England manager Gareth Southgate says his team is ready to make history in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final as they chase a first major trophy in 55 years, but Italy are in the mood to spoil the party at Wembley. Southgate’s side have sent the nation into a frenzy by reaching their first European Championship final, leaving them one win away from a first title since the 1966 World Cup. Along with 60,000 lucky fans at Wembley, millions across England will be glued to the final on television, with some schools and businesses set to open later on Monday to allow a lie-in after the 1900 GMT kick-off. On the eve of England’s day of destiny, Southgate’s squad received messages of support from Queen Elizabeth II, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and even Hollywood actor Tom Cruise. Here’s how Italy and hosts England qualified for Sunday’s Euro 2020 final at Wembley: Italy Qualifying Italy were part of Group J in qualifiers and won all of their 10 matches.
Euro 2020 Road to Final: How Italy and England reached the summit clash
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• July 11, 2021, 10:48:17 IST
From qualifiers to Euro 2020 final, a look at how Italy and England qualified for the summit clash.
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Final tournament They also won all the matches in the group stage of the tournament finals.
June 11 In Rome Turkey 0 Italy 3 (Merih Demiral 53-og, Immobile 66, Insigne 79) June 16 In Rome Italy 3 (Locatelli 26, 52, Immobile 89) Switzerland 0 June 20 In Rome Italy 1 (Pessina 39) Wales 0 Last 16 June 26 In London Italy 2 (Chiesa 95, Pessina 105) Austria 1 (Kalajdzic 114) after extra time Quarter-finals July 2 In Munich Belgium 1 (Lukaku 45+2) Italy 2 (Barella 31, Insigne 44) Semi-finals July 6 In London Italy 1 (Chiesa 60) Spain 1 (Morata 80) after extra time - Italy won 4-2 on penalties England Qualifying England lost just one match in the qualifiers. They were in Group A.
Final tournament England qualified to knockouts with seven points from Group D in tournament finals.
June 13 In London England 1 (Sterling 57) Croatia 0 June 18 In London England 0 Scotland 0 June 22 In London Czech Republic 0 England 1 (Sterling 12) Last 16 June 29 In London England 2 (Sterling 75, Kane 86) Germany 0 Quarter-finals July 3 In Rome Ukraine 0 England 4 (Kane 4, 50, Maguire 46, Henderson 63) Semi-finals July 7 In London England 2 (Kjaer 39-og, Kane 104) Denmark 1 (Damsgaard 30) after extra time With AFP inputs *All screenshots taken from UEFA’s website
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