England and other Euro's highlights

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Quarter Final

SPAIN 1-1 SWITZERLAND
After extra time, Spain win on penalties


Spain just edged it here on pens when the Swiss failed to score theirs, and they didn't look as good this time as they had done when beating France, also on pens. Spain meet Italy now in the Semis, and they have had some good matches over the years.

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Quarter Final

DENAMRK 2-1 CZECH REPUBLIC


What an absolute farce here as this Quarter final match was played in a neutral country miles away, a country who hadn't even qualified and weren't playing in the tournament to begin with. This was unfair to both teams and both sets of supporters. Denmark edged it here anyway after making a good start, and they are through to a Semi final at Wembley.

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Quarter Final

ENGLAND 4-0 UKRAINE


Well where did that come from ehh, what a good start and what a comfortable match as it turned out to be in the end.
The questions will be asked of course as to how Ukraine even got this far, but that's not our fault is it, and it was a shame that we settled on 4 in the end. There are harder more important game/s ahead.
It felt weird not seeing them at Wembley again, but it had a touch of Italia '90 about it seeing as it was in Rome.
Now we know it's Denmark at Wembley in the Semi final, and they will be a tougher test.

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Semi Final

ITALY 1-1 SPAIN
After extra time, Italy win on penalties


What a match and what a cracking atmosphere here at Wembley, and in the end Spain can think they were more than a bit unlucky after coming back into this match. But they were taken to pens again and that amazing run and the luck that is obviously needed on pens can only go so far. Credit once again to the Italy team for holding their nerves again when it mattered. Now they are in the Final.

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Semi Final

ENGLAND 2-1 DENMARK
After extra time


What a nervy tough match this was and thankfully we didn't make the mistake of under estimating the Danes, as they were slowly getting better and gaining confidence at the right time, just like we were in a way. What a great free kick that gave them the lead, was that the first and only direct free kick goal of the tournament ?.
We hit back just when it mattered though and in the end it came down to a difficult penalty decision in extra time.
The contact on Sterling was minimal but it was made by two defenders, and I can see why it was given. I'd have hated to see it given against us though put it that way. And Kane missed it didn't he, apart from scoring the rebound!!.
So onto our first ever Euro's Final, it was always going to be a nervy occasion, as the ever tough Italians were waiting!.

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Euro's Final


ENGLAND 1-1 ITALY
After extra time, Italy win on penalties


Well what drama in the end ehh and what a way to finish a tournament Final, on the dreaded penalties!. And Italy do finally end that amazing record of no team ever winning a Euro's by winning more than one penalty shoot out!!.
Some fans might say that too many penalty shoot outs can ruin a tournament, but I think they are still exciting and there is no other way to decide a match.
We/England scored too early if there is such a thing and while it looked comfortable in the first half, it was awful to watch in the second half as Italy really upped their game and we were forced back.
Questions will be asked about Gareth Southgate etc, the timing of the subs and the choice and timing of the penalty takers, and those arguments will go on of course. It's hard to take when we have well and truly blown two great positions in the last two tournaments, like here in this one and three years ago when we also led Croatia at the time in the World cup Semi's.
But this is a young squad and hopefully we will learn from this defeat, this time. It might sound harsh but I think we made it to the Final despite Southgate, and not because of him.

Anyway on the whole Ive really enjoyed the tournament as it's come after a difficult time for us all, and it's great to see fans going back to matches again. Long may that continue. I think the staging of the tournament was bad and Im glad to hear they won't be doing it like this ever again, in loads of different countries and citites.
But heres to Euro 20/21 ehh, as it goes into the record books.