After 30 matches and over three weeks of action, the winners of the Women's Euro 2022 will be decided on Sunday when England Women face Germany Women at Wembley.
The tournament hosts will attempt to win their first-ever major trophy, while Germany will try to secure their ninth European Championship title.
Match preview
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Under the tutelage of Sarina Wiegman - who took over the England managerial role a year ago - the Lionesses have managed to captivate a nation on their way to their third European Championship final.
The road to Wembley began with a cautious 1-0 win over Austria, but their journey gained speed with an 8-0 victory against Norway before Northern Ireland were dispatched via a 5-0 scoreline.
England's reward for securing top spot in their group was a quarter-final tie with Spain, who took the lead through Esther Gonzalez, leaving Wiegman's side on the brink of a tournament exit.
However, Ella Toone became England's hero by finding an 84th-minute equaliser before Georgia Stanway found the net in extra time with a ferocious long-range effort to send the tournament hosts through to the last four.
A semi-final meeting against a Sweden side ranked second in the world did not daunt the Lionesses, who after a nervy start managed to take a one-goal lead into half time thanks to a Beth Mead strike.
Lucy Bronze doubled the advantage three minutes after the restart, before Alessia Russo produced an audacious back-heeled effort to make it three, while Fran Kirby netted her second goal of the tournament to wrap up a stylish 4-0 win.
England will now turn their attention to Sunday's showpiece where they will look to become only the fifth different side to win the European Championships.
The Lionesses are also aiming to make amends for the 6-2 defeat that they suffered against Germany in their previous European Championship final appearance in 2009.
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While England are aiming to win Euro 2022 on home soil, Germany are hoping the European Championship trophy will join them on the flight home.
With eight previous tournament victories to their name, Die Nationalelf have the chance to add a ninth title to their collection after brushing aside all challengers on their way to the final.
They set their stall out early with a 4-0 win over Denmark to open their campaign before Spain were dispatched via a 2-0 scoreline.
Although top spot in Group B was already secured, Germany remained professional to clinch a comfortable 3-0 victory over Finland, ensuring that they carried significant momentum into their quarter-final tie with Austria.
Lina Magull opened the scoring against Austria, and while they had to be patient in their search for a second, Alex Popp found the net in the 90th minute to seal a 2-0 win.
Their semi-final opponents presented Germany with their toughest test of the tournament, with a Merle Frohms own goal cancelling out Popp's opener, ensuring that the encounter was level at the break.
Despite conceding their first goal of the tournament, Germany showed no signs of taking a backwards step and subsequently booked their place in the final thanks to Popp's sixth goal of Euro 2022.
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg's side will now attempt to maintain their 100% record in European Championship finals, and they will be confident of doing so after beating England in all four of their previous meetings in the tournament's history.
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Although Russo came off the bench to score against Sweden, the Manchester United striker will have to settle for a place among the substitutes, with Wiegman expected to opt for the same lineup that has started every game of the tournament.
Having conceded only one goal throughout Euro 2022, a backline that features captain Leah Williamson and Millie Bright as the central defenders will try to produce another resolute display in the final.
Mead will have the chance to finish as the tournament top scorer, with the 27-year-old currently level on six goals with Popp.
As for Germany, Klara Buhl missed the semi-final due to COVID-19, but the Bayern Munich player could return to the starting lineup if she tests negative ahead of the final.
The midfield trio of Lena Oberdorf, Sara Dabritz and Magull will attempt to get the better of England's Stanway and Keira Walsh in the fight for supremacy in the middle of the park.
Popp will be Germany's main goal threat, and the forward has the chance on Sunday to score on every matchday of Euro 2022.
England Women possible starting lineup:
Earps; Bronze, Bright, Williamson, Daly; Stanway, Walsh; Mead, Kirby, Hemp; White
Germany Women possible starting lineup:
Frohms; Gwinn, Hendrich, Hegering, Rauch; Magull, Oberdorf, Dabritz; Huth, Buhl, Popp
We say: England Women 2-1 Germany Women
Germany will be attempting to draw upon their historic dominance at European Championships, but with home advantage in their favour and after missing out in 2009, we think that England will finally get over the line to win their first major tournament.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a England Women win with a probability of 56.06%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for Germany Women had a probability of 21.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a England Women win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.7%) and 2-0 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.5%), while for a Germany Women win it was 1-2 (5.69%).
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