Netflix dropped the trailer for the upcoming Netflix Original documentary Attack on Wembley, a documentary about crowd disorder at the UEFA Euro 2020 final. For the first time in 55 years, the men’s England national football team made it to a major tournament final. However, the event turned into a disaster when 6,000 fans without tickets stormed Wembley Stadium.
The date of release is yet to be announced. But the official trailer confirms that The Final: Attack on Wembley will be released on Netflix in May 2024.
Robert Miller helms the documentary with Kwabena Oppong, who also serves as executive producer. Aloke Devichand and James Rogan are its executive producers, and Rogan Productions is the production company behind it.
The Final: Attack on Wembley focuses on the tumultuous events that unfolded before the UEFA Euro 2020 final. The clash between Italy and England at Wembley Stadium, which was supposed to be a football celebration, quickly descended into chaos.
On July 11, 2021, the England men’s national football team competed in their first major tournament final since winning the FIFA World Cup on home soil in 1966. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions, only a limited number of tickets were sold, and officially, 67,173 fans were in attendance. As excitement and anticipation grew, thousands of England fans attempted to enter Wembley Stadium. Around 2,000 fans managed to get in without tickets, 400 of whom were ejected.
Only a few hours before the game was scheduled to begin, there was a scuffle between ticketless fans, stewards, and police officers outside Wembley Stadium as many attempted to force their way in. The report from the event highlighted the appalling drink and drug-fuelled aggression among the crowds on the day England faced Italy for a summertime showdown, recklessly endangering lives.
Baroness Casey’s review of the events on July 11 stated that if such behaviours occurred in different settings like an airport or public transport, the perpetrators would have faced more severe consequences. Almost half of complaints to the FA after the match referenced inadequate stewarding or stewards failing to act to address issues within the stadium, according to her report.
After the UEFA Euro 2020 final match, the mess left behind, which included 31 tonnes of rubbish, took five days to clean up the area, which was contaminated and filled with broken glass, trees uprooted from the ground, and human waste. Moreover, it was reported that more than 9,000 cases of COVID-19 were linked to the Euro 2020 tournament, with over 5,000 cases associated with the Euros final.
Watch the Official Trailer Attack on Wembley: