Is it coming home? A preview of UEFA Women's Euro 2022

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There will be some international football this summer

Let's look ahead to UEFA Women's Euro 2022

The 2022 UEFA European Women's Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Women's Euro 2022, will be the 13th edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the women's national teams of Europe. It will be the second edition since the number of teams increased to 16. 

The final tournament will be hosted by England and was originally scheduled to take place from 7 July to 1 August 2021. England last hosted the tournament in 2005. The  Netherlands will be the defending champions, and Northern Ireland will participate in a UEFA Women's Euro competition for the first time.

The video assistant referee (VAR), as well as goal-line technology, will be used in the final tournament. The final will take place at Wembley Stadium in London. The winners will compete in the first edition of the UEFA–CONMEBOL Women's Finalissima against the winners of the 2022 Copa América Femenina.

How are England performing ahead of the tournament?

Many are expecting England to seriously challenge for the title. They put in a great performance in a recent friendly against Switzerland. 

This England fan gave a mixed reaction to that performance: "The performance of the first half definitely displeased me. Lucy Bronze's absence was strongly felt. Sarina's option was to defend Daly as RB, Bright and Leah Williamson in the defender and Greenwood as left back. 

"Well, Greenwood hasn't played left back for a long time, so it remained extremely conservative. This configuration made the team very spared and without even the domain it usually exerts. England was practically apathetic. He returned to the second half the same way, and that also displeased me.

"Then came the goal, in a play created after several minutes without much pressure. As we know, when the first comes, soon after comes the others. Then Carter came in (I would like Carter to enter 0x0). Carter didn't seem so well. Who came in very well was Chloe Kelly who scored wonderful plays in two goals, one of them at the origin of the penalty, a move in which I also highlight the wonderful movement in the air of Lauren Hemp.

"Finally, it is these problems, and more ever: every time England is pressured, it suffers too much: the English defensive air ball is disastrous. But beyond that, it is very strong and charming. Sarina does an excellent job."

Some more history

The tweet below contains some memorable goals and moments from throughout the history of the competition. Enjoy! 

It promises to be a great tournament, and we'll have plenty of match reports and stories throughout the competition.

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