Italy stunned England in their home stadium, winning Euro 2020 on penalties at Wembley on Sunday night. This has been the European Championship of extra times and penalty shootouts and the final was no different, with Leonardo Bonucci's goal making it 1-1 in normal time after Luke Shaw had given England a dream start.
Match Report
It was just two minutes in when Shaw scored the opener to send the fans in the stands wild with delight, volleying past Gianluigi Donnarumma from the cross of his opposite full-back Kieran Trippier.
There weren't many more chances in the opening half hour, but Italy grew into the game towards the end of the first half. Their best chance was a Ciro Immobile effort that John Stones blocked.
Raheem Sterling called for a penalty at the start of the second half, but it wasn't given this time and worse was to come for England, as the Azzurri equalised in the 66th minute from a corner. Jordan Pickford turned an effort from Marco Verratti off the post, but Bonucci was there to turn in the rebound.
England introduced Bukayo Saka and he caused Giorgio Chiellini all kinds of problems, but it was the Italy captain who'd have the last laugh.
As the match entered extra time, Chiellini made a couple of decisive interventions in his own box, while the closest Italy came at the other end was when Federico Bernardeschi couldn't get to a sublime cross from Emerson.
With nobody able to break the deadlock, the match went to penalties and it was from the spot that Italy would triumph.
Despite Andrea Belotti seeing Italy's second penalty saved by Pickford, Marcus Rashford and then Jadon Sancho both missed for England - even though they'd been brought on late in extra time specifically to take a spot kick.
Jorginho couldn't convert the kick that would have fired Italy to victory, but Donnarumma then saved from Saka to crown Italy as European champions for the first time since 1968.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
0' KICK-OFF! Who can win the final?
1' GOAL! Italy 0-1 England (Shaw)
7' CHANCE! Insigne's free-kick over the bar
24' Jorginho appears to be injured
35' CLOSE! Chiesa's long shot inches wide
46' Yellow Card! Barella booked
48' Sterling goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!
51' AGAIN! Insigne's free-kick inches wide
56' Maguire's header over the bar
57' Insigne's shot denied by Pickford
62' CLOSE! Chiesa's shot saved by Pickford
64' CHANCE! Stones' header over the bar
66' GOAL! Italy 1-1 England (Bonucci)
73' CLOSE! Berardi's shot over the bar
83' Yellow Card! Insigne booked
86' Injured Chiesa replaced by Bernardeschi
Line-ups
Italy XI: Bonucci, Chiellini, Immobile, Verratti, Insigne, Jorginho, Emerson, Di Lorenzo, Barella, Donnarumma, Chiesa
Subs: Sirigu, Toloi, Acerbi, Florenzi, Cristante, Belotti, Berardi, Bernardeschi, Pessina, Meret, Locatelli, Bastoni
England XI: Walker, Trippier, Kane, Pickford, Sterling, Maguire, Stones, Shaw, Mount, K. Phillips, Rice
Subs: Henderson, Coady, S. Johnstone, Grealish, Mings, Calvert-Lewin, Rashford, Ramsdale, Sancho, Reece James, Saka, J. Bellingham
YAYAOREOA05
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Italians saved us from noise pollution
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good
vetcdlmnst
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Brazil ๐ง๐ท lost at home England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ lost at home
When Brazil?
myklm
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Who is here to remember that glorious night?
fenackrs
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highlights African countries 2022 Qatar WCQ
Yueacipu
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All football fans all over the world now
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I was for Italy ๐ฎ๐น ๐ช๐๐ฅ๐
Yueacipu
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All football fans all over the world now
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Very true ๐๐๐
Yueacipu
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Italy ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐
AarifShekh
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Yeh but the french didnโt even play as good as they shouldโve, if anything if they played again then france wouldโve beaten switzerland
yes yr right
Pokeblader0117
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but Switzerland made a comback plzzz realize that
Yeh but the french didnโt even play as good as they shouldโve, if anything if they played again then france wouldโve beaten switzerland
Abdooljunior
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hey, messi, doesn't know you, don't come here displaying stupidity, else something crushes you real hard toddler
what's ur name again. Mr I know Messi. Even Moriba doesn't know uh MF
ChrisAmos
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congrats italy
daoaistu
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England explain what is Rugby?
AarifShekh
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Well they lost in pens, anything can happen
but Switzerland made a comback plzzz realize that
Pokeblader0117
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they couldn't stop Switzerland yr saying they would stop Italy no wayy
Well they lost in pens, anything can happen
Pokeblader0117
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You support America wack Mexican team lol
Ok bud what ever you say
Slow-Kelvin_10
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that same equador has beaten your Portugal.
yeah bro
sjsh
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who are you again.. your opinion dont matter
ask your mom who i am๐ฅด
saablpsu
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I m not Italians but I always support an it's my best!! Italy
RIP English ๐๐๐
Jigdrel2002
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no i don't, wonderful wonderful player, but tell me something bratha, is football just about goals and assist, is football just about messi and ronaldo, lets be honest with ourselves fam, the players score this amount of goals because the team is built to make them do that, to me for example, harry kane is a better finisher than messi, but you don't see him score as much because of his teams structures eng and totte, lets stop overlooking other stars because of goals and assists, others are doing well too
You may be right but you shouldnโt include barca fan.. Not every barca fan are bad neither some Barca fan are good . And you said something about Harry Kane right ..well hereโs the thing he maybe a good striker as well as good finisher but do you see Messi ?? He plays all rounder ..he create more chance plus dribble .. now donโt tell me that Kane has more dribble and goal than Lionel Messi
Aux1fer
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i hope u lose your job and die of covid
crazy
FemiBalogun
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so when did u see us celebrate Messi's penalties like regular goals? we don't..... cause people don't rate penalties as much as a normal goal. it's still a goal but it a penalty.
I bet you celebrated when you won some of this game with Messi penalty ๐๐๐
FemiBalogun
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so when did u see us celebrate Messi's penalties like regular goals? we don't..... cause people don't rate penalties as much as a normal goal. it's still a goal but it a penalty.
๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ, you didn't celebrate Messi's penalties???, another kid with shitty logics, means you didn't celebrate some of your wins in the last UCL ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
veuabdisu
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Is it safe to say Manchester united and Arsenal failed England
Nope. Manchester United and Arsenal saved the world.
Redcnpt
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why is it that man u players don't love to win cup
GAMEMAKERVA
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giovanni lo celso with the trophy, gotta feel for kane and tottenham
YaxyeIpnuApdirahma
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donnarumma has just saved us from World pollution
KafeeroHavertz
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Congratulations ๐๐๐ the one and only Ugandan Italian
FavourDevine
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England fans right now be like
Zuwbelnrs
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food for thought - VAR can take you to final, but cannot win it for you
Diego_Simeone007
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England just got done by the Italian mafians......just another typical Italian job
Wusbkoz
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England only conceded two goals but still lost
Amajoyichigozirim
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Breaking: Those that live by Penalties, have died by Penalties.
Teddymiles
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Harry Kane trying to win Trophy ๐ be like haha ๐
CVC
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He who lives by penalties will die by penalties..
jibreal242
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pandamic to pandemonium to the Italian fans
Kubi6
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Kasper was right
Zadeenyero10
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The Hero of the Match, The man of the match, give the praise where it deserved
Pinbdlosty
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ENGLAND fans right Now
Cheezzet9
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AF fans tonight๐ญ[Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
willysmart07
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from it's coming HOME to it's coming ROME
vhjjbgggb
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Cristiano Ronaldo wins euro 2020 Golden shoe as the best goalscorer of the tournament with 5 goals and 1 assist Congrats kingโ๐
Juniorยฃ
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Justice was made and the divers didn't win. Congrats Italy! ๐๐๐
ChelseaFC_Addict
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It's going to ROME It's going to ROME I REPEAT IT'S GOING TO ROME!!!!
Jire
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Staying true to my words๐ค๐พ๐ค๐พ
fiybdmosuz
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Sorry England,the struggle continues .
Blyton
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Grealish should have taken the Penalty those three Rashford, Sancho and Saka they are too nervous they look shaky seeing Donaruma hopeless
Ripdimz
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what about The noise before the final
farah2002
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this final was more like Chelsea vs Manchester city and they won again
SafderKkr
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England go for kid player in the end this is big mistake
Kiwcklnpsz
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When you meet the guy who puts Pineapple in Pizza :