The True Story Behind ‘The Final- Attack on Wembley’

By 10 am on the morning of July 11, 2021, a horde of soccer fans was already gathering outside of London’s Wembley Stadium in anticipation of the Euro 2020 Final matchup between England and Italy set to kick off later that night. What transpired over the next 10-plus hours would make the day memorable, and not just for England’s loss in a heartbreaking penalty shootout.

In The Final: Attack on Wembley, now streaming on Netflix, directors Rob Miller and Kwabena Oppong chronicle how the fan frenzy over England’s first major final since 1966 combined with pent-up COVID-19 lockdown frustration resulted in thousands of ticketless supporters storming Wembley in an attempt to gain entry to the match. As the day progressed, celebration turned to chaos which turned to violence, w…