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This Sunday, in London, the “lionesses” of the United Kingdom won Euro 2022 against Germany after extra time. Fifty-six years after the men’s World Cup, the United Kingdom won another great title. In the country, this trophy culminated a competition that registered an attendance record.
They are from this Sunday at the top of European football. The “lionesses” of the United Kingdom won their first European Championship at Wembley Stadium by beating Germany 2-1 after extra time.
For the first time since 2009, when they lost the European Championship final 2-6 in Helsinki, the English faced the German women’s football team. This time at home, the “lionesses” seemed to be the favorites in front of 87,192 fans, the majority of whom were fans of the local team. Against the Germans, however, nothing could be taken for granted.
A historic competition
Certainly, during the game the Germans did not give up, but the English were more offensive. They opened the scoring in the 72nd minute with a goal from Ella Toone (22), but Germany equalized in the 79th minute with a left-footed shot from Lina Magull (27) off a pass from Tabea Waßmuth (25).
From then on, the match lost a bit of intensity until extra time with the saving goal of Chloe Kelly (24 years old), her first goal in the national team and surely the most important of her career. Thanks to this goal, the English ended up winning the cup after a successful career, marked especially by 20 goals in five games, an average of 4 goals per game.
As for the Germans, the defeat was as harsh as it was historic. Until now, they had maintained a perfect record: eight finals played for eight titles won. Without a doubt, the star Alexandra Popp (31 years old) missed her companions. The player had to leave during the warm-up, just before the final, due to a “muscle injury” that prevented her from even sitting on the bench.
However, Popp has the consolation of finishing as the top scorer of this European Championship, along with England’s Beth Mead (27 years old). Both have scored six goals since the start of the competition.
An unprecedented influx
On the afternoon of this Sunday, in the northwest of the English capital, families, couples and friends did not stop flocking to Wembley.
It was a record day for the stadium, as tickets for the match were sold out and just over 87,000 people were able to attend the match between the two teams from the stands, while millions of others gathered in bars or behind their televisions.
This enthusiasm for competition shows that slowly but surely the gender gap in football is closing. Last year, 67,000 fans were in the stands for the men’s European Championship final. Back then, the Italians had shattered the English dream of winning the trophy after a penalty shootout.
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