England and Italy, two footballing titans, have lived their own unique stories in the UEFA European Championships. The Three Lions still await European glory, while Italy boasts an illustrious history, having clinched the tournament twice.
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England and Italy UEFA Euros Tournament Record
England may have won one FIFA World Cup, but they’re still a nation awaiting their first UEFA European Championship. Their best performances came at Euro 1996 and Euro 2020, but they fell just short of success in both.
At Euro 1996, England advanced to the semi-finals on home soil, where they faced their historic rivals, Germany. Gareth Southgate saw his spot-kick saved as Germany won 7-6 on penalties after 120 minutes of dramatic action.
Euro 2020 was the closest England have come to achieving glory. They progressed to their first European Championship final but lost to Italy in a tense penalty shootout at Wembley Stadium. England's young stars failed to convert their penalties in front of 90,000 supporters.
Italy are two-time winners of the UEFA European Championship competition. They won the tournament for the first time in 1968 on home soil. Penalties had not yet been introduced so Italy progressed past the Soviet Union via a coin toss in the semi-final, before beating Yugoslavia in the final via a replay, after the two teams were initially inseparable after 120 minutes of football.
At Euro 2020, Italy won the tournament for the second time. They beat England on penalties in the final, having eliminated Austria, Belgium, and Spain in the knockout rounds.
England vs Italy Head to Head
Their biggest UEFA European Championship meeting was undoubtedly the Euro 2020 final. England went in front through Luke Shaw within two minutes, but the Three Lions failed to kill off Italy and were made to pay. Leonardo Bonucci equalised in the second-half and the Italians were crowned champions after winning the penalty shoot-out.
It wasn’t the first time England had faced penalty shoot-out heartbreak to Italy at a European Championship. At Euro 2012, neither England nor Italy could break the deadlock in 120 minutes of quarter-final action. Italy advanced after Andrea Pirlo famously scored a panenka in Italy’s penalty shoot-out win.
