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England have stayed true to their billing as the tournament favourites at Euro 2020, seeing off Denmark 2-1 in extra time to book a final date with Italy at Wembley on Sunday.
Earlier in the tournament, the Three Lions navigated the group stage and the first two knockout rounds at Euro 2020 without conceding. That made Gareth Southgate's men the first in the history of the European Championship to open their campaign at the tournament with five consecutive clean sheets.
Although their run of clean sheets ended when Mikkel Damsgaard beat Jordan Pickford with a delectable free-kick, England hit back with two goals to reach their first European Championship final.
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Here's a look at five milestones awaiting England in the Euro 2020 final:
#5 England could become the ninth first-time finalist, 11th overall, to win the European Championship
Barring the inaugural edition of the European Championship final (in 1960), which featured two first-time finalists by default, eight different first-time finalists at the tournament have won the competition.
They are Spain (1964), Italy (1968), West Germany (1972), Czechoslovakia (1976), France (1984), Netherlands (1988), Denmark (1992) and Greece (2004).
To date, only Yugoslavia (1960), Belgium (1980) and Portugal (2004) have faltered in their maiden European Championship finals. England will hope they do not join the trio as they strive to become the ninth first-time finalist in European Championship history to go all the way at the tournament.
If they do so, the Three Lions will become the 11th different team to triumph at the Euros. The last time the Euro winners were 'first-time' champions was when Greece won the tournament in 2004.
#4 Become the fifth team to win the FIFA World Cup and the European Championship
A win against Italy on Sunday would make England only the fifth team in history to win the FIFA World Cup and the European Championship.
Among the ten different teams to have won the Euros, only Spain, Italy, Germany and France (not necessarily in that order) have also won the FIFA World Cup.
England won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, their only major championship to date, beating West Germany 4-2 in the Wembley final after extra time.
#3 England could become the fourth hosts to win the European Championship
The European Championships haven't been particularly kind to the host nation, especially in recent years. If history is anything to go by, England will have their task cut out against Italy in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday.
In the competition's 61-year history to date, only three teams - Spain (1964), Italy (1968) and France (1984) - have gone all the way at the European Championship while hosting the tournament.
Although Euro 2020 has been played across multiple countries, England are the 'hosts' for the Wembley final.
The last two hosts to have reached the Euro final - Portugal (2004) and France (2016) - stumbled at the final hurdle. That is something England will have to be mindful of when they lock horns with the Azzurri on Sunday.
However, the Three Lions can draw confidence from the fact that they have not faltered in the only major final on home soil - the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
#2 Become only the second European Championship winner to concede one goal in the tournament
England's campaign at Euro 2020 has been one marked by defensive resilience, a hallmark they have come to be recognised with since making the FIFA World Cup semi-final in Russia three years ago.
Gareth Southgate's men have conceded just once in six games at the tournament thus far. If they manage to keep out the Azzurri attack and win the final, England will become only the third team to triumph at the European Championship after conceding just one goal.
Only Spain (Euro 2012) have won the Euros having conceded just one goal through the entire tournament, something England could emulate on Sunday.
#1 Become the first team to keep six clean sheets at a major tournament
Staying with the topic of England's newfound defensive resilience, another shutout, this time against Italy in the final, will make the Three Lions the first team to keep six clean sheets at a single edition of the Euros.
In fact, if England do not concede against Italy in the final, they will become the first team at a major tournament (FIFA World Cup and European Championship) to keep six clean sheets.
