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'Now is the right time' - England's Leah Williamson hopes Lionesses can inspire next generation of players at Euro 2022

England captain Leah Williamson hopes the Lionesses can inspire young women across the country to want to play football by delivering a title-winning display at Euro 2022. England get their European Championship campaign underway against Austria at Old Trafford on Wednesday, July 6 as they bid to reach their third major final. Ad/> The last time England reached a European Championship final was 2009 which ended in a 6-2 defeat to Germany.

England Women's Euro 2022 squad: the final 23-player line-up, fixtures and more

Steph Houghton was the surprise omission from the final 23-player England European Championship squad announced on Wednesday.

Five key England issues for Wiegman before hosts kick off Euro 2022

Arsenal’s centre-back Leah Williamson is arguably one of England’s best players but finding the position that gets the best out of Wiegman’s captain while keeping the team balanced is not easy. Against Belgium Williamson was deployed in midfield, as has been the case with increasing frequency under Wiegman. Against the Netherlands she began in the middle but dropped into the backline in the second half and against Switzerland she operated from the back. Wiegman has made the most of this trio of preparation games to try to find the fit for her captain. Williamson was handed the armband after performing well in defence early in Wiegman’s tenure and impressing the manager more generally.