Everything you need to know about England’s Lionesses who can bring football home at Euro 2022

Women’s Euro 2022 is now just hours away, with hosts England set to kick-off the tournament with Wednesday night’s game against Austria at Old Trafford.

It is set to be the most exciting tournament in its history, as the continent’s finest teams battle it out over the next month, with the Three Lionesses aiming to win their first major honour and go one better than their male counterparts last summer.

Metro Sport has provided a guide to everything you need to know about the England team and their chances of bringing football home:

Pretty simple this: as the host nation, England automatically qualified for Euro 2022.

It is the third time they have held the tournament after the inaugural championships in 1984, when hosting duties were shared with Sweden and Denmark, and the 2005 edition.

Originally, the plan was for Sarina Wiegman to take over the reins from Phil Neville immediately after the Euros, but when the COVID-19 pandemic postponed the tournament by a year that changed, with Neville resigning early to manage David Beckham’s Inter Miami side, and Wiegman officially becoming England boss last September.

A legendary Dutch international, Wiegman spent many years as an assistant coach to various teams before taking the top job with the Netherlands in 2017, leading her country to Euros glory on home soil the same year.

In 2019, the European champions came agonisingly close to becoming World Cup winners as well, losing the final 2-0 to the United States, with the English FA confirming her appointment the following year.

And so far, Wiegman’s England career has been nothing short of sensational, with the side yet to lose under her, picking up 12 wins from 14 games, with 84 goals scored and just three conceded.

Wiegman is renowned