Euro 2020 news live: Italy's emphatic win, Wales charge on, England latest (2024)

After another day of Euro 2020 action on Tuesday, including France prevailing against Germany and Cristiano Ronaldo breaking more records, today has not been short of drama either.

Russia gained their first three points of the tournament after beating Finland 1-0 in a lively encounter.

In Group A, Wales marched on with a 2-0 win against Turkey. Italy, meanwhile, continued their impressive form in the tournament with another 3-0 victory, this time against Switzerland.

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Harry Maguire has declared himself fit for England’s match against Scotland on Friday.

Maguire, 28, returned to England training last Thursday after sustaining an ankle injury last month but was left out of Southgate's 26-man squad against Croatia on Sunday. He last played on May 9 during Manchester United’s 3-1 win against Aston Villa, but has said he is “fit and fresh” to take part in England’s upcoming Group D fixture.

Gareth Southgate’s side got off to an encouraging start in the European Championship following a 1-0 win against Croatia at Wembley.

Italy XI: Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Spinazzola, Barella, Jorginho, Locatelli, Berardi, Insigne, Immobile.

Switzerland XI: Sommer, Mbabu, Elvedi, Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez, Freuler, Xhaka, Shaqiri, Seferovic, Embolo.

Wales keep marching on after beating Turkey 2-0, thanks to goals from Aaron Ramsey and Connor Roberts.

Despite a Gareth Bale penalty miss, Robert Page's side have amassed four points from their opening two games.

For a full debrief of the game, click here.

A Manuel Locatelli double helped Italy overcome Switzerland 3-0 as Roberto Mancini’s side became the first team to book their place in the last 16 of Euro 2020.

Click here for all you need to know about the game.

Aaron Ramsey's finish has put Wales 1-0 up against Turkey at half-time.

For all the live updates from the game, click here.

Turkey XI: Cakir; Celik, Ayhan, Soyuncu, Meras; Yokuslu, Ozan Tufan; Karaman, Calhanoglu, Under; Yilmaz.

Wales XI: Ward; Roberts, Mepham, Rodon, Davies; Morrell, Allen; Bale, Ramsey, James; Moore.

Aleksey Miranchuk's first-half effort handed Russia a crucial 1-0 victory against Finland in a closely-fought affair.

For the full match debrief, click here.

In the build-up to England vs Scotland on Friday, kick-off at 8pm BST, the Aston Villa midfielder has said he hopes his club team-mate Jack Grealish doesn't play.

Grealish didn’t feature in England’s 1-0 win over Croatia on Sunday and is managing his workload by missing every other training session in his return to full match fitness.

Will Southgate pick him to start?

Germany beat France on expected goals last night — around 1.1 vs 0.3.

So did France really deserve to win?

The Athletic's Michael Cox says this measure hints at the weakness in Deschamps’ system.

To learn more, click below.

Pohjanpalo thought he had found the opener for Finland but VAR ruled the goal out for offside.

It's still 0-0 with 11 minutes played.

Head over to The Athletic's live blog action here.

Finland wore “Get Well Christian shirts” before their match against Russia to show their support to Denmark international Chrisitan Eriksen who suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday.

To read more about the heroes who saved Christian Eriksen, click below.

Twelve games into Euro 2020 and there are some fun data patterns to look at.

The Athletic's Tom Worville has analysed the data from round one, including France’s passivity when out of possession, the substitution strategies used so far and Jordi Alba’s busy evening against Sweden.

Find out more below.

Finland vs Russia kicks off at 2pm (BST) are the startling line-ups have been announced.

Finland starting XI: Hradecky; Toivo, Arajuuri, O'Shaughnessy; Raitala, Lod, Schuller, Kamara, Uronen; Pukki, Pohjanpalo

Russia starting XI: Safonov; Barinov, Dzhikiya, Diveev; Fernandes, Zobnin, Ozdoev, Kuzyayev; Miranchuk, Golovin; Dzyuba

Follow live action here.

Marko Arnautovic has been handed a one-match ban for insulting a North Macedonia player during Austria's 3-0 win on Sunday.

He will be ruled out of the game against the Netherlands on Wednesday.

You can read more here.

Following their 1-0 win over Germany on Wednesday night, Adrien Rabiot has said that France “needed to send a message” to the rest of the teams in the competition.

“There was expectation around us, we knew that. We suffered sometimes but we didn’t concede anything.

“We had mental and collective strength. We are very proud of this match. We did not let our heads drop, we were a real team on the pitch, we felt that on the pitch, across all the lines.

“That is what the coach wanted, we are truly really happy. Deschamps has brought about tactical rigour, I have been learning it over the last two seasons. It bodes well for what’s to come. We had to show up, we were the last team to play. We had to send a message.”

Antonio Rudiger has admitted that what Paul Pogba described as a “nibble” looks “unfortunate”.

Pogba claimed Rudiger “nibble” him during France's win over Germany but insists the defender should not face a ban for the incident.

Rudiger has since said: “I should not come close with my mouth to his back, no doubt about it. It looks unfortunate," the 28-year-old told reporters after the game. "Paul and I have talked about it as friends after the final whistle.

“And he stated in our little talk and talking to the press that it was no bite, as some viewers first thought it was. Even during the match, the ref told me that he would have punished me if he thought that it was violent conduct.”

Without wanting to feel the wrath of The Athletic's Football Cliches guru Adamy Hurrey who is very particular about gear terminology, France beat Germany and still looked like they could step up a few gears as the tournament progresses.

You can listen to analysis on The Totally Football show podcast here.

Greenpeace have released an apology after a paraglider caused injuries to several people ahead of kick-off in the France vs Germany game.

The statement read: “Greenpeace Germany offers a full and unreserved apology to those who were injured and impacted as a result of our protest before yesterday’s UEFA football match in Munich.

“We are seeking to verify the extent of the injuries and hope for a quick recovery for all those affected.

“A lone paragliding protestor sought to fly over the stadium to release a soft ball carrying a note of protest against VW, a sponsor of the event, calling upon the company to accelerate its phase-out of climate-wrecking petrol and diesel cars.

“The pilot was forced to land inside the stadium as a result of technical failures, which we will fully investigate.

“Greenpeace takes safety very seriously and will mount a full investigation into what went wrong. We will fully cooperate with all relevant authorities.

“We would like to repeat our full and unreserved apology to those who were injured and impacted as a result of this accident.”