but the the near misses and the the um the the tournaments that haven t gone so well weren t important for this team. and over the last four years, they have knocked down so many barriers. and they ve come through so many different challenges, different ways to win matches. had to come back from being behind. had to go through extra time. had to go through penalty shootouts. so, they re resilience and experience as a team have really prepared them well for this moment. reporter: well, italy have consistently excelled over the years, england have really struggled. a series of tournament blowouts or heartbreaking near-misses have become so infamous and so painful that the misery and yearning for success are almost now part of the national psyche. all of that heartbreak was captured in a song, back in 1996, three lions. and the fans have been singing
consistently excelled over the years, england have really struggled. a series of tournament blowouts or near misses have become so infamous and so painful that the misery and yearning for success are almost part of the national psyche. all of that heartbreak was captured in a song back in 1996. three lions and their fans have been sing it throughout the tournament. they ll be singing the chorus. it s coming again at wembley on sunday. is the trophy coming home or is it going to rome? we ll soon see. back to you. all right. for more on that, let s bring in cnn world sport contributor darrin lewis for more on this highly anticipated euro 2020 final. darin, italy, as we saw in the piece a long winning history. let s start with england, playing at home. haven t won a major tournament