Women's Euro 2022: England out to avenge 2009 final defeat in rematch against Germany

By Matias Grez, CNN

Updated 1259 GMT (2059 HKT) July 30, 2022

Germany's players celebrate after beating England in the final of the Women's Euro 2009.

(CNN)England against Germany, a clash between two of the best national teams in the world, will be a fitting finale to what has been a record-breaking tournament at Euro 2022.

After the two semifinal matches, a total of 487,683 fans have attended the games so far, more than doubling the previous record of 240,055, set at Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.That's without taking into consideration the historic attendance expected at Wembley Stadium for Sunday's final. Around 87,000 fans are set to be at the home of English football, which would smash the current attendance record for a Euros final — men's or women's — of 79,115, set at the 1964 final between Spain and the Soviet Union at the Bernabeu in Madrid.UEFA, European football's governing body, says nearly 100,000 children have attended matches so far at Euro 2022, while 47% of all fans have been women.Of course, it certainly helps that home fans have been fortunate enough to watch arguably the most talented England women's side of all time. Read MoreThe 8-0 dismantling of a dangerous Norway side, ranked just two places below England, and the 4-0 drubbing of Sweden, the second-best team in the world and a team England had previously beaten just three times, will go down as some of the most eye-catching in the Lionesses' history.But the path to the final wasn't always a straightforward one. England struggled to find its rhythm in a tough opening win against Austria, before being pushed all the way in a comeback win over Spain in the quarterfinals.READ: 'That was lit' — Stunning Alessia Russo back-heel goal has fans gushing as