England V Spain: Women’s Euro 2025 Final – Live

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One of my champion friends Hannah has travelled to Switzerland for nan last and she has joined nan instrumentality locomotion to nan stadium. She says Basel residents are watching them from their windows and Lionesses supporters are singing “heads, shoulders, Beever-Jones, Beever-Jones”. The only point that isn’t gelling pinch nan upbeat vibe is nan rain, hopefully that stops earlier kick-off.

Leah Williamson says England do not want their legacy to beryllium a “flash successful nan pan” arsenic they hole to take sides their European title against Spain.

The Lionesses could make history connected Sunday by becoming nan first elder England broadside to assistance 2 awesome trophies, while nan skipper could subordinate an elite group of players who person tasted European occurrence for nine and state successful nan aforesaid year.

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Hello and invited to nan Euro 2025 final wherever defending champions England return connected world champions Spain. The crippled is simply a repetition of nan 2023 World Cup last wherever Spain hit England 1-0.

In this tourney Spain person been dominant. So acold they person scored 17 goals and conceded conscionable three, winning each of their 5 matches. Last clip retired against Germany successful nan semi-final they faced their toughest guidance yet and it showed pinch nan crippled sent to other clip and it took a typical Aitana Bonmati extremity to seal their spot successful nan final.

For England, meanwhile, it has been a much tumultuous competition. They opened their run pinch a 2-1 conclusion to France but past blew distant nan Netherlands and Wales to advancement to nan knockout stage. It past took 2 sensational comebacks against Sweden and Italy successful nan quarter-final and semi-final respectively to springiness them a chance to take sides their title.

So it’s a squad who person had a comparatively soft thrust against 1 who has had to conflict bony and nail to get to nan final. Spain will beryllium favourites, arsenic they person been each tournament, but arsenic Lionesses skipper Leah Williamson says “the English are ne'er done”. Team news will beryllium dropping astir 3.45pm BST truthful enactment tuned.