Just before kick-off, a moment of silence in memory of “all the members of the European football family killed in recent days from Uefa member nations Israel and Sweden”. Not perfectly observed, though it was by the vast majority of those in Wembley.

The teams are out! The hosts in white, the visitors in blue. Just enough time to sing the joint national anthem of England and Italy, and then we’ll be off.

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