England’s women’s football team has won the Euro 2025 title by defeating Spain 3-1 in a penalty shootout. The match was fierce, and the match was tied 1-1 in normal time.
Match details
The final match was played on 27 July 2025 in Basel City, Switzerland. It was a historic win for England as they became European champions for the second time in a row. Spain took the lead in the first half with Mariona’s goal, but England later came back, and the match went to penalties.
Hampton became the hero in the penalty.
England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton became the hero in the penalty shootout. Due to her brilliant saves, England won 3-1 in penalties. Earlier also, England had come back and won despite trailing 2-0 against Sweden in the quarter-finals.
England’s journey
England started the tournament with a loss to France, but later they beat the Netherlands 4-0 and Wales 6-1. They reached the final by defeating Italy in the semi-finals.
Spain did not get its first European title.
Spain, who became world champions last year, came to win their first European title. But their dream could not be fulfilled. 6 of the last 7 matches were decided by a difference of one goal between these two teams.
Spectators came to watch the match.
This final was shown live on BBC One and ITV One in the UK and on Fox in the US. Fans watched the match at places like Boxpark Croydon and Boxpark Wembley in London.
England made history.
England won the European title for the first time in 2022 by defeating Germany, and now they have become champions for the second time in a row. This shows that the England women’s team is now one of the strongest teams in the world.