England's most traumatic penalty shootouts

England have had some bad experiences in the past with penalty shootouts, sometimes ending in major disappointment.

England has competed in ten penalty shootouts at either the World Cup or European Championships. If you are English, turn away now. These are the most traumatic penalty shootouts in English history.

England's first-ever penalty heartbreak was the closest they have come to reaching the World Cup final since 1966, making this loss one of the cruelest. England fans believed they would go on to win when Gary Lineker equalized in the 81st minute, but the match flew to penalties.

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The shootout started so well for England, with Gary Lineker, Peter Beardsley, and David Platt scoring. However, Stuart Pierce and Chris Waddle missed the fourth and fifth England penalties, while the West Germans scored all of theirs. England lost 3-4.

It was time for revenge on the Germans at Euro 1996, and England were confident they had moved on from penalty heartache after beating Spain on penalties in the quarterfinals of the competition, the England Stats website reports.

England had the perfect start in the game, with Alan Shearer scoring within three minutes. However, Germany equalized not long after. The game went to penalty shootouts, and both teams scored all five of their opening penalties. Up stepped England manager Gareth Southgate, who fired the ball into the keeper and lost the game, 5-6.

England versus Argentina has always been a fixture of rivalry, and England thought it was their day in 1998 to get back at Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' from 1986. David Beckham's red card overshadowed one of the most disappointing defeats in England's history.

Alan Shearer and Michael Owen put England 2-1 up early on before Javier Zanetti equalized on the halftime mark. In the penalty shootout, Hernan Crespo cancelled out Paul Ince's miss, but David Batty missed England's crucial fifth penalty, sending them home against the Argentines again.

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The 2004 England squad was the prime 'Golden Generation,' making their penalty shootout defeat to Portugal a bitter pill to swallow for England fans. The match finished 2-2 after extra time, with Frank Lampard rescuing England by scoring in the 115th minute, UEFA reports.

England hero David Beckham missed England's first penalty of the shootout, before Rui Costa also missed for Portugal. The rest of the England players did their job until Darius Vassell scuffed the ball into the goalkeeper's reach in sudden death. England lost 5-6.

The most painful penalty shootout in England's history came at the Euro 2020 Final at Wembley against Italy. After a cagey 1-1 draw, the only way to separate the two teams was penalties, and it was a night to forget for all England fans.

It had been 54 years of waiting for England to pick up their first major trophy since 1966, and the wait has continued. Jordan Pickford saved two of Italy's penalties but misses from Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, and Jadon Sancho broke English fans' hearts. Can they win it this year?

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