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Euro 2024 awards: the Guardian team in Germany give their verdicts

Spain’s Lamine Yamal holds the trophy of 'best young player of the tournament', Toni Kroos looks dejected after Germany’s quarter-final defeat, Georgia’s keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili impressed, Rodri of Spain poses with the Henri Delaunay Trophy.
Spain’s Lamine Yamal holds the young player of the tournament trophy, Toni Kroos reacts to Germany’s quarter-final defeat, Georgia’s Giorgi Mamardashvili makes a save, Rodri poses with the Henri Delaunay trophy. Composite: Guardian Design; Tom Jenkins/The Guardian; Reuters; EPA; Uefa/Getty Images

Match of the tournament

Austria and Turkey promised high intensity on and off the pitch in their last-16 game. Merih Demiral, later the subject of a Uefa ban, scored within a minute of kick-off and the tempo barely let up. At the very end Turkey’s goalkeeper, Mert Gunok, made one of the best saves you will ever see to deny us extra time amid a tinderbox atmosphere in Leipzig. While Austria had been good, Red Bull fuelled fun, the way Turkey fed off the vibes of their ear-splitting support was a feature of the summer. Nick Ames

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