England set for massive open-top victory parade if they make history by beating Spain to win Euro 2024
ENGLAND will celebrate Euro 2024 glory with an open-top victory parade if they beat Spain.
The Three Lions face Luis de la Fuente’s side in the final in Berlin on Sunday night.
Gareth Southgate is looking to make more history after taking England to a second consecutive Euros final.
Ahead of the match, plans are already being put in place if his players come out victorious.
According to The Standard, the squad will celebrate with a victory parade through London.
Preparations are currently at an advanced stage, with a route planned from Guildhall in the City of London to Buckingham Palace.
The likes of Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham will then be honoured by the King and the royal family.
It is understood the open-top bus parade will take place on Tuesday.
As many as one million fans could line the streets in celebration, as the parade passes Trafalgar Square and The Mall.
Meanwhile, the players have also been lined up to meet Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer at Downing Street on Monday.
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The Prime Minister is also expected to attend Sunday’s final at the Olympiastadion in the German capital, having also hinted at a bank holiday in the event of an England victory.
A royal reception is pencilled in for Monday as well, with FA president Prince William likely to attend.
You can say it hasn’t been pretty, but England are in the final… and we’re peaking at just the right time, says Jack Wilshere
AFTER what has been a tough tournament of times, what an opportunity Gareth Southgate and his team will have to end in the best possible way, writes Jack Wilshere.
We might like a team that played better football. But it’s a results business.
Germany, Italy, France, Portugal and of course Holland would love to be where we are.
People will say we’re lucky because we’re on this side of the draw.
But we won the group. France didn’t and then ran into Spain.
You can say it wasn’t that pretty, but we’re there.
Gareth and his coaches won’t have been happy with some of the performances.
But I did like the way Gareth and his team have dealt with it.
There was no panic coming out of the camp.
Everyone gave the same message: ‘We know we can better, but we’re here still.’
And on Sunday they will be in Berlin to play Spain.
They will probably have to produce two halves of football as good as the first against Holland to beat them.
We have improved as the tournament has gone on and that is how you win things.
You want to peak in the final.
If Gareth can lead England to that major trophy we’ve all been waiting for, it will be the perfect answer to the critics and a brilliant day for us all.
Read Jack Wilshere’s England vs Holland verdict in full.
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England are bidding to win their first major tournament since the 1966 World Cup and just their second overall.
Ollie Watkins’ last-minute strike against the Netherlands in Wednesday’s semi-final confirmed their place in the final.
In doing so, England repeated the feat from the last Euros in 2021, where they were beaten on penalties by Italy.
Southgate has also become the first manager to take the Three Lions to a major tournament final outside of England.
England vs Spain record
England have played Spain 27 times in total - here is a look at every result...
- May 1929, Spain 4-3 England – International Friendly (L)
- December 1931, England 7-1 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- July 1950, Spain 1-0 England – World Cup (L)
- May 1955, Spain 1-1 England – International Friendly (D)
- November 1955, England 4-1 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- May 1960, Spain 3-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- October 1960, England 4-2 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- December 1965, Spain 0-2 England – International Friendly (W)
- May 1967, England 2-0 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- April 1968, England 1-0 Spain – European Championship (W)
- May 1968, Spain 1-2 England – European Championship (W)
- March 1980, Spain 0-2 England – International Friendly (W)
- June 1980, England 2-1 Spain – European Championship (W)
- March 1981, England 1-2 Spain – International Friendly (L)
- July 1982, Spain 0-0 England – World Cup (D)
- February 1987, Spain 2-4 England – International Friendly (W)
- September 1992, Spain 1-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- June 1996, England 0(4)-(2)0 Spain – European Championship (W)
- February 2001, England 3-0 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- November 2004, Spain 1-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- February 2007, England 0-1 Spain – International Friendly (L)
- February 2009, Spain 2-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- November 2011, England 1-0 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- November 2015, Spain 2-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- November 2016, England 2-2 Spain – International Friendly (D)
- September 2018, England 1-2 Spain – Nations League (L)
- October 2018, Spain 2-3 England – Nations League (W)
Overall, England have won 14, drawn three and lost 10 matches against Spain.