On Sunday, the two pre-tournament favourites to win the 2025 European Championship will clash in the final in Basel, as England and Spain face off in a rematch of the game which decided the 2023 Women's World Cup. It will be the third meeting between these two sides this year, after the pair traded narrow wins by one-goal margins in the Nations League in the first half of 2025. It's perfectly set up, really.
Spain will go into the game as slight favourites. La Roja are the reigning world champions, after all, and they have had the better year overall, starting in the Nations League where they topped their group ahead of England. That has continued through Euro 2025, where they won all of their first four games in 90 minutes before beating Germany in extra-time in the semi-finals.
The Lionesses, meanwhile, have hit a few more bumps in the road. Sarina Wiegman's side only won three of their six Nations League fixtures and have rode their luck through the knockout stages at this tournament. Still, the resilience on show has been excellent and that will certainly be needed again if the European champions are to beat Spain to retain their title.
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