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.

So, in their last five meetings, there’s nothing to split the two behemoths: both England and Spain have won twice, with one draw to split them. In total, the two sides have played each other 14 times. England have won seven of those, Spain have four victories and there are three total draws.

In one corner, we have Spain who have taken the women's game by the scruff of the neck over the years to the extent that they are the team to beat wherever they turn up. And then, the Lionesses, who live up to their nickname, epitomising a togetherness that means they don't know they are beaten.

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,

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.

KEIRA WALSH is praying the Euro 2025 final is remembered for all the right reasons. England face Spain in Basel on Sunday in a rematch of the 2023 World Cup final. La Roja were crowned world