Sport | Football After some uncomfortably close matches, England have made it through to the Euros final . The Three Lions will face Spain on Sunday evening, as millions of football fans watch around the world. Whereas Spain have consistently reigned supreme over their opponents in this tournament, England have kept fans on the edge of their seats with their Euros performances , which many have criticised as lacklustre.
Though they have managed to progress at each stage of the tournament, Southgate’s squad saw disappointing draws against both Slovenia and Denmark. However, the team delivered a decisive victory in their semi-final match, where they finished 2-1 against the Netherlands, after rising star Ollie Watkins struck a 90th-minute winner to fire the team into final. England’s first - and up until now only - Euros final was at Euro 2020 (officially held on July 11 2021), where they faced Italy in a brutal game that English fans are unlikely to forget any time soon.
After an agonisingly long draw, England faced the dreaded penalty shootout where they lost to Italy 3-2. The Euro 2020 final was the team’s first in 55 years, and fans have been waiting with baited breath for the team to reach the last stage of a major tournament ever since. Despite the nation’s love for the beautiful game, England’s mens team have only made it to the final stage of any major tournament twice in the entire history of its participation.
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