Why is Italy v England Euro 2020 final being played at Wembley?
Get the latest news, analysis and interviews Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  The final of Euro 2020 is upon us, with Italy facing England at the so-called home of football, Wembley Stadium. Roberto Mancini's side sealed their place in the showpiece event by beating Spain on penalties on Tuesday night, with England seeing off Denmark after extra time 24 hours later. Both matches were played at Wembley, and it has been a talking point throughout the tournament as to why so many games - particularly England ones - are being played there. This year's tournament - staged across 11 European countries to mark the 60-year anniversary of the competition - saw revised venues approved by the UEFA Executive Committee in April 2021, but England's group matches were always due to be staged at Wembley in the original Euro 2020 schedule. Wembley was chosen as the semi-final and final venue way back in 2014. The FA chairman at the time Greg Dyke said: "This bidding process was open to more than 50 Uefa countries so for Wembley to be recognised in this way is testament to a lot of hard work behind the scenes." London, England: Wembley Stadium  Final and semi-finals, two round of 16 games and three group games  Saint Petersburg, Russia: Saint Petersburg Stadium  Six group games and one quarter-final  Baku, Azerbaijan: Baku Olympic Stadium  Three group games, one quarter-final  Munich, Germany: Football Arena Munich  Three group games, one quarter-final  Rome, Italy: Olimpico in Rome  Three group games, one quarter-final  Amsterdam, Netherlands: Johan Cruijff ArenA  Three group games, one round of 16 game  Bucharest, Romania: National Arena Bucharest  Three group games, one round of 16 game  Budapest, Hungary: Pusks Arna  Three group games, one round of 16 game  Copenhagen, Denmark: Parken Stadium  Three group games, one round of 16 game  Glasgow, Scotland: Hampden Park  Three group games, one round of 16 game  Seville, Spain: Stadium La Cartuja Sevilla  Three group games, one round of 16 game  England played just one match away from their traditional ome venue - their 4-0 win over Ukraine in Rome in the quarter-final. After both Denmark and Italy expressed dissatisfaction over reduced ticket allocation for the semi-finals, England boss Gareth Southgate dismissed suggestions they had an unfair advantage over their rivals. He said: Whoever hosts has an advantage so effectively weve ended up being one of the hosts. There have been a number of hosts in this tournament, and Italy, Denmark, Spain have all benefited from that as well."