Women's European Championship

In today's Quarter-final game Germany aim to take a significant step in their quest to secure a record-extending ninth European crown. But will not "underestimate" Austria, who have only conceded one goal (against England).

Germany have yet to concede, and are likely to hold an advantage over their neighbours in attack as well, having scored nine times compared to Austria's three.

The players will know each other well from club football - 35 of the 46 members of the two squads play in the German Bundesliga

At Brentford Community Stadium, London

Germany booked their place in the semi-finals of the European Women's Championship with victory over Austria

It was a tighter game than many would have expected as Germany faced their biggest test yet in their pursuit of a record-extending ninth European title.



Germany 2 Austria 0

Magull (25'minutes),
Popp (90'minutes)

Today's Quarter-final game will be Belgium's first taste of knockout football, with this being only the second major tournament The Red Flames have competed in after they were knocked out in the groups back in 2017

Their opponents Sweden are the top-ranked side in the tournament, ranked world number two, bronze medallists at the 2019 World Cup, and runners-up at last summer's Olympics, suffering a penalty shootout defeat by Canada in the Olympic final, and hope this time to secure their first piece of major silverware since winning the Euros in 1984.

Sweden will most likely need to change their line up as Defenders Hanna Glas and Emma Kullberg are doubts for the game after both tested positive for Covid on Wednesday. Veteran midfielder Caroline Seger, Sweden's most-capped player, has been out with a heel injury, but could return for game. And Jonna Andersson, was absent from Thursday's training session with mild cold symptoms.

At Leigh Sports Village, Greater Manchester

The winner of the game will play England in the semi-finals at Bramall Lane next Tuesday, 26 July.

Linda Sembrant scored a dramatic 92nd-minute winner for Sweden to break Belgium's hearts and book a semi-final date with hosts England at the European Women's Championship.

The top-ranked side at the tournament struggled to convert their chances into goals until Sembrant struck from close range in the dying moments.



Sweden 1 Belgium 0

Sembrant (90'+2minutes)

Today's closely matched Quarter-final game is between France, who have never been beyond the Euros quarter-finals, and are ranked third in the world, and the defending champions, Netherlands, who are ranked fourth.

The Dutch have lost Lieke Martens to a foot injury, but Vivianne Miedema is back from a bout of Covid.

At New York Stadium, Rotherham

The winner faces Germany in the Milton Keynes semi-final next Wednesday.

France overcame a stubborn Netherlands as they beat the defending champions in extra time to reach the semi-final of the Euros for the first time.

Eve Perisset finally broke the deadlock for Les Bleus from the spot in the 102nd minute to set up a last-four meeting with Germany in Milton Keynes on Wednesday.



France 1 Netherlands 0

Périsset (102'minutes pen)

Now we know the Semi-Finalists

Tuesday 26 July
England v Sweden

Wednesday 27 July
Germany v France


Millions of England fans have been watching them on TV :D

A peak television audience of 7.6 million watched England's dramatic extra-time win against Spain in the Euro 2022 quarter-final on BBC One.

There were a further 1.5 million streams across BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app as England advanced to the semi-finals.

England's peak audiences during group stages:

-England v Austria, 6 July - 3.7 million and 750,000 streams

-England v Norway, 11 July - four million and 726,000 streams

-Northern Ireland v England, 15 July - 3.4 million and 525,000 streams

Can we reach the highest peak television audience for women's football in the UK of 11.7 million for England's 2019 World Cup semi-final defeat by the United States.


And the sad fact that sexism, racism and other abuse is still around

Uefa says it reported 290 cases of online abuse to social media companies during the group stage of the European Women's Championship.

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Today is the first Semi-Final where England, one of the pre-Euros favourites, have never won the trophy but their performances have raised expectations they could win a major tournament for the first time, will attempt to reach the European Women's Championship final for a third time when they face 1984 winners Sweden, ranked second in the Fifa rankings behind the USA and therefore the top-ranked team at Euro 2022, At Bramall Lane, Sheffield

England and Sweden have faced each other 26 times, but the Lionesses have won just three of those fixtures and beaten 15 times. Only against Germany (21) have they suffered more defeats.

The two sides have met seven times previously in the Euros, but England have triumphed on only one occasion.

That 1-0 victory came in the second leg of the inaugural final in 1984, but you can guess what happened from there - England were beaten on penalties.

That was the only time Sweden have lifted the trophy. They were beaten finalists in 1987 - when they were looking to defend the title - and again in 1995 and 2001.

England reached their first major tournament final since 2009 in stunning fashion as they put four past Olympic finalists Sweden at Euro 2022.

The Lionesses, who extended their unbeaten run to 19 games under manager Sarina Wiegman, will play either Germany or France for the ultimate prize at Wembley on 31 July.

It was a thrilling match from start to finish as Sweden piled on the pressure in the opening 25 minutes, only for England to dismantle them with ruthless finishing and a touch of class.



England 4 Sweden 0

Mead (34'minutes),
Bronze (48'minutes),
Russo (68'minutes),
Kirby (76'minutes)

In today's Semi-Final France, who make make it to the final four after losing in the quarter-finals in 2009, 2013 and 2017, while they were also defeated in the semi-finals of the 2011 World Cup and 2012 Olympic Games, will attempt to reach the European Women's Championship final for the first time when they face Germany, who have won all four matches in this tournament, scoring 11 and conceding none. They have won the tournament on eight of the 12 occasions it has been held, including six times in a row between 1995 and 2013, although they did lose in the quarter-finals in 2017. At Stadium MK, Milton Keynes

Germany's 21-year-old Winger Klara Buhl who has played in all four games so far will miss the semi-final after testing positive for Covid.

Germany and France have met only 11 times before. Germany have only won 6 of those games. France has won 2 games and 3 games have ended in draw.

This is the first competitive match between the pair since the 2015 World Cup quarter-final in Montreal, when Germany progressed 5-4 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.

They have been paired together in the group stage at a EURO twice previously; Germany triumphed 3-0 at the 2005 edition before a 5-1 win four years later.

France's biggest defeat was 7-0 by Germany in September 1992

Eight-time European champions Germany will play England in the Euro 2022 final at Wembley on Sunday after they beat France in a dramatic semi-final in Milton Keynes.

After a quiet opening 40 minutes, Alexandra Popp put Germany ahead with a volley for her fifth goal in five games.

However, their lead only lasted four minutes before Kadidiatou Diani broke free and shot from outside the penalty area with her effort hitting the post and bouncing in off unfortunate goalkeeper Merle Frohms.

The Germany goalkeeper made three vital saves to keep it at 1-1 before Popp headed in her sixth goal of the tournament, taking her level with England's Beth Mead as joint leading scorer, for what proved to be the winner.



Germany 2 France 1

Popp (40'minutes, 76'minutes)

Frohms (44'minutes og)

Today is the Final between hosts England, bidding to become the first England team to win a major trophy since the 1966 men's World Cup, and Germany, looking for a ninth European crown

The winner of the Golden Boot will be decided as Germany's Alexandra Popp and England's Beth Mead are tied on six goals apiece.

At Wembley, London. With a sold out 87,200 capacity this will not just be one of the biggest women's games ever. This will make it the most attended Euros game ever for men or women.

The winners will also compete in the first edition of the UEFA–CONMEBOL Women's Finalissima against the winners of the 2022 Copa América Femenina, Brazil, who yesterday won 1-0 in the final against Columbia

The sides are meeting for the second time this year, England winning 3-1 in a friendly tournament victory in Wolverhampton in February. But have never beaten Germany in successive matches; indeed, they won just one of the opening 26 encounters between the sides (D4 L21) prior to that victory in February.

The other loss for Germany was a 1-0 extra-time defeat in the third-placed play-off at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.

England's last Women's EURO final ended in a 6-2 defeat against Germany in Helsinki in 2009, the biggest final victory

England created history by winning their first major women's tournament in a dramatic Euro 2022 final against old rivals and eight-time champions Germany at Wembley.

Chloe Kelly, on as a substitute, poked home a loose ball from a corner to send a raucous record crowd of 87,192 into a frenzy with ten minutes of extra time to go.



England 2 Germany 1

Toone (62'minutes),
Kelly (110'minutes)

Magull (79'minutes)