England overcame Germany in extra time in the Euro 2022 final, with Chloe Kelly scoring the winner at Wembley. Spain, meanwhile, are world champions having beaten England in the World Cup final of 2023 in Sydney. GENEVA — England have reached a third successive major tournament final with victory over Italy at Euro 2025.

Sarina Wiegman’s side powered into the knockout stages with an emphatic victory that confirmed Wales’ elimination. Stanway put them on course with a penalty before Toone, Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo made it 4-0 at half-time. Beth Mead and Aggie Beever-Jones added to the tally either side of a Hannah Cain consolation.

The Lionesses, however, thought they had taken the lead inside 16 minutes at the Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, only for Alessia Russo’s goal to be disallowed for a marginal offside ruling on Beth Mead. It was a decision England’s head coach described as a “huge surprise” — so what exactly happened, and why didn’t the goal stand?

England's bid to retain their European crown began on the back foot, suffering a 2-1 loss to France in a heavyweight group-stage encounter in Zurich. Coming into the match, all eyes were on Sarina ...

France vs. England in Women's Euro 2025 is available to live stream for free on ITVX. ITVX is geo-restricted to the UK, but anyone can access this free streaming platform with a VPN.