England’s celebrating players gate-crashed Sarina Wiegman’s press conference and received congratulations including a message from the Queen after beating Germany at Wembley to be crowned Euro 2022 champions.
Chloe Kelly’s extra-time goal sealed a 2-1 victory as the Lionesses claimed the first major trophy in their history and the first for a senior England side since the 1966 World Cup triumph over West Germany. Kelly prodded the ball past Merle Frohms in the 110th minute to restore the tournament hosts’ lead after fellow substitute Ella Toone’s wonderful lobbed opener just after the hour mark was cancelled out by Lina Magull with 11 minutes of normal time remaining.
The dramatic match was watched by a crowd of 87,192 at the national stadium – the biggest-ever attendance for any Euros game, men’s or women’s. England boss Wiegman was in the middle of her post-match press conference when her jubilant squad burst into the room, singing Three Lions (Football's Coming Home) and dancing around the top table, while goalkeeper Mary Earps and defender Lucy Bronze did so on top of it.
