The highlights of Euro 2022 in pictures

Euro 2022 drew to a close in unforgettable fashion as England defeated Germany 2-1 after extra time in the final at Wembley.

Here the PA news agency takes a look at some of the highlights of the tournament in pictures.

England v Austria – UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 – Group A – Old Trafford
The tournament kicked off at Old Trafford with an opening ceremony event before England faced Austria (Martin Rickett/PA)

Norway v Northern Ireland – UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 – Group A – St Mary’s Stadium
Euro 2022 saw Northern Ireland compete in their first major tournament and Julie Nelson scored their only goal in the 4-1 loss to Norway in Group A (Nigel French/PA)

Germany v Denmark – UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 – Group B – Brentford Community Stadium
After missing the 2013 and 2017 tournaments with injuries, 31-year-old Alexandra Popp came off the bench to score Germany’s fourth goal against Denmark and eventually finished level with Mead as top scorer with six (Nick Potts/PA)

England v Norway – UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 – Group A – Brighton & Hove Community Stadium
Ellen White and Mead celebrate after England hammered Norway 8-0 in the group stages (Gareth Fuller/PA)

England v Spain – UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 – Quarter Final – Brighton & Hove Community Stadium
Esther Gonzalez put Spain ahead in their quarter-final against England (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Germany v Austria – UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 – Quarter Final – Brentford Community Stadium
Popp celebrates after helping Germany progress to the semi-finals with a 2-0 win against Austria (John Walton/PA)

France v Netherlands – UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 – Quarter Final – New York Stadium
Jackie Groenen, left, and Aniek Nouwen look dejected after the reigning champions were knocked out at the quarter-final stage by France (Tim Goode/PA)

Germany v France – UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 – Semi Final – Stadium MK
Popp’s double against France secured Germany’s place in the final (Nick Potts/PA)

Sarina Wiegman
England head coach Sarina Wiegman celebrates with the trophy after her side’s win over Germany (Danny Lawson/PA)

Chloe Kelly
England’s Chloe Kelly celebrates scoring the winning goal in the Euro 2022 final against Germany (Joe Giddens/PA)

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