To hear the England players giddily singing along with the Wembley Stadium crowd to "Sweet Caroline" — "so good, so good" — encapsulates the youthful exuberance and carefree spirit of a group unburdened by trying to end the team's 55-year trophy drought on Sunday. The European Championship final on Sunday pits England, which hasn’t even reached a final since winning the 1966 World Cup, against one of the continent’s most decorated teams. But the team is a comparative underachiever in the European Championship with its only title in 1968. Italy, however, has already reached the final twice in recent years — in 2000 and 2012 — whereas England hasn’t got close until now. Winning Euro 2020 would be a form or redemption for Southgate, whose penalty miss against Germany at Euro '96 denied England a chance of making the final.

Source: Fox News July 10, 2021 11:26 UTC