IFFHS DAILY REPORT WOMEN'S WORLD FESTIVAL 2022 - JULY 6
Picture : Beth Mead scored the winning goal for England.
ENGLAND WON THE OPENING GAME OF EURO 2022
Beth Mead's first-half strike earned England a 1-0 win over Austria on Wednesday in the opening match of the Women's Euro 2022. Playing in front of a crowd of 68,871 at Old Trafford – a new record for a match in this competition – much-fancied England failed to sparkle but got the job done.
The decisive moment arrived in the 16th minute when Arsenal forward Mead controlled Fran Kirby's lofted pass and lifted the ball over club-mate Manuela Zinsberger. Austria defender Carina Wenninger appeared to hook the ball off the line and against the crossbar, but goal-line technology awarded it to give the host nation lift-off.
England spent much of the game on top without extending their lead, which almost came back to haunt them when Mary Earps was called into action to deny Barbara Dunst.
England wait since 1966 (Men's World Cup win) for a new continental or world title. The women's team managed by Sarina Wiegman (the dutch coach who brought the EURO Trophy 2017 to Netherlands) has the support of the whole country ! The Lionesses, aiming to win their first major tournament, are now unbeaten in 15 matches and top Group A ahead of Northern Ireland's meeting with Norway on Thursday.
WOMEN’S EURO RECORD CROWDS
68,781: England 1-0 Austria (group stage, 06/07/2022 – Old Trafford, Trafford)
41,301: Germany 1-0 Norway (final, 28/07/2013 – Friends Arena, Solna)
29,092: England 3-2 Finland (group stage, 05/06/2005 – City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester)
28,182: Netherlands 4-2 Denmark (final, 06/08/2017 – FC Twente Stadion, Enschede)
27,093: Netherlands 3-0 England (semi-final, 03/08/2017 – FC Twente Stadion, Enschede)
25,694: England 0-1 Sweden (group stage, 11/06/2005 – Ewood Park, Blackburn)
21,731: Netherlands 1-0 Norway (group stage, 16/07/2017 – Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht)
21,105: Germany 3-1 Norway (final, 19/06/2005 – Ewood Park, Blackburn)
21,000: West Germany 4-1 Norway (final, 02/07/1989 – Bremer Brücke, Osnabrück)
18,000: Germany 1-0aet Sweden (final, 07/07/2001 – Donaustadion, Ulm)
UEFA WOMEN’S RECORD CROWDS
91,648: Barcelona 5-1 Wolfsburg (UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final first leg, 22/04/2022 – Camp Nou, Barcelona)
91,553: Barcelona 5-2 Real Madrid (UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final second leg, 30/03/2022 – Camp Nou, Barcelona)
68,781: England 1-0 Austria (group stage, 06/07/2022 – Old Trafford, Trafford)
50,212: Lyon 2-0 Frankfurt (UEFA Women's Champions League final, 17/05/2012 – Olympiastadion, Munich)
43,255: Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Lyon (UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final second leg, 30/04/2022 – Parc des Princes, Paris)
41,301: Germany 1-0 Norway (UEFA Women's EURO final, 28/07/2013 – Friends Arena, Solna)
32,257: Barcelona 1-3 Lyon (UEFA Women's Champions League final, 21/05/2022 – Juventus Stadium, Turin)
30,328: Netherlands 7-0 Northern Ireland (FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying, 06/04/2018 – PSV Stadion, Eindhoven)*
29,092: England 3-2 Finland (UEFA Women's EURO group stage, 05/06/2005 – City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester)
28,182: Netherlands 4-2 Denmark (UEFA Women's EURO final, 06/08/2017 – FC Twente Stadion, Enschede)
OTHER INTERNATIONAL RECORD CROWDS
FIFA Women's World Cup
90,185: United States 0-0aet, 5-4pens China (final, 10/07/1999 – Rose Bowl, Pasadena)
FIFA Women's World Cup (in Europe)
73,680: Germany 2-1 Canada (group stage, 26/06/2011 – Olympiastadion, Berlin)
Olympics
80,203: United States 2-1 Japan (final, 09/08/2012 – Wembley Stadium, London)
Friendly
77,768: England 1-2 Germany (09/11/2019 – Wembley Stadium, London)