The Women’s Euros are nearly upon us and there are expected to be record crowds as England hosts the competition.

Sarina Wiegman’s side are one of the favourites heading into the tournament, given the quality they possess and her record in the Euros.

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However, despite their growing reputation in the country, the Lionesses are yet to win a major international tournament.

But this year, backed by a home crowd, could prove to be the summer football comes home for the England Women’s team.

England Women’s Euro record

The Lionesses have been to the Euros eight times and have reached the final twice, but haven’t won the competition.

England nearly won the first ever Euros in 1984, but were beaten in a two-legged final by Sweden on penalties.

Then in 1987, the Lionesses made it to the semi-finals, but they were stopped by Sweden again.

After that, England endured a barren spell and didn’t qualify for the next tournament until 1995, where they made it to the semi-finals again, but a 6-2 defeat on aggregate to Germany ended their hopes.

During the 2001 edition, the Lionesses finished bottom of their group, which they repeated in 2005.

But they bounced back from those disappointments to reach the final in 2009, where Germany proved too strong and won 6-2.

2013 proved to be a disappointment as well before they reached the semi-finals of the 2017 competition.

So, can this finally be the year?

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England Women’s World Cup record

The Lionesses have competed in five FIFA Women’s World Cups and while they have never won the competition, they have always reached the quarter-finals at a minimum.

England first qualified for the World Cup in 1995 and won their opening two games before losing to Nigeria and then Germany in the quarter-finals.

But after this initial success, the Lionesses had to wait 12 years until their next appearance at FIFA’s premier women’s competition.

The 2007 tournament was in China, and England were drawn in the same group as Germany. They managed to navigate the group stage but were then trounced 3-0 by the USA.

Then in 2011, England were knocked out at the last-eight stage by France on penalties.

However, the last two competitions have been much better for England and they have made it to the semi-finals on both occasions.

During the 2015 edition, the Lionesses were denied a place in the final by a last-minute own goal to send Japan through.

But the progression has been clear from England, and in 2019, they beat Japan in the group stages and won every game until they narrowly lost to the USA.

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talkSPORT LIVE – Don’t miss Brazil and Parlour!

Alan Brazil and Ray Parlour have been wooing audiences up and down the country this year with their hilarious double act, live on stage.

This is your last chance to get tickets for the final show of the tour, in Nottingham.

Both have lived life to the full both in their playing days and subsequently on and after their talkSPORT radio show!

Hear from both legends as they recount tales from the dressing room, from the studio, from their playing days, travels on international duty… and of course Cheltenham!

The shows will be hosted by talkSPORT’s Shebahn Aherne.

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