Later today England line up against the Germans at a sold-out Wembley with the 2022 Women’s European Championship title on the line. It’s a scenario England’s players were hoping for when they began their campaign against Austria back at Old Trafford on July 6, but they could hardly believe the journey they’ve made to get to this point. The Lionesses cruised through the group stage (14 goals scored, none conceded) before showing their mettle in the quarter-final against Spain as Georgia Stanway’s extra-time winner settled the tie. With a renewed sense of conviction, Sarina Wiegman’s side rose to the challenge of facing a team higher than them for the first time in the tournament in the form of Sweden in the semi-finals, powering Wembley thanks to a 4. -0 victory. And so we have a worthy and mouth-watering encounter between the knowledgeable hosts and the most successful team in the competition. The Germans, who beat France 2-1 in the semi-finals, have won the title an incredible eight times – including a 6-2 victory over England in 2009 – and are poised to steal Wembley from under the English, according to The Martina Voss-Tecklenburg, who said yesterday: “Wembley will be English at the start and I hope it will be ours at the end.” Like England, Germany have only conceded once in these finals and looked strong and focused throughout, as well as clinical in attack. “Ninety thousand people will be there, most of them will be against us, but for us it’s a great feeling,” said Germany midfielder Svenia Huth. “There is a hype in Germany at the moment and we hope to keep it going.” Stay with us as we bring you all the latest from in and around Wembley.
