England were back, baby! But after the tumultuous Fabio Capello spell ended, Roy Hodgson was appointed just 6 weeks out from the tournament. They weren't big favourites to win in Poland and Ukraine, neither were their Group D bedfellows France, similarly recoiling after the horrors of Raymond Domenech's spell in charge. The big names and favourites here though, were Germany and Portugal - of Group B's group of death, as well as Italy and Spain - in a similarly deathly Group C! Would Spain retain? Well, you already know that!01:00 - Group Stages17:30 - 2021 Trivial Teaser19:15 - Knockout Stage See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Everyone seemed to know they score,They had seen it all before,They just knew,They were so sure,That England were gonna throw it away,Gonna blow it away.And it turns out: THEY CAN PLAY. ENGLAND THROUGH TO A FIRST FINAL SINCE 1966!01:00 - England 2-1 Denmark23:20 - 2021 Trivial Teaser24:40 - Final Preview: England vs Italy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Federico Chiesa curled a beautiful goal in at Wembley for Italy against Spain. Alvaro Morata and Dani Olmo combined for an equaliser 10 minutes from time. The game went deep into the London night, into extra time. Into penalties where Morata turned from hero to villain, missing the crucial kick. Italy will play at Wembley on Sunday. Who will they face? Well, we preview that as well.01:00 - Italy 1-1 Spain (4-2 on penalties)27:00 - 2021 Trivial Teaser28:20 - Preview: England vs Denmark See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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We had to come to it sooner or later: the tournament that England failed to qualify for. Outside of that shock that featured Croatia, a depleted England and a Wally with a Brolly, we had a group of death that served up both 2006 World Cup finalists Italy and France as well as the Netherlands in the same half of the draw as a Spanish side. Spain remained the neutral's favourite and were finally cobbling together an identity. Portugal and Germany were the big hitters in the top half of the draw, but both would be inextricably linked to a quarter final. Could there be a dark horse in the final?01:00 - Group Stages16:00 - 2021 Trivial Teaser17:00 - Knockout Stages See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The year was 2004. Portugal hosted the European Championships and had an exciting young talent in Cristiano Ronaldo. They occupied a group with Spain - among the favourites, Russia - who had fallen dramatically since the Soviet Union dissolution, and Greece - the absolute no-hopers. Two of these four occupied the final three weeks after Greece stunned Portugal in the opening night. Germany were hoping to build on a World Cup final, they were in a group of death with Netherlands, Czech Republic and minnows Latvia. Meanwhile, Wayne Rooney would burst into life in a group containing France and Zinedine Zidane as well as a Scandinavian affair between Denmark and Sweden - alongside Italy. 01:00 - Group Stages12:30 - 2021 Trivial Teaser13:40 - Knockout Stages See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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England break all sorts of records to make a third-ever European Championships semi-final, with a 4-0 hammering of Ukraine in Rome. Meanwhile in Asia, Denmark get over the line despite a fightback from Czech Republic, as Patrik Schick, Thomas Delaney and Kasper Dolberg traded goals.01:00 - England 4-0 Ukraine15:05 - 2021 Trivial Teaser16:10 - Denmark 2-1 Czech Republic24:45 - Semi-Final Previews: England vs Denmark, Italy vs Spain See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The Bobby M derby was settled in Munich as Italy book their place at Wembley in the semi-finals. Switzerland’s summer, or SOMMER, is over after their eventual elimination at the hands of Spanish penalties. We also preview the mammoth fixtures from Saturday: England vs Ukraine and Denmark vs Czech Republic.01:00 - Belgium 1-2 Italy20:15 - 2021 Trivial Teaser21:40 - Spain 1-1 Switzerland (3-1 on penalties)35:30 - Quarter Final Previews See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Our Euro rewinds continue ahead of the quarter finals turning up tonight. This time we have potentially one of the best tournaments ever. Euro 2000 had the indomitable world champions in France, an Italy side full of attacking talents and a co-host in the Netherlands who looked to entertain. Meanwhile, Germany, England and Spain were looking to bounce back from a poor World Cup in France two years prior.01:00 - Group Stages14:50 - 2021 Trivial Teaser16:15 - Knockout Stages See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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1996 was the year that football was supposed to have come home. England were imbued by the confidence of hosting Euro 96, they had Paul Gascoigne back, they had a fresh new manager in Terry Venables. Preparation was hardly the best: Venables' court cases saw him announce his resignation for after the tournament, the Dentist Chair cast shame on the players and Alan Shearer hadn't scored in an England shirt for 2 years. All of those character arcs would be completed by the end of the tournament. Meanwhile, you had a divided Netherlands, a transitional France and the dark horses of Czech Republic, as well as the 1994 World Cup surprise packages in Romania and Bulgaria thrown in with a less than impressive Spain and a returning Portugal to tournament football as well as Italy struggling to cope in the group of death.01:00 - Group Stages11:50 - 2021 Trivial Teasr13:00 - Knockout Stages See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Football is on the motorway – OR AUTOBAHN – it doesn’t need its SatNav to come home now! England were utterly STERLING and overcome a hoodoo by beating Germany for the first time in 55 years in knockout football. Oh, and there was another match: Ukraine won out thanks to a 122nd minute winner in a grisly game of football.01:00 - England 2-0 Germany21:25 - 2021 Trivial Teaser22:35 - Sweden 1-2 Ukraine (aet)33:30 - Quarter Final Previews See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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