England win Women’s Euro 2022 LIVE REACTION: Party at Trafalgar Square as thousands celebrate, Queen sends praise
ENGLAND'S women are partying at Trafalgar Square after their historic Women's Euro final victory over Germany.
Super-sub Chloe Kelly scored the winner in the 110th minute as England ENDED their wait for first a major trophy since 1966.
Lina Magull had equalised for the visitors after Ella Toone had lobbed the Lionesses ahead in front of 87,192 frenzied supporters in stunning fashion.
We've got all of the latest reaction right here... as it's FINALLY come home!
- Score: England 2-1 Germany (aet)
- England XI: Earps, Bronze, Bright, Williamson, Daly, Walsh, Stanway, Hemp, Mead, Kirby, White
- Germany XI: Frohms, Hendrich, Hegering, Oberdorf, Huth, Schuller, Dabritz, Gwinn, Rauch, Magull, Brand
A historic rivalry
England vs Germany. It almost rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?
A rivalry that stretches back decades, and Germany manager Martina Voss-Tecklenburg has not played down the fixture:
England vs Germany electrifies football fans. There is such a tradition, a history... If we could have chosen a dream, we would have chosen England in this final, no one else.
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg, Germany boss
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Anyomi, Berger, Dallmann, Doorsoun-Khajeh, Freigang, Kleinherne, Lattwein, Lohmann, Schuller, Schult, Wassmuth
Germany starting 11
Germany boss, Martina Voss-Tecklenburg names an unchanged side for today's clash.
Joint top-scorer, Alexandra Popp leads the line again this evening.
Frohms, Gwinn, Hendrich, Hegering, Rauch, Magull, Oberdorf, Dabritz, Huth, Brand, Propp
One hour to go!
How are your nerves, England fans?
Sarina Wiegman and her players inspect the pitch, taking in the atmosphere which is building inside Wembley.
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The hero of the quarter finals Ella Toone is among the substitutes this afternoon. She is joined by the ever dangerous Alessia Russo, who has four goals off the bench for England this tournament.
Greenwood, Carter, Hampton, England, Kelly, Parris, Roebuck, Russo, Scott, Stokes, Toone, Wubben-Moy
England XI
The teams are in!
And, as expected, Wiegman makes no changes to her winning formula.
Earps, Bronze, Bright, Williamson, Daly, Walsh, Stanway, Heamp, Mead, Kirby, White
England by numbers
Sarina Wiegman is yet to lose since taking over as manager. Can she keep her unbeaten record intact this afternoon?
- Played: 19
- Won: 17
- Drawn: 2
- Lost: 0
- Scored: 104
- Conceded: 4
And in four of those matches, England hit double figures! Goalscoring machines.
The journey to Wembley
With all the excitement of the match ahead, it is worth remembering how the players got here, if only to boast.
The Lionesses got their tournament underway with a narrow 1-0 victory over Norway before a resounding 8-0 demolition of Norway. Next up was Northern Ireland, who couldn't stop Sarina Wiegman's team running away with the group in a 5-0 win.
England then took on Spain, showing their metal in extra time before marching on to the semi-finals against Sweden. Four goals later, here we are.
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All 90,000 seats will be filled inside Wembley for this afternoon's final with the majority taken by England supporters.
The tournament organisers announced earlier today that the final is going to be the most-attended women’s football match in history!
No pressure, Lionesses.
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Weather check
It's a grey day in North London this afternoon but the fans are bringing the colour.
Credit: AP Welcome to England vs Germany
Good afternoon and welcome to Sunsport’s live coverage of the women’s Euro final.
It does not get bigger than this!
England will face off against Germany at 17:00 inside Wembley stadium to decide who will be crowned champions of Europe.
In the meantime, we’ll bring you all the build-up and team information as we prepare for kick-off.
Are you sitting comfortably? This promises to be a classic.
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