AS MUCH five records in the game Italy vs Spanish in the semifinals Euro 2020 which was held at Wembley Stadium, Wednesday (7/7/2021) early morning WIB. These records were created after Italy won 4-2 over Spain via penalty shootout.
Italy opened the scoring via Federico Chiesa’s action in the 60th minute. However, Alvaro Morata equalized it at 1-1 20 minutes later. In short, because the score was as strong as 2×15 minutes of extra time, the match went to a penalty shootout and Italy won the match. So, what records were created?
Here are 5 records that were created in the Italy vs Spain match in the semifinals of the European Cup 2020:
5. Italy 10 Times Qualified for Major Tournament Finals
Italy has qualified for the finals of major tournaments 10 times, including the World Cup and European Cup. Italy has reached the World Cup final six times and has reached the European Cup final four times (including the European Cup).
As a result, Italy won four World Cup titles and one European Cup trophy. Only Germany has appeared more performances in the final of a major tournament, which is 14 times.
4. Spain’s Bad Record
For the first time, Spain failed to qualify for the European Cup final when they reached the semifinals. Previously, Spain were in the semi-finals of the 1964, 1984, 2008 and 2012 European Cups.
Even in three editions of them (1964, 2008 and 2012), Spain came out as champion. Because of this, Spain experienced a decline in performance at the 2020 European Cup.
