Flags, flares and booze: English fan frenzy ahead of Euro 2020 final

Selfie time for a trio of fans

Supporters filling Wembley Way as they arrive at Wembley Stadium

Tens of thousands of raucous England fans descended Sunday on Wembley Stadium and central London, singing songs, drinking beer and savouring the occasion, as the football-mad country reached fever pitch ahead of its first major tournament final in over half a century.

In a sign of the enormity of the occasion for expectant England fans, many began converging on fan zones and pubs, bars, restaurants and clubs in towns and cities across the country early Sunday morning.