Picture: The Final: Attack on Wembley – Rogan Productions
For the first time since 1966, the men’s England national football team reached the final of a major tournament. What should have been a celebratory event became a disaster as 6,000 ticketless fans stormed Wembley Stadium. The Final: Attack on Wembley comes to Netflix in May 2024.
The Final: Attack on Wembley is an upcoming Netflix Original documentary directed by Robert Miller and Kwabena Oppong. It centers on the crowd disorder before the UEFA Euro 2020 final between Italy and England at Wembley Stadium.
Kwabena Oppong, Aloke Devichand, and James Rogan are the documentary’s executive producers, and Rogan Productions is the production company behind it.
When is The Final: Attack on Wembley coming to Netflix?
Netflix has yet to announce an official release date. However, thanks to the exclusive clip released on YouTube, we can confirm that The Final: Attack on Wembley will be released on Netflix in May 2024.
We expect an official release date announcement soon.
What is The Final: Attack on Wembley?
On July 11th, 2021, the Men’s England National Football Team participated in their first major tournament final since their FIFA World Cup won on home soil in 1966.
Due to COVID restrictions, a limited number of tickets were sold, and 67,173 fans were officially in attendance. As excitement and anticipation built, thousands of England fans gathered at Wembley Stadium, several thousand of whom were ticketless.
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 11: Fans walk up Olympic Way, formerly known as Wembley Way, towards Wembley Stadium, ahead of the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Final between Italy and England on July 11, 2021 in London, United Kingdom. England meets Italy at Wembley Stadium for the final of the 2020 UEFA European Championships. This will be England’s first major competition final in 55 years, while Italy remains unbeaten in their last 33 games. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
Only a couple of hours before the match was due to kick off, outside the stadium, the crowd of ticketless fans was seen fighting with stewards and police officers as many attempted to storm their way into Wembley Stadium. Eyewitness reports claimed several hundred ticketless fans had entered the stadium. Large crowds had also gathered in fan zone areas, such as Leicester Square, where further crowd trouble took place, leading to dozens of arrests.
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 11: A man throws an object as football fans gather in Leicester Square on July 11, 2021 in London, United Kingdom. England meets Italy at Wembley Stadium for the final of the 2020 UEFA European Championships. This will be England’s first major competition final in 55 years, while Italy remains unbeaten in their last 33 games. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
The several thousand ticketless fans had selfishly endangered the lives of thousands of others. Not only because of the fighting with stewards, officials, and members of the police force, but at the time, COVID restrictions had just been eased in time for England fans to take part in the occasion. A month after the match, data emerged that linked more than 9,000 cases of COVID-19 to the Euro 2020 tournament, over 5000 of which were involved in the Euros final.
Netflix has also revealed an official synopsis;
“On July 11, 2021, Wembley Stadium was on the brink of a historic win for Gareth Southgate’s England team. The squad had inspired the country on their journey to England’s first major final since 1966, and the European Championship was within their reach. But as England supporters arrived at Wembley from all corners of the country, celebration quickly turned to chaos. Mayhem took over with scenes of drunkenness and drug-taking, and ticketless fans saw an opportunity to storm the stadium. With compelling first-hand testimony and visceral user-generated content, this is the dramatic story of a day that began with euphoria and ended in a nation left reeling.
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What is the documentary runtime?
It has been confirmed on IMDb that the runtime of The Final: Attack on Wembley is 82 minutes.
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