Recap news conferences from England's Sarina Wiegman and Leah Wiliamson and Spain's Montse Tome and Irene Paredes before Sunday's Euro 2025 final.

A title game between defending champion England and World Cup winner Spain is the Women’s European Championship final that many wanted.

SportsLine's Martin Green reveals his picks for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 final match featuring Spain vs. England

BARCELONA, Spain — If the women’s soccer players of Spain have gone from nobodies to title contenders in less than a decade, it hasn’t come easy. The national team has had to fight for better coaching, decent travel conditions, and modern training facilities.

Despite all their success, Spain have never won the Euros, and their 2023 World Cup win was overshadowed by controversy. On Sunday, they hope that the focus will be firmly on them.

Spain, 2023 World Cup champions, will place their technical mastery against England, 2022 Euro champions, and tournament lionhearts. The margins for error between the two sides are slim but just enough for each squad to feel confident about their chances.

Spain was the only NATO ally not to commit to a large increase in military expenditures. It’s far from Russia, and its embrace of a social safety net is another key reason.

The culture within the Spanish camp also appears to have changed drastically from the World Cup in 2023, when they arrived in New Zealand with a divided squad amid a backdrop of unrest around then head coach Vilda.