passes per game with a 94% success rate and averaging 2.3 tackles in every outing.

CB: William Saliba, France

In a France side that really failed to live up to expectations, Saliba was one of the few players to emerge with any credit.

Euro 2024 marked Saliba's promotion to national-team starter, and he more than proved his worth.

While the statistics don't really point to a stunning performance—0.8 tackles and 0.7 interceptions per game don't set the pulse racing—the 23-year-old's qualities are plain to see when watching games.

His strength and assurance when dealing with center forwards are laudable, doing so with a composure that would suggest he's been at this level for as long as Pepe.

When in possession, he glides across the pitch and is so difficult to dispossess, and he always seems to make the smart passes. Saliba was a class above nearly every other player for Les Bleus.

RB: Dani Carvajal, Spain

Veteran full-back Carvajal provided solid defense and an attacking outlet on Spain's right side, and he even grabbed a goal in Spain's Group A opener against Croatia.

In the final, he largely kept Jude Bellingham quiet, with his knowledge of the player's game from their time together at Real Madrid giving the 32-year-old the inside track.

While not at his swashbuckling peak, Carvajal provided the necessary protection on the right side to allow Yamal to focus his youthful energy on the attacking third, safe in the knowledge the experienced defender would have him covered. For that alone, Carvajal is worthy of inclusion here.

Defensive Shield

DM: Toni Kroos, Germany

It wasn't quite the fairytale ending for Kroos, but he certainly proved he is leaving football while still at the top of his game.

The 34-year-old metronome had a stunning 94.7 percent passing success rate in front of his home fans, and he dictated play with the ease he has demonstrated throughout his remarkable career.

Three key passes per game also helped to unlock the young talents of Musiala, Florian Wirtz and Kai Havertz ahead of him. It was a pleasure to watch him pull the strings one last time, and Germany will certainly miss him.

DM: Rodri, Spain

The player of the tournament, and for good reason.

Rodri provides the foundation for Spain to build on, making crucial tackles and interceptions in the middle of the park, recycling possession, bossing his players around, and generally offering a platform for those in front of him to focus on their attacking talents.

The collective intake of breath from Spanish fans upon his half-time, injury-enforced removal in the final might have caused a vacuum over the country.

Another player whose impact doesn't always show up on the stat sheet—although a 93% passing success rate is incredible—Rodri remains vital for the functioning of the teams he plays in.

Since a 2-0 loss to Scotland in European Championship qualifying in March 2023, Spain has not lost a game in which Rodri has featured. It's a hell of a statistic that demonstrates the scale of the influence he holds.

Attacking Flair

LW: Nico Williams, Spain

Williams was an absolute nightmare to deal with all tournament long. In the final, he tormented England's right flank, tying Saka and Kyle Walker up in knots, and he was fully worthy of the opening goal.

The 22-year-old's return of two goals and one assist might not seem like much, but the pressure he put on defenses, the width he provided and the attention he drew allowed his fellow attacking players the space to punish opponents.

With a collective age of 39 between him and Yamal on the other side, they could be driving defenders crazy for the next decade or more.

AM: Dani Olmo, Spain

Olmo didn't even begin the tournament as a guaranteed starter. He played in only 153 minutes of a possible 360 across the first four games.

That makes his record of two assists and three goals all the more remarkable, including crucial strikes against Germany and France in the quarterfinal and semifinal, respectively—as well as an assist for the winner against Germany with one minute remaining.

Olmo was able to exploit the space left in the middle of the park from the movement of his wingers, and he was deadly when given that room to work with. He simply cannot be overlooked from now on.

RW: Lamine Yamal

Entering the tournament, plenty of football fans were excited to see the abilities of then-16-year-old Lamine Yamal. However, few expected him to be such a crucial component of Spain's game plan.

Four assists and one stunning strike against France later, and he has fully established himself as the most talented teenager in world football.

He can beat defenders at will, play intelligent through balls, whip in devastating crosses, and provide the kind of unyielding energy that makes you think he's plugged into an electrical socket.

That assist for Williams' opening goal in the final was sublime. That kind of connection could make Spain at every tournament for years to come.

Goal-getter

F: Georges Mikautadze

With true center forwards either disappointing or making way for tactical variations of the position at the Euros, having a proper goalscorer at the tip of this team would make it terrifying.

Across the tournament, only one player really stood out as being able to provide that kind of impact.

Georgia's Mikautadze scored in every group-stage game to help his country make a remarkable appearance in the knockout rounds. Goals against Turkey, Czechia and Portugal propelled his team forward, and while he was unable to keep the run going in the round-of-16, he gave Georgia fans memories that will last them a lifetime.

The Metz striker perhaps added a couple of million to his price tag, and it wouldn't be a surprise if a bigger club wants to see if he can replicate his international heroics in the domestic game.

Stats from WhoScored.com, unless otherwise detailed