Thousands of fans, including the president and the Pope, cheer the Italian team after its victory at the Euro 2020.
Italy beat Spain 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in a magnificent Euro 2020 semi-final at Wembley. They will face either England or Denmark in Sunday's final.
This record-breaking team is off to the quarterfinals of the European Championship with a defense that finally allowed a goal after more than 19 hours but with a national team-record 12th straight victory.
UEFA reached an agreement with the UK to allow the 90,000-seat stadium to be at about 75 percent capacity for the final three matches of the Euro 2020 tournament.
Matteo Pessina scored as Italy made it three wins out of three at Euro 2020 by beating 10-man Wales 1-0 to finish top of Group A with both teams advancing to the last 16.
France, now unbeaten in their last 17 competitive outings, launch their title quest with a morale-boosting win to go second in Group F behind holders Portugal.
Captain Ronaldo scores from the penalty spot in the 87th minute to move ahead of Michel Platini as the all-time top scorer at the finals on 10 goals, which he quickly turned into 11 by dribbling the ball into the net in added time.
The decision came after Moscow sent a complaint to UEFA over the jersey that features two nationalistic slogans, as well as a map of Ukraine with Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014.
The International Football Association Board said that it had agreed to a proposal by FIFA for a temporary change to the rules "to protect player welfare."
Bulgaria was punished for the Nazi salutes and racist chanting of its soccer fans at England's black players during a 6-0 loss two weeks ago.
European champions Portugal and high-flying Ukraine edged closer to reaching next year’s European Championship with comfortable home wins in qualifying Group B on Friday.
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