The left-back has yet to feature in the tournament.
Florian Wirtz had kept their hopes alive with an 89th-minute equaliser before Merino struck in extra time.
Spain 2-1 Germany (aet): La Roja send the hosts packing from Euro 2024 after an enthralling encounter in Stuttgart
Watch again as England manager Gareth Southgate and Jordan Pickford held a press conference ahead of their Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland at the Duesseldorf Arena. The eyes of the nation will be focused on Dusseldorf as the Euro 2020 runners-up continue their quest to go one better by taking on the side 19th in Fifa’s world rankings. England are fifth in those standings but have yet to show those standards in Germany, where they topped Group C in unconvincing fashion before narrowly avoiding humiliation last weekend.