How England fans are watching the Euros 2024 final

Anticipation built across the day as the Three Lions prepared to take on Spain in the Euros final in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday evening.

More than 70,000 people will be watching the game at the Olympiastadion while millions more are cheering on Gareth Southgate's team from home and abroad.

On Sunday afternoon, a huge crowd of England fans descended onto central London's streets, wearing the England kit and waving red flares.

Pubs and bars across the country are allowed to stay open until 1am on Monday morning.

It is the first time the men’s side have reached a final outside England after playing the 1966 World Cup final and 2021 Euro final at Wembley.

On Sunday, England fans poured into London’s O2 Arena to watch the Euro 2024 final against Spain.

A ballot for 15,000 free tickets to watch the game at the venue was announced this week by London mayor Sadiq Khan.

Outside the arena, choruses of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline and Blur’s Parklife rang out as fans got excited and posed for photos together before the final.

Thousands of football supporters have gathered at a fanzone in central Berlin with hours to go before kick-off in the final.

Fans in both Spain and England shirts poured into the area after it opened at 4pm.

The zone, which has a large screen in front of the Brandenburg Gate framed with giant goalposts, has capacity for 30,000 fans.

England's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer travelled to Berlin to watch the game in the Olympiastadion.

Pop group the Sugababes entertained football fans in Berlin as they waited for the final to start.

The trio, all wearing England shirts, took to the stage at the fanzone at Brandenburg Gate – where thousands of fans gathered with just under two hours to go until kick-off.

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