Mainoo, Shaw and the rest of the England squad will now travel to Berlin, where the Olympiastadion will host this weekend’s final at 20:00 BST.
Five hours later, Lisandro Martinez and Alejandro Garnacho could play in the Copa America final in Miami Gardens, Florida, where Argentina will battle to overcome Colombia.
Sunday’s game will be just England’s third major final, following that aforementioned Euro 2020 final against Italy and the famous 1966 World Cup final triumph against West Germany.
Kobbie has started each of England’s knockout matches at Euro 2024 so far and delivered arguably his best performance of the tournament against the Netherlands on Wednesday. There was also a historic footnote, as the Academy graduate became the youngest-ever player to represent England in the semi-final of a European Championship or World Cup.
At half-time, BBC pundit and United legend Rio Ferdinand eulogised about the 19-year-old’s poise, maturity and personality on the ball.
The United left-back missed the final few months of the season at club level, and the group stages of the Euros, but has played a part in his country’s last two fixtures.
After completing 42 minutes against Switzerland in the previous round, he was introduced at half-time in the semi-final, replacing Kieran Trippier and completing the rest of the match.
In a press conference after the final whistle, Southgate confirmed Trippier has been managing a groin injury, which could increase Shaw’s chances of earning a role in the starting XI this weekend.
The three-time winners qualified for Sunday’s Berlin final thanks to a 2-1 win over France on Tuesday, in which 16-year-old Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to score at a European Championship.
La Roja are widely regarded as the outstanding team of the tournament thus far, and have won all six of their matches up to this point.
