England vs Germany Women’s Euro Finals preview: Where to watch, kick-off time, predicted lineups | Women’s UEFA EURO
England and Germany meet at Wembley Stadium in the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 final on Sunday 31 July.
England vs Germany at a glance
When: Sunday 31 July, 18:00 CET
Where: Wembley Stadium, London
What: Women’s EC Final 2022
How to track: The compilation and live broadcast is here
Where to watch England vs Germany on TV
Fans can find their local UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 broadcast partners here.
What do you need to know?
With a record crowd at Wembley for the women’s EURO finals, the tournament deserves a blockbuster finale: the hosts and the most successful team in the history of the competition. Germany has won this title an incredible eight times (including a 6-2 win over England in the 2009 decider in Helsinki), but if their overall record against England is impressive (W21 D4 L2, including a 2-1 win in front of over 77,000 at Wembley in a November 2019 friendly), there is no longer a huge gap. in class between these groups – Sarina Wiegman’s team beat Die Nationalelf 3-1 in the four-team tournament in February. Wiegman, who also led host nation Holland to victory in 2017, has named an unchanged XI for each game and could be the first to do so at a men’s or women’s EURO in the group stage.
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s side fell under the radar in the upcoming tournament, but their pressing style and composure in front of goal have taken them back to the top of the European game. England, meanwhile, have had some very eye-catching results, but showed they can fight for victory (albeit without seeing much of the ball) eliminated Spain in the quarterfinals. Home knowledge may play a part, but Germany can take heart from their huge domestic TV audience (more than 12 million watched their semi-final win against France). They miss Klara Bühl due to illness.
Possible Starting Lineups
English: Ears; Bronze, Bright, Williamson, Daly; Stanway, Walsh; Mead, Kirby, hemp; White
Germany: Frohms; Gwinn, Hendrich, Hegering, Rauch; Magull, Oberdorf, Däbritz; Huth, Popp, Brand
Editor’s views
Lynsey Hooper, English journalist
England have already had their most successful Women’s EURO campaign since 2009 and doing it at home has catapulted these Lionesses into the public eye. If they beat Germany in the final at a sold-out Wembley, it could be a game-changer for women’s football in England, but Sarina Wiegman is keen to avoid such broad talk. It must remain in the match itself. His sides have shown poise, flair and character when they have had to. They will no doubt have to do it again on Sunday.
Anna-Sophia Vollmerhausen, German journalist
Germany have proved the doubters wrong as they have little chance of winning back the title in most pre-tournament rankings. Their relentless pressing, resolute defense and clinical finishing have helped them reach the final. a record ninth time. Germany has faced so many different tests so far: Spanish rule, Austrian persistence, French speed – and they’ve won them all. Led by their inspirational captain Alex Popp, the team is in every sense of the word. What a final we have now and a sold out Wembley. As a football fan, you can’t help but look forward to it.
View from the camps
Sarina Wiegman, England coach: “Germany have done incredibly well over the years. They struggled a bit around 2017 but now they’re fully back. Where we are at the moment, we’re in a very good place as well. We’ve done really well in this tournament and so have Germany, so I think it will be a great match.
“At some point it can be physical, Germany can play straight. We saw things we might want to take advantage of – but we’ll see!”
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg, Germany coach: “We’ve been dreaming of this, the final against England here at Wembley, I don’t know if there are much bigger aspirational moments for our players. We really want to embrace everything
“Sarina Wiegman and her coaching staff have a clear idea of how they want to play football. They have a lot of speed, a lot of confidence and they have several players who are dangerous in front of the goal. They want to finish with crosses, long shots or set-pieces. They have a good physical presence , and they have everything a team needs to win a game. They’ve been unbeaten for a very long time, it would be a good time to change that.”
Leah Williamson, England captain: “It’s a fairytale game with history, but you wouldn’t expect to get to the final without playing the best team in the tournament. We’ve got two teams that have had the best tournaments in the final.
“We’ve already seen in the tournament that this hasn’t just been a change for women’s football, but for society in general, how we’re perceived. Naturally, my job is to go out for 90 minutes and play and win, but we’ve really started something.”
Svenja Huth, German midfielder: “There’s a good mix between relaxation and excitement. Everyone is excited and the closer we get to the game, the more focused we are. But within the team, I haven’t noticed more anxiety than before another game. We are excited to get the reward for our hard work of the last months – blood , work, tears and setbacks. We’re excited more than anything else.”
“This is the first time for me [at Wembley]. In 2019, I was injured when Germany played here, so I’m very excited like everyone else. Ninety thousand people are there, most of them are against us, but for us it’s a great feeling. There’s a hype in Germany at the moment and we hope it continues.”
Form guide
English
Group A winners
England 1-0 Austria (Old Trafford)
England 8-0 Norway (Brighton & Hove)
Northern Ireland 0-5 England (Southampton)
Semi-final
England 2-1 Spain (Aet, Brighton & Hove)
The semi-finals
England 4-0 Sweden (Sheffield)
The story so far: The Lionesses made it through the group stage (14 goals scored, none conceded), but Spain’s quarter-final was a much tougher test. Largely outplayed, Wiegman’s side fought back to win in extra time, and that victory instilled a new sense of belief that fueled Sweden’s quarter-final defeat (the first they faced against a side ranked above them). Beth Mead, goalkeeper Mary Earps and Alessia Russo grabbed the headlines in that 4-0 win, but arguably the strongest ingredient in this England team is their cohesion.
Women’s EURO best: runner-up (1984, 2009)
Previous women’s EC finals
27/05/1984: Sweden 1-0 England (Gothenburg) & England 1-0 aet Sweden (Sweden won the penalty shootout 4-3) (Luton)
10/09/2009: England 2-6 Germany (Helsinki)
Germany
Group B winners
Germany 4-0 Denmark (Brentford)
Germany 2-0 Spain (Brentford)
Finland 0-3 Germany (Milton Keynes)
Semi-final
Germany 2-0 Austria (Brentford)
The semi-finals
Germany 2-1 France (Milton Keynes)
The story so far: Germany have only conceded once in these finals and they have looked strong and focused throughout. They were given a tough quarter-final test by an aggressive Austria who did not allow them to dominate the game, while the semi-final against France was equally tight. Germany’s desire to defend hard has gotten them over the line so far, while clinical finishing – particularly from six-goal striker Poppi – has made the difference at the other end.
Women’s EURO best: Winners (1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013)
Previous women’s EC finals
02/07/1989: West Germany 4-1 Norway (Osnabrück)
14/07/1991: Germany 3-1 aet Norway (Aalborg)
26/03/1995: Germany 3-2 Sweden (Kaiserslautern)
12/07/1997: Germany 2-0 Italy (Oslo)
07/07/2001: Germany 1-0aet gg Sweden (Ulm)
19/06/2005: Germany 3-1 Norway (Blackburn)
10/09/2009: England 2-6 Germany (Helsinki)
28/07/2013: Germany 1-0 Norway (Solna)