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The new trophy was unveiled at the EURO 2008 qualifying competition draw in Montreux, Switzerland, on 26 January 2006. When the final tournament took place two years later, Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas enjoyed the privilege of becoming the first skipper to lift the updated version after his team's victory over Germany in Vienna. Europe's finest players feel intense pride in representing their country – and brandishing the Henri Delaunay Cup remains a target that they yearn to reach when they don their national shirt. The football world is not only looking forward with eager excitement to watching Sunday's final unfold. In particular, fans of Italy and England are also trying to envisage in their minds how they will feel and react when their victorious captain receives the Henri Delaunay Cup from UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, raises this iconic prize to the skies and completes another important chapter in football's rich and enduring history.