Whats the furthest England has ever got in the Euros?
Gareth Southgates side head into this years competition as one of the favourites but face tough competition from the likes of Germany, France, Italy, Spain and 2016 winners Portugal. With Englands 26-man squad now confirmed and their first game against Croatia on June 13 fast approaching the waiting is over and its time to see if football really is coming home. This will be Southgates second major tournament at the England helm having previously taken the team to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup. England has competed in nine European Championships since the tournament first began in 1960. Englands best performances at the finals were a third-place finish in Italy in 1968  but only four teams competed in the finals tournament that year. In 1996, England reached the semi-final when they hosted Euro 1996 but lost to Germany on penalties  Southgate missed his spot-kick. The Three Lions reached the quarter-finals on two other occasions, losing to host nation Portugal in 2004 and to Italy in 2012, both in penalty shoot-outs. Under Roy Hodgson, they suffered a humiliating defeat in the round of 16 by Iceland. On the other four occasions (1980, 1988, 1992 and 2000), they did not progress beyond the group stages. MORE : Euro 2020 England fixtures: Dates of Three Lions group matches  Follow Metro across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Share your views in the comments below.