England’s greatest rival in soccer history is Germany’s National Team so, it’s only fair for them to go head-to-head in the finals of the women’s euro 2022. Before they can go on their summer break, they have to do the impossible and beat their rival Germany in the women’s euro final which no women’s team has ever done.
England lost to Germany in the Euro in 2009 6-2 in the final with Sarina Wiegmann (manager of the 2009 team and the current team) left a 19-game losing streak against Germany. In the previous team meetings of the 2 teams, Germany has won 21 out of 27 of their games losing to Germany more than any nation winning only 2 games. However, England has beaten Germany in the world cup final. Commentator and presenter Jacqui Oatley, in a blog she wrote for BBC Sport at the time, noted: “I’m surrounded by the familiar sound of raucous, jubilant Germans. We’ve been here before.”
Germany has been one of the best teams over the last decades and the 4th place finish in 1993 has been their worst on the European stage. From 1921 – 1971 England’s women’s team was banned from soccer while Germany’s team embraced soccer. By the time England came back to the world’s attention, Germany had a very successful youth system, training program, and very good coaches, and a German league was created, and their success was already established before England got the world’s attention.
Things are changing with the men’s and women’s teams in 2021. England’s men’s team beat Germany in extra time in 55 years in the euro 2020. England’s 14 goals in the group stages of Euro 2022 also set a new record, overtaking Germany’s total of 11 from 2001.” The gulf between England and Germany back [in 2009] was massive. We were part-time, they were professional and ruthless,” ex-England defender Alex Scott said on BBC One after the semi-final win over Sweden. “We have seen the game evolve on the continent since then. Teams have caught Germany up and are not afraid. There is a different feeling facing them.”
England lost to Germany in the Euro in 2009 6-2 in the final with Sarina Wiegmann (manager of the 2009 team and the current team) left a 19-game losing streak against Germany. In the previous team meetings of the 2 teams, Germany has won 21 out of 27 of their games losing to Germany more than any nation winning only 2 games. However, England has beaten Germany in the world cup final. Commentator and presenter Jacqui Oatley, in a blog she wrote for BBC Sport at the time, noted: “I’m surrounded by the familiar sound of raucous, jubilant Germans. We’ve been here before.”
Germany has been one of the best teams over the last decades and the 4th place finish in 1993 has been their worst on the European stage. From 1921 – 1971 England’s women’s team was banned from soccer while Germany’s team embraced soccer. By the time England came back to the world’s attention, Germany had a very successful youth system, training program, and very good coaches, and a German league was created, and their success was already established before England got the world’s attention.
Things are changing with the men’s and women’s teams in 2021. England’s men’s team beat Germany in extra time in 55 years in the euro 2020. England’s 14 goals in the group stages of Euro 2022 also set a new record, overtaking Germany’s total of 11 from 2001.” The gulf between England and Germany back [in 2009] was massive. We were part-time, they were professional and ruthless,” ex-England defender Alex Scott said on BBC One after the semi-final win over Sweden. “We have seen the game evolve on the continent since then. Teams have caught Germany up and are not afraid. There is a different feeling facing them.”
