Euro 2022 final England v Germany: How we got here and will super-sub Alessia Russo be the key?

England will host Germany at a sold-out Wembley to decide who will become Euro 2022 champions on Sunday. England will be looking to win their first major international trophy, having only gotten to the finals of this tournament twice before.

Once in 1984, where they lost to Sweden on penalties, and in 2009 against Germany, where they were defeated 6-2. Ad/> Germany, on the other hand, have won this competition eight times, more than any other team.

They especially dominated in the mid 90’s to the early 2010s, winning seven in a row from 1995 to 2013. They have never reached the final of this tournament without winning the showpiece event.

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However, the host nation managed to take the match to extra time with an Ella Toone goal in the 84th minute before securing the win after a Georgia Stanway rocket. Despite the semi-final being a bigger match with the Lionesses facing off against Sweden,