⚽️ UEFA EURO 2020 Final- Italy vs England Preview, Team News, Stats, Live Updates and More

The curtain closes on a mesmerizing summer of Euro 2020 football this Sunday, as we’re set to witness Italy and England do battle for the continental championship trophy.

England are aiming to win a first major tournament for 55 years.

As for Italy, this will be their 10th major tournament final overall and fourth at the European Championship, where they were runners-up in both 2012 and 2000. Their only success to date in the Euros came as hosts back in 1968.

Kick Off Time:

Sunday, 11th July :8:00pm (BST) 12:30 AM IST

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2012:
:white_check_mark: Chelsea win the UCL
:white_check_mark: Man City win the PL
:white_check_mark: Italy lose the Euro final

2021:
:white_check_mark: Chelsea win the UCL
:white_check_mark: Man City win the PL
:hourglass_flowing_sand: Italy lose the Euro final?

Is history set to repeat itself? :wink::wink:

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:black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Raheem Sterling leads the way for successful dribbles after his swashbuckling semi-final display :tornado:

Player of the tournament so far? :thinking:

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Chiellini isn’t surprised to see England in the EURO 2020 final :eyes:

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Three nations have won a EURO final in their own country…
:trophy::es: 1964
:trophy::it: 1968
:trophy::fr: 1984

:black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Will England join the list?

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:busts_in_silhouette: Of the 104 players to contest 10 or more aerial duels, only Kamil Glik (90.9%) has a better aerial success rate than Harry Maguire (85%) at EURO2020

One of England’s key men :sunglasses:

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Most interceptions made by Italy players in EURO2020

◉ Jorginho (21)
◉ Leonardo Bonucci (12)
◉ Giorgio Chiellini (7)
◉ Francesco Acerbi (6)
◉ Marco Verratti (5)

Jorginho has more than any other player in the European Championships.

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England and Italy road to Euro 2020 final :fire:

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:it: What the heaven happened to Italy?

Italy, a footballing powerhouse, collapsed and broke to pieces after failing to qualify for the World Cup in 2018. Amid that chaos, the opportunity to reinvent themselves appeared, and the Italians have done so under coach Roberto Mancini.

I love the transformation and root for Italy to lift the Euro 2020 trophy! :trophy: :heart_eyes:

Let’s look at Italy’s transformation and ask, what the heaven happened to the Italian national team? :star_struck:

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Italy’s rebirth under Roberto Mancini

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Why England could ACTUALLY win Euro 2020

England has been impressively strong since the start of the Euro 2020 and appears poised to win Euro 2020. Jordan Henderson and Harry Kane explain the secret of England’s success.

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Euro vs Italy: Will England wear blue for the Euro 2020 final?

It’s a strange quirk of tournament football that a host nation can be ascribed “away team” status, despite playing the match in their own stadium.

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When England defeated Denmark in the Euro 2020 semi-finals on Wednesday night, it represented a landmark moment in the history of the English national team, as they reached their first-ever European Championship final.

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The VAR official responsible for upholding the decision to award England a penalty against Denmark will be on duty for the Euro 2020 final, despite the controversial call at Wembley.

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Most chances created by Premier League players at EURO 2020

:one::three: :belgium: Kevin De Bruyne
:one::one: :denmark: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
:one::zero: :black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dan James
:one::zero: :switzerland: Xherdan Shaqiri
:zero::nine: :black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Andy Robertson
:zero::nine: :black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Luke Shaw

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Phil Foden missed England final training session before the EURO 2020 final against Italy with a knock :grimacing:

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Injured Leonardo Spinazzola traveled to London with Italy to support his teammates in the final :it::heart:

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Gareth Southgate and his England squad have received a good luck message from Queen Elizabeth II :crown:

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England vs Italy Team News

The Italy team news is very straightforward. Leonardo Spinazzola, their breakout star of the tournament, is out after tearing his Achilles so Emerson Palmieri is expected to start in his place once again. Aside from that, things are very settled.

For England, they have no big injury issues (Phil Foden is carrying a small knock)

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Italy’s route to the final

  • Group A: Turkey 0 Italy 3

  • Group A: Italy 3 Switzerland 0

  • Group A: Italy 1 Wales 0

  • Round of 16: Italy 2 Austria 1 (aet)

  • Quarter-final: Belgium 1 Italy 2

  • Semi-final: Italy 1 Spain 1 (aet, Italy won 4-2 on penalties)

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