Jose Mourinho states England WILL make the Euro 2020 final should they beat Germany as he claims the last-16 clash at Wembley is the real semi-final for Gareth Southgate’s squad
Jose Mourinho is confident England will make the Euro 2020 final, as long as they beat Germany in their last-16 clash.
The Three Lions enter the first knockout stage of the tournament with a match against their old rivals Germany at Wembley.
And whoever leaves the match victorious, is expected to make the final because of the other teams in their side of the draw.
England will stand a good chance of making the final should they beat Germany on Tuesday
Jose Mourinho is confident England will make the final should they advance to the next round
And Jose Mourinho has told talkSport that England should make the final on July 11, if they win on Tuesday night.
He said: ‘Sweden, Ukraine, Denmark, Czech Republic… Come on, beat Germany and they go to the final.’
Should England win they will face either Sweden or Ukraine in the quarter-final and then the winner of the Denmark against Czech Republic clash in the semi-final.
England famously lost to Germany in a penalty shootout of Euro 1996 at Wembley, after current manager Gareth Southgate missed from the spot.
Southgate has insisted in the build-up that revenge is not on his mind, but Mourinho believes otherwise.
He said: ‘I don’t believe that Gareth forgot it. I never forgot some important penalty shoot-outs that I lost and I was not a taker.
Mourinho added that Gareth Southgate will be out for revenge after his 1996 penalty miss
‘He never forgot it. There is only way for him to forget it and that is tonight.
‘His team to beat Germany and to go, I believe then, to the finals.
‘When you look at what we can get after this one, of course good teams, Sweden, Ukraine, Denmark, Czech Republic, but tonight is for me the semi-final.’