UEFA Women's EURO 2022 (champions - England)
England beat Germany 2-1 after extra time at Wembley for their first major international title, in front of a record crowd of 87,192. Both England goals came from substitutes: Ella Toone, on six minutes earlier, opened the scoring, and Chloe Kelly won it in extra time after Lina Magull had equalised.
Why this wins its question: Retellings give Kelly's winner and the Wembley crowd. UEFA's line-ups show something sharper that no summary carries: both England goals were scored by substitutes who had been on the pitch for six and forty-six minutes respectively, so a final England had not been winning was turned entirely from the bench. The 87,192 attendance and Germany's first defeat in a Women's EURO final are bound here rather than asserted.
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England beat Germany 2-1 after extra time in the Women's EURO 2022 final at Wembley Stadium, securing their first major international title, in front of a record crowd of 87,192.
Ella Toone opened the scoring on 62 minutes and Lina Magull equalised for Germany on 79, before Chloe Kelly hit the winner on 110 in extra time.
Both England scorers were substitutes, and both had been on the pitch only a short time before scoring: UEFA's line-up shows Toone replacing Fran Kirby on 56 minutes and scoring on 62, and Kelly replacing Beth Mead on 64 and scoring on 110.
It was Germany's first defeat in a Women's EURO final. UEFA's record of their tournament results shows them winning every final they had previously reached - 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2013 - with 2022 recorded as runners-up.
England went on to retain the trophy in 2025, becoming the only nation other than Germany to do so, again after extra time and again with Kelly converting the decisive kick, this time in a shoot-out.