England look to make history against old foes Germany in Euro 2022 final

England could land their first major trophy in women’s football as they look to get the better of old foes Germany in Sunday’s Euro 2022 final.

The game at Wembley will see the Lionesses go in search a maiden piece of silverware, with their opponents having won the tournament eight times.

England boss Sarina Wiegman does know how to win the competition after guiding her native Netherlands to glory five years ago.

Here, the PA news agency looks at the the build-up.

While Sunday’s final could be a massive step forward for the support of women’s football in England, captain Leah Williamson wants to see a much more far-reaching effect.

The Arsenal defender will lead the Lionesses out aiming to use their new-found stature to bring about equality across society as a whole.

“What we’ve seen in the tournament already is that this hasn’t just been a change for women’s football but society in general, it’s about how we’re looked upon,” she said.

“The final is not the end of a journey but the start of one. And regardless of the end result, there will be a nice moment for reflection. Naturally it’s my job to go out for 90 minutes to play, and win, but when we look back on this tournament as a whole, we’ll have really started something. I want tomorrow to be the start, to be a marker for the future.

“I’ve only ever been in this football workplace but, in most workplaces across the world, women still have a few more battles to face to try to overcome. For every success we make, for every change of judgment or perception or the opening of the eyes of somebody who will now view women as somebody with the potential to be the equal of her male counterpart, that can create change in society.”

Germany boss Martina Voss-Tecklenburg believes