"They deserve this. They've been fantastic as a group, the way they've supported each other right the way through this period," England manager Southgate said after the semi-final win against Denmark.
"The guys that were with us in Middlesbrough - Jesse [Lingard], Prowsey (James Ward-Prowse), Ollie Watkins, Trent [Alexander-Arnold] - they've all played a part in this and they've been immense in their acceptance of the different roles and the moments to come in.
"We've got some stars who haven't had the amount of football they would want, the likes of Marcus Rashford who has just got on with things and accepted that at the moment he's had to wait and be patient but we wouldn't have got to the point we've got to without the mentality of the whole group.
"They can see what it's meant to the whole country tonight and what it has meant to the fans in the stadium. I've never known the new Wembley like this so for all of them nights like this make it all worthwhile."
Jesse Lingard did not make the 26-man squad ahead of the competition, while Marcus Rashford was limited to four appearances from the bench in six games at Euro 2020.
Still, Marcus has a chance to feature on Sunday when England take on Italy in the first major final since 1966.
