A title game between defending champion England and World Cup winner Spain is the Women’s European Championship final that many wanted. How they got to Basel on Sunday is a whole other story. Spain has mostly cruised through its five games except for a late scare in a tense semifinal against Germany.

No one has been a better ambassador for the European Championship in Switzerland than Lia Walti. A key part of Arsenal’s midfield for nearly a decade, Walti is even more crucial to the Swiss national team.

At Euro 2025, Sarina Wiegman has reached her fifth final in as many tournaments: two with Netherlands and now three for England. What's her secret?

Torrejón retired from international soccer after the 2019 World Cup as Spain’s then most-capped player with 90 appearances. She has since helped Barcelona win three Champions League titles and a slew of other trophies. She also played a part in one of the revolts Spain’s women have staged to demand more from the men who run the game.

England are the last team to beat Spain, as they edged them out 1-0 in the Nations League in February. There was only one goal in the World Cup final between these two, and their meeting in the Euro 2022 quarter-finals was decided in extra time after a 1-1 draw in normal time.

England’s opening Euro 2022 match against Austria at Old Trafford and their final at Wembley Stadium against Germany brought record crowds (68,871 and 87,192).

The women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland has set a new attendance record, with over 620,000 fans having attended matches even before Sunday's final. European football ruling body UEFA announced the record during the second semi-final between Germany and Spain in Zurich and shared the news on social media platform X late on Wednesday.

Spain’s players gave their beaten Switzerland opponents a guard of honor leaving the field after their quarterfinal at the Women's European Championship.