The nation will be watching as England's women try to do what the men have failed to do for 56 years and bring home a major footballing trophy as they take on Germany in the Euro's 2022 final.
But it wasn't all plain-sailing for the Lionesses who looked like they were about to crash out of the Euros as Spain opened the scoring early in the second half as England trailed up until the 84th minute of normal time. While most of the country was already resigned to the depressingly inevitable, coach Sarina Wiegman wasn't.
She proceeded to give her male Spanish counterpart a tactical masterclass - all without losing her nerve, or the steely glint in her eyes, by bringing on some crucial subs. The coach watched through her round gold-rimmed spectacles with the quiet confidence of someone who knew something the rest of us didn't.