Italy won the European title more than half a century after defeating England. Italy won the title by defeating host England in a tiebreaker. This is the second time that the Azzurri have won the European title.
Italy beat hosts England 3-2 in a tiebreaker at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday. The match ended in a 1-1 draw in extra time. Even there, no team could score any more goals and the tiebreaker was a win-lose affair. As a result, England’s dream of winning the first major title since winning the 1966 World Cup has turned into a nightmare.
In the tiebreaker, the 19-year-old star of the England squad, Bukayo Shakar, was blocked by the Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donaruma with a dive from the left side of the winning shot. This ensured the failure of the English team in three consecutive shots in the tiebreaker. Earlier, Marcus Rasford and Jadan Sancho, known as penalty experts, failed to score from the penalty spot.
As a result, the Italians, who failed to play in the main event of the last World Cup, won the European title in less than four years. Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup final for the first time in six decades. Now the team with the record of being unbeaten in a record 34 matches is the best team in Europe. And Barreto Mancini is their coach, who has won the international title for the first time. Italy had earlier won its first European title in 1968. Although they have won the World Cup four times.
The famous song ‘It’s Coming Home’ was started by the English even before the start of the Euro Championship. As England reached the final, the fans thought that maybe the dream is going to be fulfilled this time. The wait of 55 years is coming to an end. But that did not happen anymore, Italy snatched the Euro trophy by floating in the nightmares of the English.
