Five players from European champions Italy were selected and neither Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe nor Robert Lewandowski were elected to the official team of the European Football Association (UEFA) on Tuesday.
The trio included striker Federico Chiesa and Raheem Sterling from England, the defeated finalist, and Belgian Romelu Lukaku, who lost to Italy in the quarter-finals.
Ronaldo won the Golden Boot with five goals, as did Patrick Cech from the Czech Republic, who was also overlooked by the UEFA panel of 16 former coaches and players. Lukaku, who has scored four goals in four games, is the only one of the top six Euro 2020 scorers in the squad.
Mbappe failed to score in four games and held the decisive penalty when France were eliminated in the round of 16 against Switzerland in the round of 16. Lewandowski, currently the world’s best FIFA player, scored three goals in three games but Poland finished bottom of the group. . England captain Harry Kane scored four goals but failed to make it into the squad that included teammates Kyle Walker and Harry Maguire in defense.
The Italian team included the official best player of the tournament, goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, defenders Leonardo Bonucci and Leonardo Spinazola, and midfielder Jorginho. Among those chosen were Fabio Capello, Robbie Keane, Esteban Cambiasso and David Moyes.
Euro 2020 goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) defenders: Kyle Walker (England), Leonardo Bonucci (Italy), Harry Maguire (England), Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy) midfielders: Pierre-Emile Hojberg (Denmark), Jorginho (Italy) strikers : Federico Chiesa (Italy), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium), Raheem Sterling (England).
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