Everything you need to know about the Women's Euro 2025 final

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4.8 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

It all comes down to this. The final of Women’s Euro 2025 is here, and England will meet Spain at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday.

Host Jillian Sakovits is joined by The Athletic’s Laia Cervello and Charlotte Harpur to break down everything you need to know about the Women’s Euro 2025 final.

The trio trace England and Spain’s respective journeys to the final, and what makes this particular soccer rivalry so special. How have the reigning European champions, England, evolved since lifting their first trophy on home soil three years ago? In a repeat of the Women’s World Cup final in 2023, how will the sequel match-up to the original? What would it mean to Spain to win a first-ever Women’s Euros title?

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Articles mentioned on the show:

Should any of England’s Euro 2025 finishers be starters in the final?

Chloe Kelly: England’s confident, calm hero who ‘thrives’ in pressure moments

Aitana Bonmati is showing why Spain were so keen to have her back after meningitis scare

The pattern across 13 years of men’s and women’s semi-finals that gives England hope

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HOST: Jillian Sakovits

GUESTS: Laia Cervello, Charlotte Harpur

PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes

VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen

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0:36.5	England was seconds away from being knocked out of this competition, and they were a penalty kick away from being beaten by Sweden.
0:44.6	So there is an element of luck in every tournament.
0:48.8	England have ridden their luck.
0:50.5	They have had plenty of luck, but they are still standing somehow.
0:55.6	I just think if I were a Sweden fan, I'd be pretty annoyed.
1:06.9	Hello, everybody.
1:08.0	I'm Jillian Sackavits.
1:09.1	A very warm welcome to full-time Euros, the podcast from the Athletic that takes you inside Women's Euro 2025. After nearly a month of European soccer excellence in Switzerland, 16 teams have now been whittled down to just two. It's the defending European champions, England, taking on the reigning World Cup champions, Spain.
1:27.3	For my team, what a turn from her. Oh, it's there! European champions England taking on the reigning World Cup champions, Spain.
1:29.3	Spain. What a turn from her.
1:30.8	Arniz there!
1:37.8	A moment of magic! And it flashed past Berger!
1:51.6	Spain edging past Germany thanks to a hundred and 13th minute strike from the two-time Ballandor winner Itana Bon Mati and England continuing to be the late-late show after going down 1-0 to Italy in the first half.
1:56.6	A 96-minute goal from substitute Michelle Ajiman sending it to extra time where. The final, Kelly, saved by Giuliani, and a rebound is done.
2:04.5	Yes, another substitute in Chloe Kelly netting the game winner.
2:08.8	So that is how the semifinals shook out,
2:10.9	and we are all set now for the final.
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