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Jordan Pickford place in England penalty order caught on camera vs Italy

New footage seems to suggest that Jordan Pickford was in line to take England's sixth penalty if their shootout with Italy had continued on Sunday evening.

The Three Lions lost on spot-kicks at Wembley Stadium despite the Everton man saving from both Andrea Belotti and Jorginho after the match had finished 1-1 after extra time.

Unfortunately for Gareth Southgate's side, however, Bukayo Saka saw what proved to be the decisive penalty saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma to make sure Roberto Mancini's squad claimed the trophy.

In the aftermath of the shootout new footage emerged of the England manager seemingly talking to his players prior to their spot-kicks, telling them the order they would be stepping up.

After speaking to Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Saka - Southgate turns to Pickford, seemingly suggesting that the Everton goalkeeper would have been next in line to test himself from 12 yards on the big stage.

It wouldn't have been the first time the 27-year-old has taken a penalty for his country, as he scored in a Nations League shootout against Switzerland in 2019.

This time, however, the Everton man didn't get the opportunity to step up for a spot-kick of his own - with Italy claiming a 3-2 win on penalties to lift the Euro 2020 title.

After the game, Southgate faced questions about which players stood up to take penalties, and claimed full responsibility for the decision.

The England boss remarked: "I chose the penalty takers based on what we've done in training and nobody is on their own. We've won together as a team and it's absolutely on all of us in terms of not being able to win the game tonight.

"But in terms of the penalties, that's my call and totally rests with me."

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