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image captionFans were left heartbroken as England lost to Italy in the final of Euro 2020
Football fans said they were gutted but proud after watching England lose the Euro 2020 final to Italy on penalties.
Wearsiders Jordan Henderson and Jordan Pickford both featured.
Despite the defeat, fans said England s all-round performance gave them hope for a successful 2022 Qatar World Cup.
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image captionThe night started with an air of excitement and anticipation at the PaddyPark fans Zone in Newcastle
Distraught fans at the Newcastle PaddyPark fans zone clapped the England players at the end but some looked bereft and one shouted: I cannot do this any more.
Fans go from euphoria to despair as England falls short
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press July 11, 2021 8:05pm Text size Copy shortlink:
LONDON So close.
It took just a few weeks to undo decades of pessimism for England fans, persuading millions that the team could defy decades of disappointment and win a major international soccer tournament for the first time since 1966.
For much of Sunday s final against Italy, it felt like it might.
But when Italy won the European Championship in a 3-2 penalty shootout, following a match that ended 1-1 after extra time, fans sat with heads in hands. At a fan zone in Croydon, south London, friends hugged one another in consolation as a DJ played Oasis Don