Italy beat England in Euro Cup final...

Times of AthibAn Monday, July 12, 2021 0

Italy beat England on penalties in Euro Cup final

The Euro, the main football tournament on the European continent, is held every four years. The Euro match, which was scheduled to take place in 2020, has been postponed due to corona damage. Teams from the top 24 countries took part in the tournament, which kicked off on June 11 in 11 cities.

England - Italy clash in the final at Wembley, London.

Former world champions Italy beat Spain 4-2 on penalties in the semifinals. In the other semi-final, England beat Denmark 2-1.

The last time England won the World Cup was on home soil in 1966, when they finally won the title. It then exited the semi-finals of 5 major tournaments including Euro 68, 96, 1990, 2018 World Cup, 2019 UEFA Nations League. In this situation, the strong Euro match in the current round of Jomanie, Ukraine teams in the opening round. The England team that qualified for the final has been dreaming of winning the trophy for 55 years.

At the same time, Italy won the Euro only in 1968. Also lost the chance to win the trophy in 2000, 2012. Italy, who beat Spain in the semi-finals of this year's Euros, are proud to have won 33 games before the final. England qualified for the semi-finals of the last 2018 World Cup. But the Italian team was pushed into a predicament of not even qualifying for the tournament. Italy, a resurgent team, are in the process of winning their second Euro title.

England scored in the 2nd minute and Italy in the 67th minute. Both teams were tied 1-1 after extra time. Italy eventually beat England 3-2 on penalties to become champions.