Sterling, Maguire and Walker make Euro 2020 team of the tournament

England stars Raheem Sterling, Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker all make UEFA’s Euro 2020 team of the tournament (with David Moyes on the selection panel), but Italy dominate with FIVE players in the XI

  • UEFA revealed their official Euro 2020 team of the tournament on Tuesday 
  • Raheem Sterling, Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker were England’s three inclusions
  • There was no space for captain Harry Kane, nor Luke Shaw or Kalvin Phillips 
  • Five Italy players were picked, with one from Spain, Denmark and Belgium 
  • Cristiano Ronaldo – despite being joint top-scorer – was not picked in the XI  
  • Find out the latest Euro 2020 news including fixtures, live action and results here

Three of England’s Euro 2020 heroes – Raheem Sterling, Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker – have been named in UEFA’s official team of the tournament revealed on Tuesday which is dominated by five Italian winners.  

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma pipped England No 1 Jordan Pickford in goal, while there was no place for Three Lions skipper Harry Kane or any of Gareth Southgate’s midfielders. 

Italy captain Giorgio Chiellini also missed out on selection, with centre back partner Leonardo Bonucci preferred, while the most surprise inclusion in the XI is 18-year-old winger Pedri, who shone for Spain throughout the tournament.   


England stars Raheem Sterling (L), Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker (R) were all named in UEFA’s official Euro 2020 team of the tournament 

Five Italian players were named in the team, including Jorginho (L) and Leonardo Bonucci (R) 

Italy’s Gianluigi Donnarumma also pipped Jordan Pickford to the goalkeeper’s spot in the team

GK – Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy)

DEF – Kyle Walker (England), Leonardo Bonucci (Italy), Harry Maguire (England), Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy)

MID – Jorginho (Italy), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Denmark), Pedri (Spain)

FW – Federico Chiesa (Italy), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium), Raheem Sterling (England) 

Starting from the back, Donnarumma was a standout performer in goal for champions Italy, notably saving two penalties in the final shoot-out against England having conceded just four goals in seven games. 

Yet Pickford can count himself unlucky, given he conceded just twice – having gone the opening five matches unbreached – and he also saved two spot-kicks in Sunday’s dramatic finale. 

With the panel selecting a 4-3-3 formation, England’s Kyle Walker is at right back with the speedy Manchester City defender impressing throughout the four weeks. 

Maguire is named in the XI at centre back despite missing the first two group-stage games against Croatia and Scotland, and alongside him is star of the match in the final Bonucci, who also scored Italy’s equaliser in the second-half. 

Leonardo Spinazzola was one of Italy’s key men at left back before a devastating achilles tendon injury picked up in the quarter-final win against Belgium meant his tournament was cut short, though he did stay with the squad on their road to victory.  

Leonardo Spinazzola was one of Italy’s key men at left back before his injury in the quarter-final

Spanish 18-year-old Pedri is included in the team of the tournament after catching the eye 

In midfield, Italy’s Jorginho is alongside Denmark’s Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, with both holding midfielders integral to first-class tournaments for both of their countries, particularly the Danes’ run to the semis in the wake of Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest in their opening game. 

Barcelona wide-man Pedri is the third midfielder selected, catching the eye as he became the youngest player to represent Spain at a European Championships. 

Then up front, Federico Chiesa is named in the team, with his individual strike against Spain in the semis one of the goals of the tournament – he finished the competition with two goals to his name. 


Romelu Lukaku was included but joint top-scorer Cristiano Ronaldo did not make the cut 

Alongside him is Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku, who scored four goals as Roberto Martinez’s side fell in the quarters, while Sterling was England’s star men and scored three times in his best major tournament to date. 

Interestingly, there was no space for Cristiano Ronaldo, who jointly won the golden boot with five goals, or Czech Republic’s Patrik Schick. 

The XI was selected by UEFA’s technical observer team made-up of 16 former players and coaches, which included West Ham boss David Moyes, ex-Republic of Ireland international Robbie Keane and former England manager Fabio Capello. 

UEFA’S EURO 2020 TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENT  




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