{"id":299517,"date":"2023-12-03T08:55:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=299517"},"modified":"2023-12-03T08:55:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:55:46","slug":"can-gareth-southgates-side-end-their-wait-for-euro-success-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/soccer\/can-gareth-southgates-side-end-their-wait-for-euro-success-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Gareth Southgate&apos;s side end their wait for Euro success in 2024?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> So close and yet so far! England have only reached the final of the Euros once in 10 attempts but after the draw for next summer&#8217;s competition, can Gareth Southgate&#8217;s side go one better than last time out?<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Re-live the action from Hamburg\u00a0as England learn their Group C opponents\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Three Lions have only once reached the final of the competition &#8211; in 2021<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gareth Southgate backs his England stars to handle the weight of expectation\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>England learned their group stage opponents for next summer&#8217;s European Championship on Saturday night, and will be hoping to go all the way in Germany for the first time ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the Three Lions have managed to lift the World Cup &#8211; way back in 1966 &#8211; the Euros have been a tournament of misery for England, who have only reached the final once.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Having been handed a comparatively easy draw alongside Serbia, Slovenia and Denmark, Gareth Southgate&#8217;s side will be hoping to go one better than the last competition, that saw them reach the final only to lose on penalties.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was the furthest that they have ever gone since 1996, where a Paul Gascoigne-inspired side fell on spot-kicks to old rivals Germany, the eventual winners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here, <span>Mail Sport<\/span> takes a look at each of England&#8217;s previous Euro campaigns, with a picture summing up their performances at all 10 outings thus far.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/21\/78506529-12818517-image-a-46_1701552950759.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gareth Southgate and England found out their opponents for the upcoming European Championship<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/21\/78506393-12818517-image-a-47_1701552974783.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Three Lions were drawn against Serbia, Slovenia and Denmark at the ceremony in Hamburg<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<h2>1968\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>England\u2019s debut at the \u2018finals\u2019 came as world champions, in the days when just four nations competed in the final tournament, held over six days in Italy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bobby Moore and co lost the semi-final 1-0 to Yugoslavia but secured third place in a 2-0 play-off win against the Soviet Union, which saw Geoff Hurst secure the win after Bobby Charlton had opened the scoring.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager:<\/span> Alf Ramsey<span> Finished: <\/span>Third <span>Champions:<\/span> Italy\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/21\/78509905-12818517-image-a-48_1701553253788.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>When England first appeared at the Euros in 1968 they did so as the reigning world champions<\/p>\n<h2>1980<\/h2>\n<p>Back in Italy for the first Euros with eight teams, England drew 1-1 with Belgium thanks to a Ray Wilkins goal, but the damage was done with a 1-0 defeat by the hosts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They signed off with a 2-1 win over Spain \u2014 with goals from Trevor Brooking and\u00a0 Tony Woodcock \u2014 but it was not enough to see them advance from the group.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager: <\/span>Ron Greenwood <span>Finished:<\/span> Group stage <span>Champions:<\/span> West Germany<\/p>\n<h2>1988<\/h2>\n<p>Gary Lineker fell to the floor in despair after missing a chance against Ireland in England\u2019s opening match in Stuttgart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They lost 1-0 to a Ray Houghton goal, and were then beaten by 3-1 by Netherlands and 3-1 by the Soviet Union in a campaign that saw them finish rock bottom.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager: <\/span>Bobby Robson <span>Finished: <\/span>Group stage <span>Champions: <\/span>Netherlands\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>1992\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Neil Webb in action during the final group stage game, a 2-1 defeat by Sweden after David Platt\u2019s early opener.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That was England\u2019s only goal of the tournament after goalless draws against Denmark and France.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A minor improvement on four years earlier, then, but still finished bottom of the group.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager: <\/span>Graham Taylor <span>Finished:<\/span> Group stage <span>Champions: <\/span>Denmark<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/21\/78509903-12818517-image-a-49_1701553296977.jpg\" height=\"431\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Neil Webb was part of the England side that lost 2-1 to Sweden in 1992 before limping out at the group stage<\/p>\n<h2>1996<\/h2>\n<p>Paul Gascoigne lashes home at Wembley in the 2-0 win over Scotland in a memorable summer that \u2014 of course \u2014 ended in despair with Gareth Southgate\u2019s missed penalty against Germany.<\/p>\n<p>England finished top of the group after this win and a 4-1 drubbing of the Dutch and then edged past Spain on penalties to reach the last four.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Football didn\u2019t quite come home, but the nation was captivated from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager:<\/span> Terry Venables <span>Finished:<\/span> Semi-finals (no third-place play-off) <span>Champions:<\/span> Germany\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/21\/78509897-12818517-image-m-56_1701553958839.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One of the more optimistic campaigns in recent years ended with penalty heartbreak after no-boss Southgate&#8217;s missed penalty in the semi-finals<\/p>\n<h2>2000\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>After 18 minutes of the opener against Portugal, England were 2-0 up and beginning to dream&#8230; but they went on to lose 3-2.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then, after Alan Shearer secured a 1-0 win over Germany, Phil Neville proved the villain as his late foul gave away a penalty against Romania \u2014 leading to a 3-2 defeat and early exit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager:<\/span> Kevin Keegan<span> Finished:<\/span> Group stage <span>Champions:<\/span> France\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/21\/78509895-12818517-image-a-50_1701553385220.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Phil Neville (left) gave away a penalty late on against Romania which led to a 3-2 loss and an early exit<\/p>\n<h2>2004<\/h2>\n<p>Wayne Rooney announced his arrival on the international scene aged 18 with four goals in the group stage as England bounced back from a late defeat by France to wallop Switzerland 3-0 and Croatia 4-2.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the Everton wonderkid was forced off injured after 27 minutes in the quarter-final clash against hosts Portugal and \u2014 you guessed it \u2014 England went on to lose on penalties.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager: <\/span>Sven-Goran Eriksson <span>Finished:<\/span> Quarter-finals <span>Champions:<\/span> Greece<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/21\/78509893-12818517-image-a-51_1701553654407.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Euro 2004 in Portugal saw Wayne Rooney announce his arrival on the international scene<\/p>\n<h2>2012\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Andy Carroll does battle with Italy in the quarter-finals after England finished top of the group thanks to a draw with France and wins over Sweden (in which Carroll scored) and Ukraine, who were co-hosting with Poland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But more penalty agony followed, with Ashley Young and Ashley Cole missing as the Italians progressed after a 0-0 draw.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager:<\/span> Roy Hodgson <span>Finished: <\/span>Quarter-finals <span>Champions: <\/span>Spain\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>2016<\/h2>\n<p>One of the lowest points in England\u2019s history came in France with a last-16 exit to surprise package Iceland, who won 2-1 after an early Rooney goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Uninspiring England had battled out of the group, finishing second behind Wales, but nobody expected this.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hodgson resigned immediately, leading to the 67-day reign of Sam Allardyce.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager:<\/span> Roy Hodgson <span>Finished: <\/span>Last 16 <span>Champions:<\/span> Portugal\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/21\/78509885-12818517-image-a-52_1701553833632.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England&#8217;s 2-1 defeat to Iceland in the Second Round of Euro 2016 was one of the lowest points in the Three Lions&#8217; history<\/p>\n<h2>2020<\/h2>\n<p>England played all but one of their games at Wembley and came so close to taking advantage, beating Germany 2-0 in the last 16 and then edging past Denmark in extra-time in the semis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Luke Shaw scored after two minutes of the final against Italy but Leonardo Bonucci levelled and \u2014 that familiar story \u2014 England lost on penalties after misses by Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka.\u00a0Maybe next summer&#8230;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager: <\/span>Gareth Southgate <span>Finished: <\/span>Runners-up <span>Champions: <\/span>Italy\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/21\/78509889-12818517-image-a-53_1701553863879.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Luke Shaw&#8217;s early opener against Italy in 2021 gave England hope before ultimately losing on 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