England’s dreams of an historic Euros victory in front of an exuberant home crowd were ultimately dashed in a nail-biting penalty shootout.
Italy ended the Three Lions’ bid for glory with a 3-2 victory on penalties at Wembley in the nation’s capital, which had earlier seen ticketless fans breach security to get into the stadium.
Here is a selection of photos from the occasion.
5. Prayers were offered
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6. Roberto Mancini looks on
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7. A pitch invader is led away
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8. A stramash in the box...
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