England vs Spain 1-1 (3-1 pens): Women’s Euro 2025 final – as it happened

The dust settles.

The Women’s Euro 2025 in Switzerland comes to an end, with England successfully retaining the title they won three years ago.

Once again, they pulled off a marvellous comeback, fighting from a goal down to win the contest 3-1 on penalties against world champions Spain, after the game was tied 1-1 at extra time.

The script repeated itself as Chloe Kelly, the hero of the 2022 final, came to the Lionesses’ rescue again, slamming the final spot kick to ensure the trophy stays home.

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King Charles III, the British monarch, has also shared a long message for the England team following their Euro 2025 triumph.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer congratulated the Lionesses.

“What a game. What drama. You dug deep when it mattered most, and you’ve made the nation proud. History makers,” he said in a post on social media platform X.

Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, also joined the applause. “You’ve made London, and the entire nation, incredibly proud,” he said.

Chloe Kelly fired the decisive spot kick as England beat Spain 3-1 in a penalty shootout to win Euro 2025 on Sunday, successfully defending the title they won three years ago after an enthralling encounter that ended 1-1 after extra time.

Spain dominated possession and made the breakthrough in the 25th minute as Ona Batlle crossed and the England defence was caught flat-footed, allowing Mariona Caldentey to head the ball past Hannah Hampton.

However, England levelled in the 57th minute, with Alessia Russo heading home from a Kelly cross.

Spain continued to monopolise the ball but could not find another goal before the end of normal time, and the story continued through extra time as they probed and probed, but could not break through the English defence as the game finished 1-1.

The Spaniards got the shootout off to a great start when Cata Coll saved Beth Mead’s effort, but England keeper Hannah Hampton stepped up and saved from Caldentey and then from Aitana Bonmati to put England in the driving seat.

Coll got Spain back into it with another one-handed stop to block Leah Williamson, but Spain substitute Salma Paralluelo then fired her kick wide of the target.

That set the stage for Kelly to repeat her 2022 heroics, when she scored the extra-time winner over Germany that won them the title at Wembley.

Kelly made her trademark prancing run-up before smashing the ball into the net and peeling away in ecstasy to celebrate with the rest of the players in front of the England fans.

“I just can’t believe it. I have a medal around my neck, and we have a trophy,” Sarina Wiegman, who has now won three Euro titles, told the BBC.

“It has been the most chaotic tournament on the pitch – all the challenges we had on the pitch against our opponent. From the first game, it was chaos.

“Losing your first game and becoming European Champions is incredible.

“Football is chaos.”

According to connected ball technology housed inside the match ball, Kelly’s winning penalty was the fastest goal of the whole tournament – achieving a speed of 110km/h (68mph). This means that the last goal of the tournament was also its fastest.

Speaking to the BBC, England goalkeeper Hampton said: “This team is just unbelievable, incredible.

“We’ve shown throughout this tournament [that] we can come back when we go a goal down. We have that grit. We never say die – we just keep going, and we did that today.”

Bronze has her right knee strapped, but that won’t stop her from celebrating this moment.

She takes a quick selfie with a teammate, with the winners’ medals around their neck.

The rest of the squad goes to the sidelines to share the moment with the thousands of fans, who have made the journey from England to Switzerland.

“It’s coming home,” they sang for weeks. It has, for the second time.

And at last, after nearly a month of matches, of ups and downs and goals galore, we’re down to the moment that matters most.

England captain Leah Williamson takes the trophy from the UEFA chief, carries it in one hand and joins the rest of the squad. She and Walsh lift it together, as the England players dance in joy.

Off goes the confetti in the background, and the women in white shirts sing, at the top of their voices, “We are the champions”.

Prince William greets the England squad as they receive their medals from Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) chief Ceferin.

Coach Wiegman is the first to get her hands on the gold-plated medal.

Led by their coach Montserrat Tome, a dejected Spain squad steps up to the podium to receive the runners-up medals. They were hoping to complete their World Cup-Euro double. Not tonight.

Nonetheless, Bonmati proudly shows off her silver medal to the camera. An unusual but commendable gesture, as the finalists usually take off their runners-up medals immediately.

Spain’s Bonmati, the reigning Ballon d’Or winner, is named the player of the tournament.

Understandably, she is not quite upbeat while receiving the trophy from Ceferin, as the forward would have hoped to get her hands on the Euro trophy.

England’s 19-year-old forward Michelle Agyemang, who twice rescued them with goals in the knockouts, wins the young player of the tournament award.

She makes her way to the podium by dancing through the guard of honour formed by her teammates. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin hands her the silverware.

Kelly, who scored the penalty that sealed victory for England, told ITV Sport: “This team shows exactly what it’s like to be English.

“I’m so proud right now. This team is made of magic.

“It’s a huge moment. Every girl out there with that dream – you can do it. Keep shooting for the stars,” she said.

It’s time to hand out the medals and trophies!

England fans, here’s the moment you’ve waited for.

The Dutchwoman has now won three consecutive European titles.

She has led the Lionesses to this year’s title, as they defended the crown they earned in 2022.

And in 2017, she guided her home nation, the Netherlands, to the trophy.

After two hours of football and nine spot kicks, England are crowned champions of the Women’s Euro 2025.

The comeback queens once again lived up to the billing, bouncing back from a goal down to force the game to extra time and then clinch it in the shootout.

England coach Wiegman plants a kiss on Kelly’s cheeks as her spot kick seals their 2025 title!

The Lionesses have done it again! They are the European champions for a second successive time.

Kelly, who scored the winning goal in the Euro 2022 final, finds the net and England are crowned the winners again!

England: X O O X O

Spain: O X X X 

Paralleulo misses, sending her shot wide of the bottom corner!

England: X O O X

Spain: O X X X