It’s finally happened. England has won a major football tournament, beating Germany 2-1 in a packed Wembley Stadium to become the UEFA Women’s Euros champions 2022.
The good wishes of the nation went into the stadium with the lionesses.
THE #WEURO2022 FINAL IS HERE!
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— Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 31, 2022
Good luck today @Lionesses – if you win, we promise to make this box art permament!#weuro2022
**Legal clarification: the social media dept has been strongly reminded it has no authority to make this promise, and told to attend a formal training meeting first thing tomorrow.** pic.twitter.com/80tbBvxt91
— Yorkshire Tea (@YorkshireTea) July 31, 2022
Bring it home, @Lionesses
#WEURO2022 | #Lionesses pic.twitter.com/I8R2nI9Gdy
— New Order (@neworder) July 31, 2022
Good luck @Lionesses ! The whole country is behind you so go get that win!
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— Harry Kane (@HKane) July 31, 2022
The Lionesses weren’t the only pride on show.
All that practice paid off… I think this was my best yet! #GER #FRA #GERFRA #WEURO2022
– Tiny Buzz
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— Tiny Football Car & Tiny Buzz
A lovely chip from Ella Toone put England in front.
Ella Toone! What a moment! #BBCEuros #BBCFootball
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 31, 2022
Jill Scott’s relatable reaction to being fouled was no challenge to lipreaders.
Not been watching the football, but very happily been watching a loop of this video of Jill Scott saying "fuck off, you fucking prick!" Genuinely marvellous. pic.twitter.com/CpRtHNpAnH
— Matthew Highton (@MattHighton) July 31, 2022
Chloe Kelly scored in extra time to break the deadlock after Germany’s equaliser.
How sick is this photo of Chloe Kelly?
Her shirt perfectly showing her name as she spins it around.
Can't lie that sh*t is iconic
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— JAKE BUCKLEY
(@TheMasterBucks) July 31, 2022
The final whistle was a beautiful moment for supporters.
WE HAVE DONE IT
— Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 31, 2022
HISTORY MAKERS. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS.
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— Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 31, 2022
A moment for the history books ✍️
🏴 England are #WEURO2022 champions! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/bX6QrE0VOu
— UEFA Women's EURO 2022 (@WEURO2022) July 31, 2022
The reactions online were as joyous – and sometimes as funny – as you would expect.
1.
What the @Lionesses have just done is amazing and so damned bloody hard to do. A seismic moment for Sport in this country! Well done to you all
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) July 31, 2022
2.
Football is a simple game. 22 women chase a ball for 90 minutes and, at the end, England actually win. Congratulations @lionesses. Fabulous.
— Gary Lineker 💙💛 (@GaryLineker) July 31, 2022
3.
Wow.
— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) July 31, 2022
4.
Wonderful stuff from the @Lionesses
What a performance over the last few weeks. So happy that my kids are experiencing an England football team winning a major tournament. pic.twitter.com/YUYA4IgN2Y
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) July 31, 2022
5.
OH!!!!! This has been the most wonderful day! https://t.co/7AIUADmWKL
— Shaparak Khorsandi
(@ShappiKhorsandi) July 31, 2022
6.
Bottled the penalty shoot-out by scoring a second goal in extra time
— Fancy Brenda
(they/them) (@SpillerOfTea) July 31, 2022
7.
Oh, I see, it’s England when they win but Scotland when they lose.
— Bethany Black twitch.tv/beffernieblack (@BeffernieBlack) July 31, 2022
8.
Jill Scott appearing in a slow motion replay screaming “fuck off, fucking prick” while beating Germany in a major final should make her clear front runner for sports personality of the year
— TheIainDuncanSmiths (@TheIDSmiths) July 31, 2022
9.
NO SAUCE LEFT ON THE PLATE!!!
— Troy Hawke (@milocomedy) July 31, 2022
10.
CONGRATULATIONS @Lionesses!!
Thoroughly deserved and a credit to the nation.
Delighted to amend the hashtag from #DoingUsProud to #DONEUSPROUD ! 👏👏👏— Michael Owen (@themichaelowen) July 31, 2022
11.
Let's have no lazy comparisons with other teams. A brilliantly gutsy performance, a genius first goal, and they deserve every bit of hype theyre about to get.
— Paul Sinha (@paulsinha) July 31, 2022
12.
What an epic win for the #Lionesses you did us all proud! 🏆 🏴🦁⚔️⚽️
So great to see everyone getting behind #womensfootball with a new record for the highest ever attendance at either a Men's or Women's European Championship final game 👊🏾#WEURO2022 #ENGGER @Lionesses
— Nicola Adams (@NicolaAdamsOBE) July 31, 2022
13.
Crying. So brilliant. So important. Too emotional to articulate more. I am glad there are 7 year olds watching this who wanted to be a goalkeeper like I did! But didn’t think it was ‘appropriate’ or ‘allowed’ to voice it. Thank you Lionesses. #Lionesses
— Miranda Hart (@mermhart) July 31, 2022
14.
It’s finally come home!! You amazing Lionesses!!
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— Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) July 31, 2022
15.
Just totally brilliant – one of those lifetime moments, when in years to come we'll all remember where we were when England finally won a football tournament.. #Lionesses
— Ed Balls (@edballs) July 31, 2022
16.
England; Champions of Europe.
Thank you @Lionesses – you were brilliant. The pride of a nation.
#WEURO2022— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) July 31, 2022
17.
Ooh, let’s get used to this feeling, please. #Lionesses
— Emma Kennedy
(@EmmaKennedy) July 31, 2022
18.
Of course, if, as children, the German team had been given football goals by their parents, things would be very different.
— Nick Harvey (@mrnickharvey) July 31, 2022
19.
It’s a triumph for this amazing team, and, as the commentators said, for all the women that came before, women who had to fight to play, who had to pay to play – this is for all of them! #HerStoryIsHistory https://t.co/cBQBepPKBB
— Dr Tania Hershman (@taniahershman) July 31, 2022
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