Tournament followers proclaim Chloe Kelly and Michelle Agyemang to have been their favourite players
Women’s Euro 2025 has not been the easiest of rides for the England women’s football team, with the Lionesses having to mount stunning comebacks against Sweden and Italy in the quarter- and semi-finals. But, for the third major tournament in a row, the England women’s football team are now through to the final.
On Sunday, they will face off against reigning world champions Spain, in an attempt to retain the European title they won at Wembley three years ago.
The tournament has already gripped many Britons, with 44% saying they have been following the tournament to some degree, and three in ten (30%) say they expect to watch the final on Sunday.
Who do the public think will win Women’s Euro 2025?
They key question, of course, is who will win. While Spain are the bookies’ favourites, the British public tend to back England by a margin of 32% to 22%. Those who’ve been following the tournament more closely are more optimistic of England’s chances, with the Lionesses leading by a margin of 61% to 27% among those who’ve followed Euro 2025 at least a fair amount.
In YouGov polling at the outset of the tournament, women’s football fans in England had been less optimistic about their chances than other major nations, with fewer fans thinking the Lionesses would emerge triumphant (45%) than their German, French and Spanish counterparts.
If England do manage to beat Spain, it could make many people’s Sunday, with 58% of the public saying they would be pleased if England win the tournament, including 34% who say they’d be very pleased at such a result.
Even among those who’ve not been following the tournament at all, 35% say they would be happy if England win, while 28% of Welsh people and 23% of Scots would also be pleased to see the Lionesses win.
Given men’s football rivalries, it might be a little surprising to see a sizeable minority of Scottish and Welsh people ecstatic at an England victory, but it reflects the Lionesses’ broader popularity than the men’s team. Roughly a quarter of Scottish and Welsh people (24-27%) have positive views of the Lionesses, relative to 15-16% seeing the men’s team in the same light.
This is nothing, though, compared to the esteem the women’s team hold in England, where a majority (54%) have an outright positive view of the Lionesses, with just 6% holding an unfavourable opinion. This compares to a smaller 38% of English people having a favourable opinion of the England men’s team, with 16% seeing them in an unfavourable light.
Who are the favourite Lionesses of those following the tournament?
After a tournament of surprise results, the fan favourites are possibly a little predictable.
Super sub Chloe Kelly and teenage sensation Michelle Agyemang, who both scored the goals that won England the semi-final against Italy, are the favourite Lionesses of the Euros so far for 57-59% of those who’ve been following the tournament at least a fair amount.
They are followed by England legend Lucy Bronze, who scored the decisive penalty against Sweden in the quarter final, on 41%, with other highlights for fans including goalkeeper Hannah Hampton (31%) and forward Alessio Russo (29%).
Beth Mead, Ella Toone, Lauren Hemp, Lauren James and Leah Williamson have all been England tournament favourites for 19-23% of those who’ve followed the Euros at least fairly closely.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, England women’s manager Sarina Wiegman is also popular with Euro watchers, with 80% of those who’ve been following the tournament at least a fair amount having a favourable opinion of her.
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