Women's EURO 2025 final: England vs Spain facts

Holders England face world champions Spain in the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 final at St. Jakob-Park in Basel.

Both teams came through semi-finals that went to extra time, England eventually overcoming Italy 2-1 in Geneva before Spain defeated eight-time winners Germany 1-0 in Zurich.

This is England's fourth Women's EURO final, and second in succession after their 2022 triumph, whereas Spain are featuring for the first time.

England are aiming to become the second team after Germany to successfully defend the Women's EURO, and the third team to win multiple titles after Germany (eight) and Norway (two).

Spain are the eighth nation to reach the final and could become the sixth different winners.

Previous meetings

The sides have met three times at Women's EURO final tournaments, England winning two games to Spain's one.

Spain 3-2 England, 2013 group stage
Alexia Putellas scored in added time – her first international goal – to win the game for La Roja in Linköping.

England 2-0 Spain, 2017 group stage
The tables were turned in Breda four years later, England winning 2-0 in Group D.

England 2-1 Spain, aet, 2022 quarter-finals
Ella Toone (84) cancelled out an Esther González (54) strike, before Georgia Stanway’s (96) extra-time strike separated the sides in Brighton.

This is also a repeat of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final, Olga Carmona scoring the only goal of the game in the 29th minute in Sydney to earn Spain their first major silverware. That is Carmona's most recent international goal.

The nations also contested six Women's EURO qualifiers ahead of the 1995, 1997 and 2009 editions, each winning once apiece among four draws.

Like Putellas, Aitana Bonmatí's first goal for Spain was also against England – in a 2-1 friendly defeat in Swindon on 9 April 2019 in which Beth Mead scored for the home side.

The teams have already met twice in 2025 in the UEFA Women's Nations League. In February, England won 1-0 at Wembley courtesy of a Jess Park goal. In June, Spain trailed at half-time to an Alessia Russo strike but came back to prevail 2-1 in Barcelona after a Clàudia Pina double and pipped the Lionesses to the finals.

Form guide

England

England came out on top in a dramatic semi-final against Italy in Geneva, substitute Michelle Agyemang forcing extra time with a 96h-minute equaliser after the Azzurre had gone ahead in the first half. Fellow replacement Chloe Kelly then scored the winner in the 119th minute, converting a rebound after her penalty had been saved.

Kelly became England's 11th different scorer at Women's EURO 2025, a new record for a final tournament.

Two late goals in three minutes from Lucy Bronze (79) and Agyemang (81) drew England level in their quarter-final against Sweden in Zurich on 17 July, their opponents having scored twice in the first half. The tie eventually went to penalties and, despite misses from Lauren James, Mead, Alex Greenwood and Grace Clinton, England advanced to the semi-finals 3-2 in the shoot-out as Sweden failed to convert five of their seven spot kicks.

That was the first time a team had overturned a two-goal deficit in a Women's EURO knockout tie.

Both of England's first two group games were also staged in Zurich. Keira Walsh's late strike was not enough to prevent a 1-2 defeat by France in their opener, but Sarina Wiegman's side responded emphatically against Netherlands on Matchday 2 with James scoring twice and Stanway and Toone once each in a 4-0 victory, Russo supplying three assists.

Their quarter-final berth was confirmed with a 6-1 Matchday 3 triumph against neighbours Wales. There were six different scorers for the holders with Stanway, Toone, Lauren Hemp, Russo, Mead and Agnes Beever-Jones all on target in St.Gallen.

England are the first team to score ten or more goals in three Women's EURO groups, having done so in 2017, 2022 and now 2025.

England qualified for their tenth finals, and seventh in succession, after finishing runners-up to France in Group A3 (W3 D2 L1), ahead of Sweden and Republic of Ireland.

Russo struck three times during qualifying, one more than team-mate Stanway.

Wiegman's England defeated Germany at Wembley in the final of Women's EURO 2022 to win their first major trophy. Toone (62) put England in front and, though Germany forced extra time, substitute Kelly scored the winner for the tournament hosts.

The Lionesses have also twice been runners-up, losing 3-4 on penalties to Sweden in 1984 after the two-legged final had ended 1-1 on aggregate (0-1 a, 1-0 h), and 2-6 to Germany in the 2009 final in Helsinki.

Wiegman, in charge since September 2021, is the only coach to win the EURO title with two different countries following her 2017 success with Netherlands. She has reached the final of every Women's EURO (2017, 2022, 2025) and Women's World Cup (2019, 2023) where she has been head coach of Netherlands and England.

Spain

Spain recorded their first-ever victory over Germany courtesy of Bonmatí's 113th -minute strike in their semi-final in Zurich. It was Bonmatí's first goal of the tournament and she became the tenth different scorer for Spain at Women's EURO 2025, just one behind opponents and record holders England.

Spain broke the deadlock in the 66th minute of their quarter-final with Switzerland through Athenea, Pina sealing La Roja's victory in Bern five minutes later. The 2-0 win was Spain's first in a Women's EURO knockout game at the fifth attempt, Mariona Caldentey and Putellas missing penalties.

Spain followed their 5-0 Matchday 1 victory against Portugal – their biggest EURO victory – in Group B with a 6-2 defeat of Belgium, Spain equalling the record of five scorers in a match. Putellas had a hand in four goals – two goals and two assists – as captain Irene Paredes, González, Caldentey and Pina also found the net for the world champions in Thun.

Athenea, Patri Guijarro and González all scored on Matchday 3 in Bern as La Roja came from behind to beat Italy 3-1 and clinch first place in Group B.

González's goal against Italy made her the first Spain player to score in four successive Women's EURO final tournament appearances.

On what is their fifth appearance at a Women's EURO, this is already Spain's best run in the tournament. They reached the semi-finals on debut in 1997 and were eliminated in the quarter-finals on each of their previous three entries before 2025.

Spain won five of their six qualifying games in Group A2 (L1), scoring 18 goals and conceding five in finishing ahead of Denmark, Belgium and Czechia.

Jenni Hermoso and Salma Paralluelo both scored three goals in qualifying as Spain averaged three per game.

Having won their first-ever senior major international women's tournament thanks to that defeat of England in the 2023 Women's World Cup final, less than a year later goals from Bonmatí and Caldentey gave La Roja victory against France in the 2023/24 Women's Nations League final in Seville.

Current head coach Montse Tomé, who had served as an assistant to Jorge Vila at the 2023 World Cup, guided Spain to that Women's Nations League title and then fourth place at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Key facts

• England have won 13 of their last 16 Women's EURO finals matches (D1 L2).

• The Lionesses have won their last five Women's EURO knockout ties that required extra time.

• All of England's last 39 Women's EURO finals games have featured at least one goal.

• Wiegman has coached a record 16 Women's EURO finals matches. She is only the second coach to reach the Women's EURO final in three successive editions after Tina Theune, who led Germany to the trophy in 1997, 2001 and 2005 – a feat Wiegman could match.

• Spain could become only the second European team to hold the Women's World Cup and Women's EURO trophies at the same time after Germany, who won the World Cup in 2003 and 2003 and the European title in 2001, 2005 and 2009.

• Spain could also be the first nation to have won all UEFA's current national-team competitions, men or women, senior or youth, football or futsal.

• Spain have won 13 of their last 14 international matches (L1).