England 1-1 Brazil (4-2 on pens)
By Adam Millington
at Wembley Stadium

ENGLAND won the crown of the best team in Europe last summer; now they’re the best team in Europe or South America. Securing their status as the best team in the world seems surely to be on the horizon.

For those who are uninitiated to global footballing bodies’ latest bright ideas, this was a fixture called the Finalissima – a contest between those who win the European Championship, and those who win the Copa America.

With a penalty shootout victory in front of a sold-out Wembley Stadium, England now have another piece of silverware to add to their ever-bulging trophy cabinet. After all, there was a trophy, as well as the usual pyrotechnic trappings which accompany such a big event.