Wiegman has reached five consecutive major tournaments finals and will bid to become the first England manager in history to defend a title in the Euro 2025 final

ESPN headed down to Boxpark Wembley to watch England's Euro 2025 semifinal against Italy along with Lionesses fans, and the vibes were immaculate.

England midfielder Keira Walsh disagrees with fan chatter that her team have been lucky at the European championships, arguing that the reigning champions have created their own fortune, largely through sheer stubborn belief.

England are through to the 2025 European Championship final after beating Italy 2-1 in a dramatic semi-final showdown. The Lionesses fell behind in the first half as Barbara Bonansea ended a well-worked goal by firing high past goalkeeper Hannah Hampton and into the roof of the net.

Defending champions England needed a 96th-minute equalizer and a 118th-minute penalty in extra time to overcome Italy; while Spain also went to extra time against Germany and only progressed thanks to some late magic from Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmatí.

Italy captain Cristiana Girelli and defender Lucia Di Guglielmo cried as they walked around the field after an emotional semifinal loss — 2-1 after extra time to England on Tuesday — each with one arm around the other’s waist.

England is currently gunning for its second straight Women's Euro title, having won the 2022 tournament with another pair of extra-time wins. If Germany advances on Wednesday, it will be the same pair of teams in the final as well, but clearly nothing is going to be predictable given how some of these teams are playing.

Michelle Agyemang was a ball girl for Sarina Wiegman's first game in charge of England. Now she is the Lionesses' saviour at Euro 2025