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When: July 11, 2021
where is it: Wembley Stadium, London
begin: 19:00 GMT

The game that began on June 11 will end tonight: Italy will face England in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley Stadium in London.

The goal of the two parties is to end the prolonged drought when they meet on Sunday.

Gareth Southgate’s England team hopes that partisan home fans can help them lift their first major trophy since winning the World Cup at Old Wembley in 1966.

Italy has not won the European Cup since 1968, and Roberto Mancini’s team has left at least as many impressions as England during the four-week tournament in 11 European cities.

Since September 2018, the Azzurri have remained unbeaten in 33 games and have never lost to England in a major tournament.

Head-to-head recording

Played: 27
England win: 8
lottery: 8
Italy wins: 11

Key data

This is Italy’s 10th Grand Slam final (6 World Cups and 4 European Cups), and only Germany (14 times) has played more among European countries.

This will be the first time the England team has participated in the European Cup final since winning the World Cup in 1966, and it will also be the first time they have entered the Grand Slam final-this is the longest gap between European national Grand Slam finals (World Cup or European Cup) (55 years) .

Italy has never lost to England in a major event.

England is ready to make history

On the eve of England’s Fate Day, Southgate’s team received support messages from Queen Elizabeth II, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and even Hollywood actor Tom Cruise.

On Saturday, England fans lined up on the street during the journey from St. George’s Park base to the team hotel. After the exciting farewell game, Southgate urged England to take advantage of emotions in the final The outpouring of the people came to victory.

“The players need to feel that kind of warmth and support. It definitely helps to motivate us. We entered the final and we came to win,” Southgate said. “Now we are going to take home the trophy for everyone.”

Since taking office in 2016, Southgate has completely changed English football, and his team has left a deep impression in the European knockout stage wins over Germany, Ukraine and Denmark.

But England was defeated by Croatia in the 2018 World Cup semi-finals, and now only a final victory over Italy is enough to satisfy them.

The best team of this tournament?

Italy can be said to be the best team of this tournament, sweeping the group stage with a perfect record, knocking out Austria, top ranked Belgium and Spain to enter the final.

Since Mancini took over after embarrassingly failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, the Azzurri has rejuvenated and has now achieved an extraordinary 33 undefeated record.

Four-time world champion Italy won the European championship last time in 1968. The previous two finals were in 2002 and 2012.

Experienced defender Giorgio Chiellini (Giorgio Chiellini) called on his teammates to stay focused and the trophy is within reach.

“We need to thrive and enjoy this moment. When we met before the game, I said we just need that little madness and stay calm,” Chiellini said.

“This brings us to this point, and hope it will enable us to win the game.”

Are fans allowed?

The British government allows 60,000 fans to watch the game, but under strict coronavirus regulations, only 1,000 fans can depart from Italy-in a strict bubble, only 12 hours are allowed.

Another 6,500 tickets have been issued to Italian fans living in the UK.

Manager’s corner

Mancini“We must remain calm and know that this will be a difficult game for many reasons. We must continue to focus on our game and try our best to impose it on others, because we know this will be the last game.

“So if we want to enjoy another 90 minutes, we have to do it tomorrow. Then the euro will end and the players will go on vacation.”

South gate: “Deep down in your heart, you always have to have some vision for how you want to see the ending and realize it. But the reality is that you have to focus on the process and focus on performance. This is what we have been doing to this team .

“The important thing is that the players understand this. Regardless of the way the game is taken, they are ready and ready. If you start thinking about ending, then you may be in the wrong direction, we just need to control what we can The controlled part.”