What better scenario than mythical Wembley to find glory. England and Germany They seek this afternoon (6pm/Teledeporte) to be crowned the queens of Europe in a legendary stadium, which sold out all the seats three months ago and will present a full house in its stands of almost 90,000 spectators. Great matches have been played here and the 2022 European Championship final wants to go down in history as one of them.
The final will face two teams with a long history and experience, with the best soccer players of the moment on the pitch. The Germans will be looking to regain their hegemony with a ninth European title, while the English will be looking for their first crown.
Both came in great shape. They won all five games they played and conceded only one goal in the tournament. And in their ranks are the two top scorers, Alexandra Popp and Beth Mead who will fight to get the Golden Boots after scoring six goals in five games played.
The Teutonics have added at least eight European Cups of the twelve editions contested and have an impeccable tournament, where they have been less and with a pop, the 31-year-old veteran captain, in top form, as well as the right names like the Hendrich defenders, the midfielders Dabritz and Lena Oberdorf and forwards Jule Brand and Huth in a state of grace They came from defeating France 2-1 showing a very high level.
Hosts England are there after sweeping Sweden in the semi-final at Bramall Lane 4-0. It will have an inverted public, in a stadium with a capacity for 87,000 people and under the baton of the Dutch sarina wiegmanthe coach who has already led the Netherlands to a surprise victory in the Euro 2017 final and is ready to strike another blow at the ‘Lionesses’.
About 90,000 spectators are expected in the stands
Attacker Beth Mead was the unlikely hero who scored, like Popp, six goals in five games, while Barça defender Lucy Bronze, forwards Kirby and White and youngster Alessia Russo, the new English sensation after her impressive back-heel goal against the Nordics , they form a team to aim for everything.
It will be the first Euro Women’s final at Wembley, which has hosted the men’s final twice, in 1996 and 2021, as well as the 1966 World Cup final and the annual Women’s FA Cup final since 2015.
almost ten years ago, Wembley It hosted the 2012 Women’s Olympic Soccer Final on August 9, where the United States defeated Japan 2-1 on two goals from Carly Lloyd.
It should be noted that the champions will also face the winners of the CONMEBOL Women’s Copa América 2022, which will be played from July 8 to 30 in Colombia, in the first Women’s Finalissima, a match scheduled to be played in Europe, with the date to be determined.
The media of both countries are focused on the grand finals for several days. Germany is talking about revenge for the final of the European Championship against England, after the defeat suffered by the Mannschaft men in the 1966 World Cup at the equally legendary Wembley Stadium. “After 56 years, Germany had a chance to avenge the 2:4 defeat in the 1966 final,” wrote the popular newspaper ‘Bild’, adding that more than 3,000 German fans were expected in stands.
England, to remove the thorn from the men’s final in 1966
The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has announced, via his twitter account, that he will attend that “dream final” to support his team from Wembley, whom he congratulates for his “extraordinary performance”. It seems that the thorn of 1966 has stuck for many Germans.
England and Germany have met 27 times with the balance clearly in favor of the German players who have signed 21 wins and received only two defeats, for four draws.
The only final between the two teams was Euro 2009 in Helsinki, which didn’t exactly leave a good memory for the English after crushing a 6-2 brace from Birgit Prinz and Inka Grings, who finished as top scorers in competition. There is a desire for revenge.
However, in the last meeting between the two, England won on February 23 in Wolverhampton 3-1, on the occasion of the Arnold Clark Cup. Ellen White, Millie Bright and Fran Kirby responded to Lina Magull’s only goal. This is only the second victory of the English against the Germans, after 2015. And this meeting is the last between the two countries before the European Championship. A good sign for Lionesses?
Source: La Verdad
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