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The two nations were also the finalists of the 1970 Women's World Cup in Italy. Italy hosted another European women's tournament a decade later, the 1979 European Competition for Women's Football – won by Denmark. [6] UEFA displayed little enthusiasm for women's football and were particularly hostile to Italy's independent women's football ...
The 2022 UEFA European Women's Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Women's Euro 2022 or simply Euro 2022, was the 13th edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the women's national teams of Europe. It was the second edition since it was expanded to 16 teams.
Having been selected as host for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, England automatically qualified as the host nation for the tournament.Throughout the history of the Women's Euro prior to 2022, England's Lionesses have reached the final twice and finished as runner-up on both occasions, first in the inaugural edition in 1984 when they lost to Sweden on penalties and then in 2009, losing 2–6 to ...
Four declarations of interest to host the tournament were received by UEFA before the deadline of 12 October 2022. [5]Poland – On 3 June 2021, Zbigniew Boniek, head of the Polish Football Association, announced that the association had filed its bid at UEFA to host the 2025 Women's Championship, citing women's football as gaining in popularity in many European countries, including Poland.
The goals for this competition were: to qualify for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025; and to be positioned as high as possible for the upcoming 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League. The European Qualifiers ranking at the end of the league stage determined three main outcomes: Who qualified directly for Euro 2025; Who went into the play-offs for Euro 2025;
The Women's Championship final is the last match of the competition, and the result determines which country's team is declared European champion. As of the 2022 tournament, if after 90 minutes of regular play the score is a draw, an additional 30-minute period of play, called extra time, is added. If such a game is still tied after extra time ...
Poland hosted the men's UEFA Euro 2012, the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and will hosy the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Portugal - On 4 September 2024 the Portuguese Football Federation, after a general meeting with the board, announced they would present a bid to host Euro 2029. [18] [19] Portugal previously hosted the men's UEFA Euro 2004.
England's UEFA Women's Championship Record includes reaching the UEFA Women's Championship final thrice, in 1984, 2009 and 2022, winning the latter tournament on home soil. England women have also been losing semi-finalists on three occasions, and got knocked out in the finals group stage three times.