Walker intercepted, heading back to Pickford, then Insigne had another run into the England penalty area from the left, before hitting a shot wide of the goal. He attempted to continue but eventually had to be replaced by Federico Bernardeschi in the 86th minute. Following Euro 2020, England won five of their remaining seven World Cup qualifiers to win their group undefeated and qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Four days later, two men were arrested on suspicion of stealing items that helped ticketless fans storm Wembley Stadium ahead of the final. With no further significant attacks, the game finished 1–1 after extra time and went to a penalty shoot-out.

Trippier crossed the ball to the far side of the penalty area to Shaw, who scored his first goal for England with a low shot on the half-volley just inside the left post.A few days later, UEFA president Čeferin backtracked in an interview with a German newspaper, denying that UEFA had demanded guarantees for games with spectators, and conceding that "the local authorities will decide before the games whether spectators will be admitted or not. England manager Southgate said that "a lot of that has come from abroad, people who track these things are able to explain that, but not all of it.

Five players from the victorious Italian side were named in the UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: goalkeeper Donnarumma, defenders Bonucci and Spinazzola, midfielder Jorginho and forward Chiesa; England defenders Maguire and Walker, and forward Sterling were also named in the team. UEFA held a videoconference on 17 March 2020 with representatives of its 55 member associations, along with a FIFPro representative and the boards of the European Club Association and European Leagues, to discuss the response to the outbreak for domestic and European competitions, including Euro 2020. The BBC began its television coverage on BBC One 10 minutes earlier than ITV, and had Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard as its game analysts, alongside presenter Gary Lineker; commentators Guy Mowbray and Jermaine Jenas were supported by pitchside analysis from Jürgen Klinsmann and Alex Scott. Meanwhile, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said the sanitary conditions imposed by the Basque Government to host matches in Bilbao were "impossible to comply with", and thus would not allow for spectators to be present.The tournament was well received by fans and commentators, with the most goals per game in a European Championship since the introduction of the group stage, and only two goalless games. The match kicked off at 20:00 local time, in cloudy and rainy conditions, in front of 67,173 spectators, with Italy playing in blue shirts, dark blue shorts and blue socks, and England playing in white shirts, white shorts and white socks.

If one host team qualified directly, and the other failed to also directly qualify, the directly qualified host team played all three group stage matches at home, and the other host, if qualified, would play only two. The Euro 2004 was panned by the likes of Gianluigi Buffon and Ivan Helguera for its swerve but was the first ball used at a Euros which wasn't white, as Adidas instead opted for a silver-grey shade. On 22 June, the British government altered the COVID-19 pandemic regulations in London to allow 75% of the stadium's capacity to be used, meaning that 60,000 spectators were expected to be present at the final as long as they could show proof of having been tested or fully vaccinated. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, the Football Association of Ireland was unable to receive assurances from the Government of Ireland and the Dublin City Council to allow spectators into the stadium. Nineteen police officers were injured, including one who lost a tooth and another who suffered a broken hand.Alongside special rules regarding COVID-19, UEFA also allowed more substitutions than had originally been planned and implemented video assistant referee (VAR) for the first time. For England, midfielder Phil Foden was ruled out of the game due to a foot injury sustained during training. Mattarella, grande riconoscenza a Mancini e ai giocatori"[Mattarella: Great Thanks to Mancini and the Players] (in Italian).

If you enjoy the game, you should also try our other soccer games or Club Manager 2019 and Soccer Legends 2021. Timed at 1 minute and 56 seconds, [106] this was the earliest goal ever in a European Championship final. The Italy winger failed to make contact with the ball and Pickford was able to punch the ball clear. The Europass ball was used in 2008 and there was a special edition silver version (pictured above), used for the final.The match was the seventh European Championship final to go to extra time (after 1960, 1968, 1976, 1996, 2000 and 2016) and the second to be decided on penalties (after 1976). On 19 April, it was announced that another extension was given to the three remaining hosts until 23 April, when UEFA would make its final decision.