England 2-1 Germany: The Lionesses make history and are fucking champions of Europe

Chloe Kelly scored the winning goal for England in extra time as they ousted Germany to become European champions.

Kelly pushed the ball past Merle Frohms in the 110th minute to restore the host's lead after Ella Toone's sensational lofted finish after one hour.

Eight-time champions Germany lost top scorer Alexander Popp to injury in the warm-up. They were able to equalize about ten minutes from regulation time thanks to Lina Magull. The final looked set for a penalty shootout until Kelly's winner secured England their first victory in a major tournament.

Women's football in England will never be the same after this glorious victory at Euro 2022

A year after the men's team lost their Euro final at the stadium on penalties to Italy, England can celebrate the first major trophy for a senior team since the men's triumph of the 1966 World Cup against West Germany.

And there was jubilation at the final whistle as the players tried to figure out what they had done amid an almighty roar from the crowd of 87,192 - the biggest crowd ever view for a Euro match, male or female.

Meanwhile, boss Wiegman could relish back-to-back Euro success after overseeing the Netherlands' triumph at home in 2017. His record in charge of England after taking charge last September was almost flawless - 20 games, no defeats, 18 wins, 106 goals scored and only five conceded.

It was the team's third appearance in a Euro final, and the first since the 6-2 loss to Germany at Euro 2009 in Finland.

English women's football has seen tremendous growth in the years since, with a sense of momentum certainly apparent in recent weeks as Wiegman's side delighted stadium crowds and television viewers - and there will be heaven - high hopes for what the future holds after this historic moment.

There was also a personal triumph for Beth Mead, who won the Golden Boot after finishing the tournament with six goals - the same amount as Popp, with Mead winning the award due to her superior number of assists.

Mead was eagerly awaiting the accolade just before kick-off as the big news emerged that Popp had suffered what Germany described as 'muscle problems' during the warm-up and was replaced in the departure of Martina Voss-Tecklenburg. line-up by Lea Schuller.

Wiegman, meanwhile, performed a full sweep of unchanged starting lineups across the Euros.

His team then got off to a spirited start, with Ellen White having a header caught by Frohms and the goalkeeper then preventing a slicked delivery from the right from crossing the line with White hovering.

Germany's Sara Dabritz took a chance with a shot deflected by Lucy Bronze and another that went wide, before Bronze's header on the other end was dealt by Frohms.

England fans then held their breath as a German corner kick led to a scramble for the goal that ended with Mary Earps winning the ball back. A subsequent VAR check found no cause for a penalty, nor was anything given when the ball bounced off Schuller in the other box moments later, despite calls from the crowd.

The Lionesses then went close in the 38th minute as Mead tossed the ball to White and she placed her shot just over the bar.

Voss-Tecklenburg adjusted things at the break by bringing in Tabea Wassmuth, who exploded three minutes into the restart following a mix-up between Bronze and Millie Bright, but could only send a direct shot to Earps, and there was another nervous moment for England shortly after as Magull fired wide from good position.

Wiegman responded by making a double change as Alessia Russo and Toone replaced White and Kirby.

The coach saw his paid substitutions on several occasions during the tournament - and it happened again within minutes as Toone added to the goal she scored off the bench against Spain in the quarter-final final to put England ahead.< /p>

The Manchester United midfielder latched on to Keira Walsh's excellent long pass in the 62nd minute and sent an expert chip over Frohms as delirium erupted around Wembley.

England's mood quickly turned to relief when Magull netted a shot against the post and Schuller's follow-up was saved by Earps.

And after applying extra pressure, Germany then came back level when Magull received the ball from Wassmuth and pushed it past Earps.

Jill Scott, a member of the England squad in the Euro 2009 final, entered the knockout stages before the contest entered extra time, the first half of which then saw her seen surviving a VAR check when she blocked a shot from Svenja Huth.

A nervous atmosphere...