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England vs. Spain score: Euro 2025 final result, stats as Lionesses retain title after penalties epic

Chloe Kelly was England’s European Championship final hero once again as the Lionesses retained their title with a penalty shootout win over world champions Spain in the final of Euro 2025.

In a re-run of the 2023 World Cup final, Spain took control of an enthralling first half when Mariana Caldentey headed home Ona Batlle’s 25th-minute cross.

But England were a team revitalised during the second period, taking the game to the world champions in thrilling fashion after Alessia Russo headed an equaliser following yet another fine contribution in this tournament from Euro 2022 final matchwinner Kelly.

Guided by the majestic Aitana Bonmati and impactful substitute cameos from her Barcelona colleagues Vicky Lopez and Samu Paralluelo, Spain dominated the additional period. England dug in to reach the shootout, although they lost Lucy Bronze and Georgia Stanway to injury — two of their most reliable takers.

But it was Spain who faltered decisively, with Bonmati and Paralluelo coming up short from 12 yards, while England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton also saved from Caldentey.

Patri Guijarro had converted Spain’s first spot-kick after Beth Mead slipped, was given a retake and found herself thwarted by Cata Coll, who similarly denied England skipper Leah Williamson.

Fellow defenders Alex Greenwood and Niamh Charles made no mistake, though, before this tournament’s indefatigable main character Kelly stepped up for another indelible moment of English sporting history.

The forward who scored decisively against Germany at Wembley three years ago had a penalty saved against Sweden in the semifinal. Crucially, she netted the rebound then and reverted to her idiosyncratic hop-skip approach here to lash into the top corner and spark wild celebrations at St Jakob-Park.

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England vs. Spain score

  Fulltime (a.e.t.) Goalscorers
England 1 Russo 57′
Spain 1 Caldentey 25′

ENGLAND WIN 3-1 ON PENALTIES

Venue: St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Referee: Stephanie Frappart (France)

Lineups:

England (4-2-3-1, right to left): 1. Hannah Hampton (GK) — 2. Lucy Bronze (3. Niamh Charles), 6. Leah Williamson, 5. Alex Greenwood, 16. Jess Carter — 8. Georgia Stanway (14. Grace Clinton), 4. Keira Walsh— 7. Lauren James (18. Chloe Kelly), 10. Ella Toone (9. Beth Mead) 11. Lauren Hemp — 23. Alessia Russo (17. Michelle Agyemang)

Spain (4-3-3, right to left): 13. Cata Coll (GK) — 2. Ona Batlle, 4. Irene Paredes, 14. Laia Aleixandri, 7. Olga Carmona (15. Lelia Ouahabi) — 6. Aitana Bonmati, 12. Patri Guijarro , 11. Alexia Putellas (20. Claudia Pina) —  8. Mariona Caldentey, 10. Athena del Castillo (18. Salma Paralluelo), 9. Esther Gonzalez (19. Vicky Lopez)

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England vs. Spain live updates, highlights, and commentary

ENGLAND WIN EURO 2025

Winning at Wembley in 2022 was a moment that is hard to match, but this is probably the finest accomplishment of Sarina Wiegman and an era-defining squad. Three consecutive knockout games behind, three straight periods of extra time, six penalties missed across two shootouts. And here they are. Champions of Europe. Again. All hail Chloe Kelly! Thanks for joining us.

9th penalty: Chloe Kelly. Euro 2022 matchwinner, Euro 2025 hero… hop, kick run-up, bang into the top corner! England 3-1 Spain! ENGLAND ARE THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS AGAIN!!!!!!!

8th penalty: Paralluelo… WIDE! England will be European champions if they score. England 2-1 Spain

7th penalty: Can Williamson drive home England’s advantage… NO! Cata Coll went early but Williamson went with her! England 2-1 Spain

6th penalty Here’s the brilliant Bonmati. OH MY WORD, HANNAH HAMPTON HAS KEPT OUT THE BALLON D’OR WINNER! England 2-1 Spain.

5th penalty: Charles, only on for the second half of extra times, sends Cata Coll the wrong way. England 2-1 Spain.

4th penalty: The goalscorer Caldentey. Hampton guesses correctly to save! England 1-1 Spain

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3rd penalty: Greenwood… Cata Coll guesses correctly but it’s low and hard into the corner. England on the board England 1-1 Spain.

2nd penalty: Guijarro up first for Spain, coolly down the middle. Keeps her footing too. England 0-1 Spain

1st penalty: England to take first. Beth Mead. Slips… but the ball goes in down the middle. Double kick! And what we’ll call the “Julian Alvarez Rule” means she gets another go. Cata Coll guesses correctly to her right and saves! England 0-0 Spain.

Fulltime

That’s it. Can England retain their European title? Can Spain add to their world title? It all comes down to penalty kicks. 

116 mins: At the second attempt, Kelly’s corner is too close to Cata Coll and the referee has spotted a foul in any case.

115 mins: Clinton on for Stanway and instantly into some argy-bargy in the Spain box after Hemp wins a corner.

113 mins: The tireless Caldentey runs at England again. She feeds Vicky, who cracks a shot over. Stanway is down and it looks like her race is run.

111 mins: It falls to Paralluelo in the area but the replacement forward can’t make a clean contact.

110 mins: Bonmati darts to the byline but Charles reads the cutback superbly to clear. Spain with the second ball, though and it’s scrambled behind for a corner.

Kickoff: Extra time (2nd Half)

Spain don’t want to go the distance here. They’re right back after England and Pina fires wide on the angle. Halftime changes, by the way: Charles on for Bronze, and  on for Carmona.

Half time in extra time

Spain were on top for most of that. England won a shambolic penalty shootout against Sweden and might have to do that again. Wiegman has one more change up her sleeve. Can Bronze make it to the end.

105+2 mins: Gorgeous pass from Bonmati to Batlle, who drills across goal and Paralluelo just can’t get there.

105 mins: Hemp into the Spain box but gets crowded out. Goal kick.

100 mins: It’s borderline sadism from Bronze here, who’s carrying on for now. England leave her one-on-one with Pina, who cuts inside and fires past the far post.

97 mins: England holding firm under pretty unrelenting pressure. They get a break now as Bronze puts the ball out for herself. It looks like her right leg might finally have given out.

95 mins: Hemp is late, treads on Bonmati’s foot and is booked.

Kickoff: Extra time (1st Half)

Spain right back into their work engineering space down the England left. Paralluelo has changed the dynamic in the Spain attack. Bronze is forced to head behind, England deal with the corner.

Fulltime

For the third time in three games, England go to extra time. Spain ended that half stronger but they also looked fatigued during a strangely disjointed 45 minutes from the world champions. Where’s your money?

90+3 mins: Spain’s substitutes combine as Paralluelo finds Vicky, whose lofted attempt clears the far post.

90 mins: Four minutes to be added on.

89 mins: Paralluelo and Vicky Lopez on for Spain, perhaps with an eye on averting extra time. They have looked fatigued as a collective since the break. Castillo and Gonzalez make way.

86 mins: Hemp does well initially but her pass to Walsh on the edge of the Spain box is under-cooked. Williamson has taken a whack in the mouth but England’s next change is Mead on for Toone in attacking midfield.

84 mins: Hampton is carrying on and claims a cross with authority. That’s an encouraging sign. 

80 mins: A bit of concern for England. Bronze is down injured, but has been soldiering through the whole tournament. She’s up again. More seriously, goalkeeper Hampton, who has a strapped up thigh, is getting some attention.

78 mins: What on earth is Leah Williamson doing up there?!?! The captain almost slides home but can’t get the decisive touch, before Kelly puts the frightners on a bizarrely hesitant Batlle at the back post.

76 mins: Scrappy period from England. Carter concedes a free-kick after Hampton punches clear. Pina’s free-kick is too deep.

74 mins: Like Kelly before her, Pina gets right down to work, forcing Hampton to beat a venomous strike behind.

71 mins: Michelle Agyemang is on her way for England, the goalscorer Russo the player to make way. An attacking change for Spain too as Pina replaces Putellas.

69 mins: Toone finds Kelly, who faints inside and goes outside, driving across goal. Cata Coll gets down to make a fantastic fingertip save. Kelly’s corner is cleared.

63 mins: Kelly again down the left to hang up another cross. Hemp can’t get this one back into the danger area. Wants a corner, goal kick the signal.

59 mins: A bit of post-goal overexuberance from England as Russo and Bronze are each booked in quick succession for meaty challenges on Batlle and Carmona.

57 mins: GGGGOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLL!!!! Alessia Russo!!!!!

But they don’t look too bad going forward. Kelly cuts onto her right foot and delivers a dreamy ball from the left. Russo guides a header home and we’re all square.

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55 mins: Putellas gets between the lines and fires wide from the edge of the box right-footed. A sense that England are living on their wits a bit at the moment.

52 mins: Again England look defensively ragged as Bronze entirely misjudge a diving header. Hampton grasps Caldentey’s shot at the second attempt.

51 mins: Hemp down the Spain left and finds Russo. her shot deflects up into Aleixandri’s arm but there’ll be no penalty for that.

50 mins: England pushed deep into their own box again. Some soft shoe shuffling from the imperious Bonmati, who shoots into Hampton’s chest.

47 mins: Putellas picks out Caltentey, who clips her shot wide. The offside flag goes up in any case.

Kickoff: 2nd Half

Off we go again. Can England find a response?

Halftime

Spain weathered some early England pressure but a back-and-forth contest broke their way when Caldentey opened the scoring. From that point, the world champion imperiously controlled the action. England came from behind to get past Sweden and Italy, but this is a different task entirely.

43 mins: Kelly right into the thick of it, gets Batlle backpedalling and drags a shot past the near post. 

41 mins: Castillo heads wide at the near post! Again, it’s far too easy down the England left.

40 mins: England are being forced into a change. James is down with what looks like a recurrence of the ankle problem she took into the tournament. On comes Chloe Kelly, who gets a bit longer to produce more heroics today.

34 mins: Feels a bit like Spain are completely into their groove now and turning the screw. Greenwood blocks Castillo’s cross but this could be hard work for England from now until halftime.

26 mins: Chance for an instant response from England but Walsh snatches at the shot.

25 mins: GOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!!! Mariona Caldentey!!!!!!

Spain hit the front with a nicely crafted goal. Bonmati finds Castillo to slot a pass to the underlapping Batlle. The fullback stands up a cross for Caldentey to power home the header. The fact that it felt a bit like a training ground routine as England missed challenges and Caldentey lost her marker won’t unduly please Wiegman.

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21 mins: Typically lovely interplay from Spain on the edge of the England box. It ends as Caldentey fires wide, unable to effectively wrap her foot around the shot.

19 mins: Cata Coll gets herself into all sorts of nonsense with an awful pass out from her six-yard box. Hemp intercepts but the Spain goalkeeper recovers with a marvellous save. The corner comes to nought.

14 mins: Smart hold-up play from Russo before Stanway’s daisycutter is too close to Coll. The Bayern Munich midfielder is capable of special things from that distance, but not this time.

13 mins: Back come Spain, great tempo to this now. Williamson forced to hack away from the England six yard box.

12 mins: The Lionesses win possession back high up. They’re pressing Spain well at the moment. This attack breaks down as Stanway delays her pass a fraction too long and James strays offside.

11 mins: England started well but Spain look to have settled now, with Esther firing wide from Caldentey’s cutback.

9 mins: Excellent stop from Hampton. Esther takes a superb first touch after getting in front of Carter but the England goalkeeper reacts to keep out her snapshot. 

3 mins: Early chance for England! Russo gets in behind Spain’s high line onto the end of a gorgeous pass from Bronze. The Arsenal forward takes it a touch too wide, Coll saves her shot across goal and James can’t get to the rebound.

Kickoff: 1st Half

England get us underway and Hampton pumps the ball downfield.

5 mins before kickoff: Here come the teams. And we’re into some lovely violin versions of the national anthems. Almost go time.

20 mins before kickoff: Across men’s and women’s football this is the third time in as many years that England and Spain have met in major international finals. Spain are 2-0 up on that particular head-to-head after their women won the World Cup final 1-0 in 2023 and the men triumphed 2-0 in the Euro 2024 showpiece last summer.

40 mins before kickoff: If Spain don’t get the job done here, Montse Tome’s decision to bench Pina could be one of those that could come under the microscope. The Barcelona forward has started four of Spain’s five games at Euro 2025, only sitting out the group-stage win over Italy when qualification was secured. Here two goals include a game-sealing strike in the 2-0 quarterfinal victory over Switzerland.

1 hour before kickoff: For Spain, there are two changes from the team that started the semifinal against Germany. Laia Aleixandri is back from suspension to replace Maria Mendez at centre-back. Athenea del Castillo comes into the forward line, with Claudia Pina missing out.

1 hr 10 mins before kickoff: The teams are in and Kelly and Agyemang remain in their supersub roles for England. Jess Carter returns in the back four after Esme Morgan was preferred for the semifinal. It means Alex Greenwood will revert to her familiar position alongside captain Leah Williamson at centre-back. Greenwood and Williamson’s ability on the ball could be key, with Spain expected to press holding midfielder Kiera Walsh hard.

1 hr 35 mins before kickoff: Confirmed team news will be with us shortly. The big question around the England team is whether Chloe Kelly or Michelle Agyemang will be rewarded with a start. The forward duo have come off the bench to make decisive impacts in the quarter and semifinals, but Sarina Wiegman is noted for her commitment to sticking with a familiar starting lineup. She resisted similar clamour to start Alessia Russo and Ella Toone at Euro 2022, two starting players who are arguably under threat from Kelly and Agyemang here.

Michelle Agyemang of England

2 hours before kickoff. Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of the Women’s Euro 2025 final between England and Spain. Can the Lionesses make it back-to-back Euros triumphs or will Sarina Wiegman’s side come up short against La Roja, as they did in the 2023 World Cup final?

England vs. Spain kick off time

The xx match kicks off in Basel, Switzerland at 6 p.m. local time.

Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:

  Date Kickoff time
USA Sun, Jul 27 12:00 p.m. ET
Canada Sun, Jul 27 12:00 p.m. ET
UK Sun, Jul 27 5:00 p.m. BST
Australia Mon, Jul 28 3:00 a.m. AEDT
India Sun, Jul 27 10:30 p.m. IST

England vs. Spain lineups, team news

England have had an undeniably incredible but nail-biting journey in the competition, kicking it off with a 2-1 defeat to France before storming through their other group matches, culminating in a 6-1 thrashing of Wales.

In the knockouts, they have played it right to the very last second, winning their quarterfinals against Sweden via a penalty shootout and defeating Italy 2-1 in extra time in the semis after Michelle Agyemang scored the equalizer in the 96th minute.

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Despite being a mixed campaign, the Lionesses have shown their ferocity and determination again and again, as well as the power of their squad. Nineteen-year-old Agyemang has turned heads as a force that has consistently turned the tide for England, scoring crucial goals in the knockout stage. Chloe Kelly, another of Sarina Wiegman’s supersubs, scored the latest goal in a women’s Euros match with her winner against Italy, and the pair have proved how efficiently England can turn things around on the pitch.

Nevertheless, both Kelly and Agyemang remain among the substitutes, with Jess Carter replacing Esme Morgan in the back four the only change from the semifinal win over Italy. It means Alex Greenwood will revert to centre-back alongside captain Leah Williamson.

Goalkeeper Hannah Hampton has also consistently impressed throughout the competition as Mary Earps’ successor and is sure to be put to the test on Sunday given Spain’s attacking prowess.

England (4-2-3-1, right to left): Hampton (GK) — Bronze, Williamson, Greenwood, Carter — Stanway, Walsh— James, Toone Hemp — Russo

World champions Spain have been moving from strength to strength in recent years, and their progress in the Euros has been no exception. Having won all of their matches, their lethal attack and technical quality has meant they have asserted their dominance throughout.

Their star-studded squad includes the sport’s golden girl, two-time Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati and the legendary Barcelona midfielder Alexia Putellas, who is widely regarded as one of the best women’s footballers ever.

Head coach Montse Tome makes two changes from the team that started the semifinal against Germany. Laia Aleixandri is back from suspension and replaces Maria Mendez at centre-back. Athenea del Castillo is preferred to Claudia Pina in attack.

Spain (4-3-3, right to left): Cata Coll (GK) — Batlle, Paredes, Aleixandri, Olga — Bonmati, Patri, Putellas —  Caldentey, Castillo, Esther Gonzalez

England vs. Spain live stream, TV channel

Here is how to watch the match in some of the world’s major regions:

Region TV Streaming
USA FOX Fubo, ViX, FOX Sports app
Canada TSN1, TSN4 TSN+
Australia   Stan Sport
India   FanCode, tabii

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