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England will be looking to erase the memory of their Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy as they battle for glory at Euro 2024.

Gareth Southgate’s side lost out in a penalty shootout at Wembley Stadium, as Roberto Mancini guided the Azzurri to glory, and the Three Lions’ long wait for a major men’s international title stretched on.

Southgate has built England into a team that regularly reaches the knockout stages of tournaments, with the final heartbreak against Italy coming on the back of a semifinal exit at the 2018 World Cup against Croatia.

Having made the final of another major tournament after overcoming Switzerland on penalties and then beating the Netherlands in the semis, they will be determined to end their barren run in 2024, with the tournament likely to be Southgate’s final hurrah as England head coach.

Some unconvincing performances at the end of the qualifying phase, and early into the tournament, cast some doubt over England’s credentials as challengers, but they certainly possess the talent in the squad to go one better than they did last time.

Have England won the Euros?

England’s European Championship record makes for uncomfortable reading for their fans with no title win and just one final appearance before Euro 2024.

Euro 2020 looked to be their moment to create history, but it was not to be, as the penalties loss to Italy was filed alongside another shootout heartbreak against Germany in the semifinals of Euro 96. On both occasions, England lost out on home soil.

England European Championship results

England have only failed to qualify for one European Championship since 1988 after Steve McClaren’s team infamously missed out on a spot at Euro 2008.

Year Host Wins Draws* Losses Goals Scored Goals Conceded
1968 Italy 1 0 1 2 1
1980 Italy 1 1 1 3 3
1988 West Germany 0 0 3 2 7
1992 Sweden 0 2 1 1 2
1996 England 2 3 0 8 3
2000 Belgium/Netherlands 1 0 2 5 6
2004 Portugal 2 1 1 10 6
2012 Poland/Ukraine 2 2 0 5 3
2016 France 1 2 1 4 4
2020 Europe 5 2 0 11 2
2024 Germany 3 3 0 7 4

*Draws include knockout-stage games decided by penalty shootouts level after 90 minutes plus 30 minutes of extra time.

How did England qualify for Euro 2024?

England continued their pattern of easing through qualification with an unbeaten run of six wins and two draws from eight qualifiers. Two of those victories came against Italy — a slight exorcising of the Euro 2020 ghost — with the defending champions qualifying in second place from Group C.

They concluded qualifying with tame performances in a win over Malta and draw with North Macedonia, although their place in the finals had already been assured before those games.

England European Championship record

Year Host Stage Reached Eliminated By
1960 France Did not enter —
1964 Spain Did not qualify —
1968 Italy Semifinal Yugoslavia
1972 Belgium Did not qualify —
1976 Yugoslavia Did not qualify —
1980 Italy Group Stage Belgium/Italy
1984 France Did not qualify —
1988 West Germany Group Stage Soviet Union/Netherlands
1992 Sweden Group Stage Sweden/Denmark
1996 England Semifinal Germany
2000 Belgium/Netherlands Group Stage Portugal/Romania
2004 Portugal Quarterfinal Portugal
2008 Austria/Switzerland Did not qualify —
2012 Poland/Ukraine Quarterfinal Italy
2016 France Round of 16 Iceland
2020 Europe Runners-Up Italy

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