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Tom Blow

Women's Euro 2022: England squad, results, fixtures, records, manager and prediction

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England are hoping to win their first ever major tournament this summer when they host Women's Euro 2022.

Sarina Wiegman's side are among the favourites to win the competition, with the final taking place at Wembley on July 31. "I hope we are going to make it an event that everyone will remember forever and that we - England - are going have a great tournament," said a confident Wiegman in May.

But can they become champions of Europe? Mirror Football gives you the lowdown on the Lionesses ahead of their tournament opener against Austria at Old Trafford on July 6.

Qualification record

England automatically qualified for Euro 2022 as hosts and will enter the tournament in good form. They hammered Northern Ireland 5-0 in their most recent fixture in April to leave them on the brink of qualifying for next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

The Lionesses also lifted the Arnold Clark Cup on home soil in February, lifting the trophy ahead of Spain, Canada and Germany. All three teams are higher than England in the FIFA World Rankings - a measure of their success in that competition.

England haven't lost an international since their 2-0 defeat to Canada in April 2021. They recorded their biggest ever victory against Latvia in November, winning 20-0 at Doncaster's Eco-Power Stadium. The Lionesses will certainly be feeling confident this summer.

Player to watch

Lauren Hemp was recently named the PFA Young Player of the Year (NurPhoto/PA Images)

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Wiegman's side includes record scorer Ellen White and FIFA Player of the Year for 2020 Lucy Bronze. Yet all eyes will be on Lauren Hemp after a dazzling campaign for Manchester City.

The 21-year-old scored 16 goals in all competitions in 2021-22 and hit the back of the net four times in that historic victory against Latvia. Hemp was also superb in the recent FA Cup final defeat to Chelsea - scoring City's first equaliser in the 3-2 loss - and was unfortunate to be on the losing side.

Coach's CV

Sarina Wiegman won Euro 2017 with the Netherlands (Action Images via Reuters)

Wiegman is one of the finest coaches in the women's game. She is a reigning European champion after leading the Netherlands to victory at Euro 2017 - beating Denmark 4-2 in the final - and led the country to the World Cup final two years later, losing 2-0 to the US.

The 52-year-old has also won trophies at club level in the Netherlands and is a two-time winner of FIFA's Coach of the Year award. Luring Wiegman to England was a serious coup for the FA and she is yet to taste defeat in her current job.

Competitive record

England finished third at the World Cup in 2015 (Lars Baron - FIFA)

England have come close to winning the Euros before, losing the inaugural final on penalties to Sweden in 1984 and suffering a 6-2 defeat to Germany in 2009's showpiece event. They've also reached the last four three times, including five years ago in the Netherlands.

In terms of the World Cup, England progressed to the semi-finals in 2015 and 2019 but no further. Yet it's been nine years since they crashed out of a major tournament early on - doing so at Euro 2013 - and will take belief from their consistency under Wiegman.