{"id":611,"date":"2025-07-29T13:45:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T13:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=611"},"modified":"2025-07-29T13:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T13:46:21","slug":"defending-champions-england-beat-spain-on-penalties-to-win-womens-euro-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=611","title":{"rendered":"Defending champions England beat Spain on penalties to win Women\u2019s Euro 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chloe Kelly converted the decisive kick as England beat Spain 3-1 on penalties to lift the Women\u2019s Euro 2025 trophy after Sunday\u2019s game had finished 1-1 at the end of extra time, allowing the Lionesses to avenge their defeat in the World Cup final two years ago and retain their continental crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It looked as though Spain would repeat their victory over England in Sydney in 2023 as they dominated the game at St Jakob-Park in Basel and led through Mariona Caldentey\u2019s first-half header.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rema - AZAMAN\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z2L51xr45As?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But England did not panic, having already trailed against both Sweden in the quarter-finals and Italy in the semis before finding a way to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alessia Russo headed in their equaliser just before the hour mark, and no further goals meant a shoot-out in which Kelly \u2014 who once again had a huge impact off the bench \u2014 netted the winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was cool, I was composed. I knew I was going to hit the back of the net,\u201d Kelly told the BBC of her penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was an agonising way to lose for Spain, but they failed to score three of their spot-kicks, with reigning Ballon d\u2019Or Aitana Bonmati seeing her effort saved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarina Wiegman\u2019s England are therefore back-to-back European champions, with this triumph coming three years after they defeated Germany in extra time at Wembley to win a first women\u2019s major tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defeating Spain here helps make up for the agony of losing that World Cup final in 2023, and the victory also confirms Wiegman\u2019s place among the coaching greats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has now won three consecutive European Championships, having led her native Netherlands to victory in 2017 before doing the same with England three years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe said we can win by any means, and that\u2019s what we have shown again today. I am so proud of the team and the staff. It is incredible,\u201d said Wiegman, whose team lost to France in their first match at the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLosing your first game and becoming European Champions is incredible,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spain fell short in their quest to add a maiden European Championship title to the World Cup they won in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Roja dominated possession as expected, but ultimately paid the price for not putting the game to bed against an England side who never know when they are beaten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am in shock,\u201d Bonmati told broadcaster TVE before apologising for falling from the spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFootball is cruel. Everything seems bad right now, but I think we played the best football during the tournament.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/defending-champions-england-beat-spain-on-penalties-to-win-womens-euro-2025\/?utm_source=auto-read-also&amp;utm_medium=web\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chloe Kelly converted the decisive kick as England beat Spain 3-1 on penalties to lift the Women\u2019s Euro 2025 trophy after Sunday\u2019s game had finished 1-1 at the end of extra time, allowing the Lionesses to avenge their defeat in the World Cup final two years ago and retain their continental crown. 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