good afternoon and welcome to wembley. the final countdown is under way as england face germany at wembley in the euro 2022 final in just an hour s time. crowds are gathering outside and inside the stadium for the lionesses first majorfinal since 2009. england have only won two of the teams 27 previous meetings, but they triumphed 3 1 in february. joe lynskey looks ahead. five wins down. goes for goal! oh, my word! one more match to go. through the month ofjuly there s been new memories and new faces. now at the end of it, england want the trophy at wembley, but they face the team, who at the euros, are the experts. there s been 12 of these tournaments germany have won eight of them and they ve not lost a final. one was in england in 2005 and four years later, against them. chance for six. six scored by germany. england have never won it but their coach has and since sarina wiegman took charge in september, they are unbeaten. she feels herjob is notjust to win, it s to mak
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