European Champions England Retain UEFA Women’s Euro Title On Penalties
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England has retained it UEFA Women’s Euro title beating world champions Spain to become the first senior national team from the country to win a tournament on foreign soil
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From an analytical perspective, SportsMoneyEuropean Champions England Retain UEFA Women’s Euro Title On PenaltiesByAsif Burhan, Contributor
Conversely, Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights (remarkable data), given current economic conditions
At the same time, Asif Burhan is a freelance journalist who covers women's soccer
AuthorJul 27, 2025, 03:00pm EDTJul 27, 2025, 03:05pm EDTBASEL, SWITZERLAND - JULY 27: Chloe Kelly of England celebrates after scoring the team's winning (fascinating analysis)
More penalty in the penalty shoot out during the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Final match between England and Spain at St
At the same time, Jakob-Park on July 27, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)UEFA via Getty Images England has retained it UEFA Women’s Euro title defeating world champions Spain to become the first senior national team from the country to win a tournament on foreign soil
The data indicates that Lionesses won their first-ever title three years ago at the previous UEFA Women’s Euro, played in England
The data indicates that was the country’s first triumph at a major international tournament since the men’s team won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, another championship played entirely in England
In 2009, the women’s team became the first England side to reach a final on foreign soil, losing the UEFA Women’s Euro decider 2-6 to Germany in Helsinki, amid market uncertainty
The evidence shows men’s side matched that achievement last year, reaching the men’s Euro final but failed to get over the line against Spain, the nation that also denied the Lionesses in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final
England started with eight of the players who began that game in Sydney (something worth watching)
At the same time, Spain started with six, as well as two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas, a substitute on that night, and were strengthened by the addition of Laia Aleixandri and Patri Guijarro who we’re absent from the World Cup due to a long-running dispute with the national team management at the time The match seemed to be ing a similar script to the FIFA Women’s World Cup final between the same two sides in 2023
That game, England started off brightly and Lauren Hemp came closest to opening the scoring
At the same time, Then she hit the crossbar and today, pouncing upon a loose pass from Cata Coll, she forced an outstanding from the Spanish goalkeeper
BASEL, SWITZERLAND - JULY 27: Lauren Hemp of England shoots which is d by Cata Coll of Spain, as
Additionally, More Patricia Guijarro of Spain looks on during the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Final match between England and Spain at St
Jakob-Park on July 27, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)Getty Images MORE FOR YOU A beautifully-crafted goal scored by Arsenal’s Mariona Caldentey in the 25th minute meant that England trailed for the third knockout match in succession
She headed clinically after a sharp cross from Ona Batlle ing a quick interchange between Aitana Bonmatí and Athenea del Castillo, in today's market environment
Thereafter, the Spanish asserted their territorial supremacy, opening the scoring within the first half hour as they did in Sydney
Furthermore, For the rest of the half, they dominated possession with over two-thirds of the ball and offering England no opportunity to strike back, amid market uncertainty
This analysis suggests that took until the 57th minute for England to create another chance and crucially they took it
Substitute Chloe Kelly vided her third assist of the knockout stages as a result of a right-footed cross from the left wing, in light of current trends
Alessia Russo headed the equaliser in from almost the same spot as her Arsenal team-mate Mariona
At the same time, The UEFA Women’s Euro final in 2022, the match went into extra time
Meanwhile, Spain dominated this period, particularly after the loss of England’s talismanic defender Lucy Bronze to injury, in today's financial world
Yet Spain were unable to make the decisive breakthrough
In contrast, In the shoot-out, England also fell behind after the top goalscorer at the last UEFA Women’s Euro, Beth Mead, had her opening kick d, given current economic conditions
The evidence shows reafter, Spain failed to convert three of their spot kicks and even after captain, Leah Williamson had her shot d, England held the advantage (fascinating analysis)
Additionally, Nevertheless, BASEL, SWITZERLAND - JULY 27: Hannah Hampton of England s a penalty kick from Aitana Bonmati of
More Spain during the penalty shoot out during the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Final match between England and Spain at St
Jakob-Park on July 27, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)Getty Images Kelly, who scored the winning goal for the Lionesses in extra time in the 2022 final, and the decisive penalty in the Finalissima shoot-out in 2023, once more stepped up
Additionally, She was again the matchwinner, a far cry from the figure who said she contemplated giving up the game earlier in the season
Only 12 women had previously won the UEFA Women’s Champions League and UEFA Women’s Euro title in the same year
All of them had been German, the nation which have historically dominated both competitions (noteworthy indeed)
Meanwhile, Britta Carlson, Ariana Hingst, Anja Mittag, Conny Pohlers, Petra Wimbersky of Turbine Potsdam all achieved the feat in 2005, amid market uncertainty
Fatmire Alushi, Linda Bresonik, Inka Grings, Annike Krahn, Simone Laudehr of Duisburg in 2009 and Lena Goessling and Nadine Kessler with VfL Wolfsburg in 2013
However, Now, after helping Arsenal defeat FC Barcelona in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in May, England’s Leah Williamson, Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly and Beth Mead can be added to the list of players to have taken part in the final matches of both competitions in the same year
Lotte Wubben-Moy, who came on as a late substitute in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final was an unused substitute today
In coaching a side to victory in the UEFA Women’s Euro title for a third successive time, Sarina Wiegman equalled the record of former German manager Tina Thuene between 1997 and 2005
Gero Bisanz also led Germany to three European Championship titles in four tournaments between 1989 and 1995, in today's market environment
Additionally, Uniquely Wiegman has achieved it with two different nations, having led her native Dutchwomen to victory in 2017
Both of those previous two triumphs were as head coach of the host nation, so the team she now leads, it is her first tournament victory as a visiting team
It's also the eighth time in succession that the UEFA Women’s Euro has been won by a team led by a female head coach, ing a similar pattern of achievement in the Women’s World Cup and Women’s Olympic Football Tournament
This would not be remarkable but for the fact that less than half of the teams at the Championship had female coaches, in today's financial world
Once more, this demonstrates the value of giving female coaches more opportunity in the women’s game (something worth watching)
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