Euro title in ‘Home’ or ‘Rome’?
KATHMANDU: JULY 11 – After about 30 days and 46 games, the final of the European football champion is taking place today. Italy or England will be crowned after the game at Wembley in England at 12:45 am on Sunday. With Italy on the verge of lifting the Euro Cup after 53 years, England want to keep the trophy at home for the first time.
England’s players are looking forward to keeping the cup at home from the final at home and thousands of home spectators are cheering them on.
Italy’s supporters are saying it’s coming to Rome, challenging the English supporters who are encouraging the team by saying it’s coming home. The Italian president will arrive at Wembley Stadium to encourage the players.
Italy last achieved this feat by defeating Yugoslavia in 1968. England will be aiming to win their first major (World Cup / Euro) title in 55 years. England won the FIFA World Cup in 1966.
This is the longest gap between the two finals in any one European country. This is the first final trip of the English team in the European Championship. The last good performance of the English team in this competition was in 1996 when the team has reached the semifinals.
Italy undefeated with England
Italy have never lost to England in the main competition. Italy has won 3 out of 4 games and drawn 1 game. Italy edged out England 1-0 at the 1980 Euro, 2-1 at the 1990 and 2014 World Cups, and a penalty shootout at Euro 2012.
England have won just two of their last 14 matches against Italy. Where five games have been drawn. England won friendly matches in 2013 and 1997.
The final of the big tournament is going to be held for the third time at Wembley Stadium in England. In the 1966 World Cup, England defeated Germany to win the title, and in the 1996 Euros, Germany defeated the Czech Republic to win the title.
Opportunity to overtake Ronaldo in front of Ken
England captain Harry Kane has a chance to overtake Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo. Kane has scored four goals so far in the tournament. Ronaldo scored 5 goals. Raheem Sterling of the English team has scored 3 goals.
Italy playing in the final of the 10th main competition
This Euro final is the final of Italy’s 10th main competition. The team has reached the final of the World Cup six times and the Euro Cup four times. Apart from Italy, Germany has played the finals of most major competitions in European countries.
Germany has played in the finals of 14 major competitions. Italy lost to France in 2000 and Spain in 2012 without a title. Before that, they had become the champion in 1968. Germany and Italy are also the most losing teams in the final. Both these teams have lost 3-3 times in the final.
13th new team to reach England final
England is the 13th team in the European Championship to play in the final for the first time. Out of the last 12 teams, only 3 teams had to go without a title in the first final of the competition.
The remaining nine teams won the title. Yugoslavia in 1960, Belgium in 1980, and Portugal in 2004 did not win the title in the first round of the Euro Cup final.
Unbeaten Italy for 33 games
Italy are unbeaten in their last 33 games. In this process, they have won 27 games and drawn 6 games. The team has scored 86 goals in 33 games and conceded only 10 goals. This is Italy’s longest undefeated journey so far.
England are unbeaten in their last 12 games. They have won 11 games and drawn one. The English team has given only 2 goals to the opposition in 12 games. England have conceded just one goal in six games at Euro 2020 so far. This confirms that their defenses are strong.
