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.

13. Treatment for Chiesa
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14. Italy fans
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15. Gareth Southgate comforts Saka
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16. Italy celebrate
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