London: all day, there is noise.
The songs have started early in the morning, because several hundred fans first appeared by Wembley, the flag fluttered from their back.
The songs began immediately after the train door opened at Wembley Park underground station, the “three lion” rendition and “sweet caroline.” Inside the stadium, the noise rings, gathering strength when it looks English experiencing a kind of lamid lamid: When Luke Shaw scored and the hosts led the European Championship final in two minutes and everything, after more than half a century, came home.
There was noise when Italy canceled and scratched the way back, tamed control of the English ball and grabbed the ball, Equalizer Leonardo Bonucci stabbed national trance.
There is noise before extra time, Wembley bounced and jumped because, well, what else can you do? There was noise before a penalty, a prospect that haunted British more than others.
It’s a day of noise.
However, what in Wembley will remember, isnt noise but sudden removal, instant is not it.
England organized more matches than any country at Euro 2020.
Wembley was home to the semifinals and finals.
More importantly, Southgate has a squad that separates it – France, maybe – envy every other team here.
In telling the 2020 euro, Italy was somewhere between the subplot and the supporting actor.
Italian trip does not have a big British historical stroke.
But maybe the story is actually about the country that doesn’t even qualify for the World Cup in 2018.Instead, has been changed to a champion, once again, in just three years.
Rock Bottom in 2017: The TOI sports page starting November 2017 illustrates how Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup (2018 in Russia) for the first time in six decades.
The four-time champion loses their two feet playoffs to Sweden suffering from the embarrassing Failurerobto Italy Mancini has illuminated this tournament at every turn.
And how, fight teams with deeper and supported resources by partisan crowds, take control of the dream of others.
In the first few minutes of Sunday at Wembley, when it felt as if England was in the grip of some mass experience outside the body, Italy might be swept by everything.
England, sometimes, looks as if they might flood their opponents.
But slowly, almost invisible, Italy settled.
It feels like England loses the initiative, but truly Italian takes it.
Italian blood flavorful.
Bonucci binds scores, a kind of goal randomized.
Extra time towering.
The clock ticked, and the prospect of the penalty appeared on the horizon.
For England, one last test, one last ghost to face.
Andrea Belotti was the first to be passed for Italy in a shootout.
Marcus Rash-Ford stepped forward.
When he approached the ball slowly, trying to tease Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian goalkeeper.
Donnarumma doesn’t move, calling her snapping.
Rashford crashed into the ball.
It crashed into post legs.
Sancho Jadon was missed, his shot was saved by Donnarumma.
But so does Jorginho, Italian penalty specialist.
For a moment, England experienced a suspension of punishment.
Bukayo Saka, the youngest member of Southgate’s Squad, walked forward.
England has another chance.
And then, just like that, it’s over.
Italian players, European champions now, drowned their knees in distrust, in pleasure.