Hosts England produced thrilling group wins over Scotland and Holland before beating Spain in the quarter-finals on penalties to reach the last four.

The semi-final encounter with Germany came close to matching the drama of their meeting in 1990 but Germany once again had the edge in the penalty shoot-out.

France proved similarly fragile in the art of the spot-kick as Aime Jacquet's side succumbed to the Czech Republic in the semi-finals.

Rather than win the final on penalties, Germany opted for a golden goal method of victory, courtesy of Oliver Bierhoff.