England trio Raheem Sterling, Kyle Walker and Harry Maguire have been named in the official UEFA Team of the Tournament for Euro 2020.
Runners-up England had the second most players in the select XI, with champions Italy taking up five places, led by goalkeeper and player of the tournament Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Leonardo Bonucci, Leonardo Spinazzola, Jorginho and Federico Chiesa were the other Italian players included. The team was completed by Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Spain midfielder Pedri and Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku.
The line-up was selected by UEFA's technical observer team, which was made up of 16 former players and former or current coaches, including former England boss Fabio Capello and West Ham manager David Moyes.
Sterling, who started all seven of England's games at the tournament, scored Gareth Southgate's side's only two goals of the group stage, as 1-0 victories over Croatia and the Czech Republic helped them top Group D.
The Manchester City forward then got the crucial opening goal in England's 2-0 round-of-16 victory over Germany at Wembley. He also assisted England's opening goal in a 4-0 quarter-final win over Ukraine and won the decisive penalty in the last-four victory over Denmark.
Walker played every minute of all but one game - England's 0-0 group stage draw with Scotland - in which he was left out of the squad, switching between full-back in a four-man defence and right centre-back in a five-man backline.
The oldest player in the England squad at the age of 31, Walker's pace was vital in helping prevent opponents get in behind the defence throughout the tournament.
Maguire came into the tournament as a fitness doubt and missed England's first two games with an ankle injury, but instantly found his form to offer an improved passing option out of defence.
Gianluigi Donnarumma was named player of the tournament - the first goalkeeper to win the award at a European Championship - primarily because of the saves he made in Italy's penalty shootout victories in both the semi-finals and final.
He was an imposing presence throughout the tournament and, at 22, looks to have a long international career ahead of him.
Kyle Walker emerged as the go-to choice from the three right-backs selected by England for Euro 2020.
Walker, with his incredible recovery speed, proved almost impossible to go around and also showed his versatility by slotting into a back three when needed.
Leonardo Spinazzola missed the semi-finals and final because of an injury sustained late in the quarter-final win over Belgium, during which he made a goal-line clearance to keep Italy ahead.
His attacking runs down the left wing were a feature of Italy's breathless displays.
Leonardo Bonucci's long-time partnership with Giorgio Chiellini at the back has reached iconic levels, especially now that they are European champions.
Bonucci is 34 but as reliable as ever in the air and with the ball at his feet. He also scored the equalizing goal in the final, during which he nullified the threat of England striker Harry Kane.
Jorginho was another to enjoy an excellent tournament. The Ballon d'Or could yet be heading the Brazilian-born defensive midfielder's way after a season when he won both the Champions League with Chelsea and Euro 2020 with Italy.
Calmly stroked home the winning penalty against Spain in the semi-finals and was the conductor of Italy's recovery against England in the final.
Spain's Pedri Gonzalez was another stand-out performer. Just 18 and playing in his first major tournament, the Barcelona midfielder was a revelation with his passing, composure and technical ability on the ball.
His performance in the semi-finals, when he helped Spain to outclass a strong Italy midfield and had a 100 per cent pass completion rate in normal time, will linger long in the memory.
Federico Chiesa was not in Italy's starting line-up in their opening two games but emerged as the brightest spark of their front three.
Scorer of one of the goals of the tournament against Spain, his weaving run and curling shot into the corner, Chiesa was also on target in the victory over Austria in the last 16.
Raheem Sterling came into Euro 2020 out of form after a below-par season at Manchester City and ended it arguably as England's best player.
Sterling scored winning goals in games against Croatia and the Czech Republic in the group stage, the opening goal in the 2-0 victory over Germany in the round of 16, and won the penalty that clinched a semifinal win over Denmark.
UEFA Euro 2020 Team of the Tournament
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy); Kyle Walker (England), Leonardo Bonucci (Italy), Harry Maguire (England), Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy); Jorginho (Italy), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Denmark), Pedri (Spain); Federico Chiesa (Italy), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium), Raheem Sterling (England).
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