England Girls to face Germany in Euros 2022 ultimate after Alexandra Popp sinks France

meEarlier, former Arsenal France and Juventus goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin had performed properly to palm Popp’s curling free kick across the submit and behind, in an early interval of the sport by which each groups tried excessive proportion. of particular person runs and dribbles, and an equally frequent degree of fouls and free kicks in harmful positions.

France almost took the lead shortly after the hour mark from a deep nook, however an unmarked Renard downward header was blocked down the road. Then it was a header to the opposite finish of Popp from a Svenja Huth cross that might restore Germany’s lead and transfer them nearer to Mead because the match’s joint high scorer.

Their battle for the Golden Boot will add a further speaking level to Sunday’s match, however this ultimate, a repeat of the 2009 Euro ultimate, is certain to be with out trigger for pleasure. Naturally, there shall be reflections on 1966, the yr the England males beat the Germans to raise their solely main title so far, earlier than a day when the England girls’s staff hope to win their first main silver medal. As a nationwide sporting second, it guarantees to be unmissable.

match particulars

Germany (4-3-3): 7 ohms; Gwinn 7, Hendrich 7, Hegering 6 (Doorsoun 7, 81), Rauch 6; Magull 7 (Dallmann 7, 68), Oberdorf 7, Dabritz 8 (Lohmann 7, 69); Huth 7 (Wassmuth 6, 90), Popp 9, Model 7.
Unused subs: Schult (gk), Berger (gk), Kleinherne, Lattwein, Schuller, Freigang, Anyomi.
Reserved: Gwinn.
France: Peyraud-Magnin 6; Perisset 7, Mbock Bathy 6, Renard 8, Karchaoui 6; Bilbao 7, Toletti 7 (Sarr 7, 80), Geyoro 7; Diani 7, Malard 6 (Bacha 6, 45), Cascarino 8 (Matthew 7, 61).
Unused subs: Chavas (gk), Lerond (gk), Palls, Torrent, Tounkara, Dall, Baltimore, Cissoko.
Reserved: Toletti, Bacha.
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales).
Attendance: 27,445.

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