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Patna : Italy, the four-time FIFA World Cup Champion, defeated England 3-2 in penalty shootout in final on late July 11, 2021, night, at Wembley Stadium, London, to lift their second UEFA Euro 2020 Cup, after a gap of 53 years surpassing three-time champion Spain’s 44 year wait for their second trophy. Italy had last won UEFA Euro trophy in 1968. They were runners-up in 2000 and 2012. England captain Hayy Kane said that the defeat in final will hurt for the rest of our career.
Penalty shooutout was taken up after the two teams remained locked 1-1 even after extra time. Luke Shaw of England scored the first goal in 2nd minute to give his team 1-0 lead. But, Italian Leonardo Bonucci scored the equaliser in 67th minute to make it 1-1. Five Italian players and 1 England player were shown Yellow Cards during the match. Italy played 21 fouls to 13 by England. Italy’s pass accuracy was 88 % to 74 % of England.
In the penalty shootout, Italy’s Federico Bernardeschi, Leonardo Bonucci, and Domenico Berardi scored goals. For England, Harry Maguire and captain Harry Kane scored goal i n penalty shoouout.