UEFA EURO 2020 (champions - Italy)
EURO 2020, played in 2021, ended with Italy beating England 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Wembley - Luke Shaw scoring inside two minutes, Leonardo Bonucci equalising, and Gianluigi Donnarumma saving from Saka and Sancho in the shoot-out. It was Italy's second EURO, their first since 1968, and Donnarumma was named Player of the Tournament.
Why this wins its question: The Wembley shoot-out sequence and the 1968 gap bound to UEFA's official report, giving the EURO chain its 2020 link before Spain's 2024 title in this graph.
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Italy beat England 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw following extra time in the EURO 2020 final at Wembley: Luke Shaw scored inside two minutes in England's first EURO final, and Leonardo Bonucci equalised midway through the second half.
In the shoot-out Gianluigi Donnarumma saved from Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford hit the post; Donnarumma was named Player of the Tournament, and the title was Italy's first EURO since 1968.