Who do england play in next round?

Pickford 6 Walker 8 Maguire 7 Stones 6 Shaw 7 Phillips 7 Rice 7 Mount 6 Saka 6 Sterling 8 Kane 7

why he keeps playing Mount i dont know

Team for the final

4-5-1

Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw, Sterling, Rice, Phillips, Grealish, Saka, Kane

Sancho coming off the bench too

just cant get a place in the team for foden never thought that possible at start of this campaign

REASON WHY GREALISH plays against Italy

Italy will be giving fouls and free kicks all day and one foul too many means red cards and penaltys

England win this final 1-0 Grealish getting fould in box and Kane smashing home the pen on 58 minutes

Well done to the team for getting to the final. Lets hope we can beat the Italians and finish the job.

Sterling was again brilliant tonight and has consistently been our best player. We are relying so heavily on him to perform that he has become pivotal to us winning.

I thought the Denmark game was always going to be difficult and for some reason we always struggle against Nordic teams like Sweden, Iceland and Denmark.

Throughout the tournamount Southgate's style is to play a very defensive game and it'every much a safety first policy. With the exception of the Ukraine match where we got an early goal in both halves it's not been pretty but we have got the job done.

Individually last night most players were solid enough although Pickford does seem like a mistake waiting to happen. Grealish was unlucky to be a substituted substitute but Southgate's defensive attitude will always be one of caution and safety first.

Now onto Declan Rice who I thought had a steady game and did ok last night. I can understand why Southgate plays him because he wants that added security in midfield to protect the likes of Maguire and Shaw when they push forward.

There is no way he is going to drop Pickford. He was clearly very nervy last night and his kicking was atrocious but he will not change the keeper before the final.

I also understand the thinking behind starting Grealish that @tomcat75 says about Italy fouling him and getting cards and gaining us free kicks etc but I would be amazed if he starts. Southgate will go for the disciplined players who are going to do exactly what he expects. That is why he loves the likes of Mount, Phillips and Rice. They are never going to be 10 out of 10 but will never get below a 6 and do their jobs. He see's Grealish as a game changer - hence why he didn't even come on against Ukraine. His role in the squad is to turn matches back in our favour if we aren't ahead.

Pickford...

I thought we'd be at our most dangerous trying to get pace in behind Chiellini and Bonucci, so would have liked to have seen Saka or Sancho play. It looks to me like we will be playing in front of Italy and that will suit them down to the ground. Hopefully I am wrong!

Another disappointing defeat on penalties but to get to the final was progress.

We were very solid but lacked the creativity of Italy who for me were the best team in the tournament.