Countdown to Euro 2020 final - England news conference

1. Watch Gareth Southgate and Harry news conference from 19:15 BST
2. England play Italy in Euro 2020 final at Wembley on Sunday (20:00 BST)
3. Phil Foden sat out the Three Lions' final training session
4. Follow build-up from BBC Radio 5 Live including: That Peter Crouch Podcast, England's route to the final and a final preview
5. Get involved: What superstitions will you keep up for the final? Tweet #bbcfootball

Goodbye for now

That's your lot.

This time tomorrow Wembley will be absolutely bouncing and the Euro 2020 final will FINALLY be under way.

Anyone else feel like a kid on Christmas eve?

To keep you busy until kick-off (and to distract from the nerves), here is some Euro 2020 final content to keep you busy.

• Eight rounds, 104 answers - the bumper Euros final quiz
• Raheem Sterling - from scapegoat to national icon
• England v Italy in Euro 2020 final: 'A moment we feared might never happen'
• Lawro's Euro 2020 final predictions

See you on the other side.

'We're ready to give everything'

A final word from some of the Three Lions...

'England will not have a better chance to get over the line'

John Watson

BBC Sport presenter at Wembley

This game means a huge amount. Certainly for England, it's a very rare time to be competing in such a huge match. England have failed on so many occasions in semi-finals and this is just the second time in their history that they've managed to qualify for a major men's final. The weight of history has gone against them, but the same can be applied for Italy. They failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup but are now on this incredible 33-match unbeaten run.

It's very very hard to split these two teams, but arguably England will not have a better chance to get over the line at long last in a major tournament.

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That's your lot from Gareth Southgate and Harry Kane.

The next time we'll be hearing from them will be at Wembley for the EURO 2020 FINAL!

This time tomorrow we'll be just 10 minutes from kick-off.

*Gulp*

'We wouldn't be where we are without them'

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Kane is asked about the number of captains in the England squad:

"It's a massive strength of ours as a squad. As a captain, it's not an easy job. But it definitely helps when it's not just one voice but it's many voices who help out before and after games.

"We wouldn't be where we are without those players. They have given a good vision for the younger players as well. They play an important role."

'This effort has been about the whole squad'

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England manager Gareth Southgate on the lack of experience for some players:

"There are benefits to having experience in big matches and sometimes there are benefits for it all being fresh and exciting and new. Declan and Kalvin in particular have adapted so well to that challenge. As I said earlier they have already played against some outstanding players. We have trust in all of our players. This effort has been about the whole squad and that will continue into tomorrow."

'We have a lot of leaders'

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More from Southgate:

"We have talked to players for years about the importance of staying disciplined on the field, staying calm, and I think that is key. Yes, the players know the atmosphere around you can be intense but you have to keep your focus and not be distracted and lose heart.

We have a lot of leaders who are growing in the group. Their voices during games are important.

'A different tactical challenge'

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Southgate is asked what his team needs to do better:

"It's not necessarily about doing better. The key is to hit your normal level. Lots of teams in finals end up under-performing. It's about transferring what you do on training pitch into the match. This game now is a different tactical challenge and we have got to prepare properly for that."

'Whatever path the game takes, we are ready'

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England manager Gareth Southgate on if he's allowed himself to think about winning Euro 2020:

"At the back of your mind you always have to have a bit of a vision on how you would like to see the end and play that out. But the reality is you have to focus on the processes and focus on the performance and that's what we have always done with this team.

"It's important the players have an understanding of that. Whatever path the game takes, they are prepared and they are ready. If you start to think about the end then you're probably heading in the wrong direction and we've just got to control the bits we can control."

'Foden is definitely a doubt'

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England manager Gareth Southgate on Phil Foden's foot injury:

"We've been on the bus for the last couple of hours so the medical team will give us an update later. He's definitely doubtful although it's not something serious. It's just whether it will keep him out of this particular game."

'You cannot lead without good people around you'

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Southgate on his backroom team:

"Any manager relies on having support from coaches and I have fantastic assistant in Steve Holland and I couldn't do what I do without him. You cannot lead without good people around you.

We also have some very good players. The game is about players and we have some very good ones who are highly motivated and work brilliantly together.

They have all committed to the team. Our country has realised that and they deserve to be in this position now with this opportunity."

'We're on the right track'

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More from Kane on peaking in the latter stages of Euro 2020:

"Don't get me wrong, I would have loved to have scored three or four goals in the group stage.

"At the World Cup it was such an amazing start. Mentally I lost a bit towards the latter stages. It's about staying in the moment, not getting carried away and knowing we're on the right track. It's worked out pretty well."

'It's about enjoying the moment as much as you can'

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England captain Harry Kane on the feeling before Sunday's final:

"Of course there's an extra level of excitement and anticipation but that's all part and parcel of playing in major football. A lot of us have played at the highest level in our club careers. A few of us had the opportunity in the World Cup a few years ago so it's just about staying calm and as relaxed as you can and just look forward to being out there and enjoying the moment as much as you can."

'Italy full of fantastic players'

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An Italian journalist asks Southgate about what concerns him most about Italy:

"When you are coaching a team you watch everything and you have to decide the most important information for the players and not flood them too much.

"There are fantastic players all the way through the Italian team, they have a good tactical plan, an experienced coach and are on an amazing run.

"We have our own strengths. We've tried to play to ours and we need to do the same tomorrow."

'We started this tournament with an aim to win it'

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England captain Harry Kane on finishing the job on Sunday:

"We've been knocking down barriers along the way but we started this tournament with an aim to win it and we've now got the opportunity tomorrow night.

"To see the fans on the street like they have been and to see the reception we've had as we've pulled into the hotel here and as we left St George's Park, it just shows us how big an occasion it is."

'I didn't want to listen for 15 years'

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Southgate is asked about the Three Lions (Football's Coming Home) anthem:

"I didn't want to listen to it for 15 years because it was too painful for me. It's certainly not arrogant. The lyrics are making fun of ourselves."

'I want to play against the best in the world'

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England captain Harry Kane on facing Chiellini and Bonucci:

"They are two amazing defenders. They have had great experience in big matches over their careers. I want to play against the best centre backs in the world and those two are definitely up there.

"But it's not about me. The game is about England v Italy and we have a great belief in the team. We have great strength in the squad and a lot can happen in a final and we need to make sure we're on the right side of it."

'We should respect the opposition'

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England manager Gareth Southgate on fans booing the Italian national anthem:

"It's important that our fans always respect the opposition and we know that in actual fact when we play abroad and fans boo our anthem it probably inspires us even more. I don't think it will help the team. I think we can intimidate the team with booing during the game but it's different for the anthem and we should be respectful."

'We are ready'

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More from England manager Gareth Southgate: "For us it's just a normal match day. We've prepared the same way for all our evening kick offs. We'll have meetings at the same time and we may have a stretch or a walk but that may be difficult looking at the outside of the hotel. The players are ready and they are tactically aware. They are used to playing in these games."

'We're in a final and we are here to win'

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England manager Gareth Southgate:

"It's been fantastic to have the letter from the Queen, the letter from the prime minister to all of the team. The recognition that the players and all of the staff have gone around this in the right way.

"We had a fantastic reception when we left St George's Park. All the local villages had come out to line the route and people pulled up so you got an idea of what was going on outside the bubble that we've been in.

"But it always goes back to tomorrow. We're in a final and we are here to win. Everything is important how we've represented people and we're pleased that legacy has been there but now we want to go and bring the trophy home for everybody."