France almost had the lead shortly after the hour mark from a deep corner, but an unmarked Renard’s downward header was blocked on the line. It was then a header at the other end from Popp from a Svenja Huth cross that would restore Germany’s lead, and move her level with Mead as the tournament’s joint top scorer. Their battle for the Golden Boot will add an additional talking point for Sunday’s game but this final – a repeat of the 2009 Euros final – will certainly not be short of reasons for excitement. Naturally, reflections will be made of 1966, the year England’s men beat the Germans to lift their only major honour to date, ahead of a day where England’s women’s side will hope to win their first major silverware. As a national sporting moment, it promises to be unmissable.
Match details
Germany (4-3-3): Frohms 7; Gwinn 7, Hendrich 7, Hegering 6 (Doorsoun 7, 81), Rauch 6; Magull 7 (Dallmann 7, 68), Oberdorf 7, Dabritz 8 (Lohmann 7, 69); Huth 7 (Wassmuth 6, 90), Popp 9, Brand 7 Subs not used: Schult (gk), Berger (gk), Kleinherne, Lattwein, Schuller, Freigang, Anyomi Yellow cards: Gwinn France: Peyraud-Magnin 6; Perisset 7, Mbock Bathy 6, Renard 8, Karchaoui 6; Bilbault 7, Toletti 7 (Sarr 7, 80), Geyoro 7; Diani 7, Malard 6 (Bacha 6, 45), Cascarino 8 (Mateo 7, 61) Subs not used: Chavas (gk), Lerond (gk), Palls, Torrent, Tounkara, Dall, Baltimore, Cissoko Yellow cards: Toletti, Bacha Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales) Attendance: 27,445
