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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sport
Simon Collings

Women's Euro 2025 final: Sarina Wiegman must be bolder as England bid to make history

Touchline tactics: Sarina Wiegman directs her players during the quarter-final against Sweden - (AFP via Getty Images)

Sarina Wiegman and England dream of retaining their European crown on Sunday — but one coronation has already taken place. The Lionesses are clearly the “Queens of Comebacks” at Euro 2025 after their remarkable run to the final.

Wiegman joked following Tuesday’s dramatic semi-final win over Italy that England’s feats under her will one day be made into a film, but she may well be right. This is an unprecedented level of success for an England national team, with the Lionesses set to compete in the final of a major tournament for the third time in a row.

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