England started their much-anticipated Euro 2022 marketing campaign with a 1-0 win towards Austria at Previous Trafford because of Beth Mead’s first-half lob.

It was once rarely the convincing performances the Lionesses had produced of their warm-up fixtures, but it surely was once a case of process finished as they got here away with 3 issues from what will have been a banana-skin fixture.

However Mead’s objective didn’t come simple. She gathered a effective Georgia Stanway go and as her Arsenal team-mate Manuela Zinsberger got here out to satisfy her, Mead lifted the ball over the goalkeeper.

Carina Wenninger was once there to hack the ball off the road, however one take a look at her watch and referee Marta Huerta de Aza gave the objective. VAR did additionally take a look at the verdict, however once more, the objective stood.

It made a transformation from the friendlies, with England scoring within the first 1/2 and now not massively stepped forward in the second one, the place that they had blown away their fighters over the previous couple of weeks.

Nevertheless it was once with a bit of luck a nerve-settling victory in entrance of 68,871 lovers – a document attendance for a Girls’s Euros fit – as England best Team A forward of Norway vs Northern Eire on Thursday night time at St Mary’s.

Extra to observe…

What is subsequent?

England and Austria are again in motion on Monday. The Lionesses will face Norway on the Amex Stadium (kick-off 8pm) whilst Austria tackle Northern Eire at St Mary’s (kick-off 5pm).

Team A will conclude on Friday July 15. England will face fellow house country Northern Eire in Southampton with Austria enjoying Norway on the Amex Stadium. Each video games will kick off at 8pm.

Practice Euro 2022 throughout Sky Sports activities

Stay alongside of all of the newest from Euro 2022 throughout Sky Sports activities and Sky Sports activities Information this summer time.

Protection will probably be anchored through Sky Sports activities WSL presenter Caroline Barker, along Jessica Creighton and Kyle Walker. In the meantime, Karen Carney, Sue Smith, Courtney Sweetman-Kirk and Laura Bassett will give research all the way through the match.

They’re going to even be joined through skilled England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley and Manchester Town defender Esme Morgan.

The pundits and presenters will paintings from the Sky Sports activities Girls’s Euro 2022 Cell Presentation Bus, which can observe the Sky Sports activities Information workforce across the nation to the quite a lot of stadiums the place suits are being performed.

As well as, Sky Sports activities’ Very important Soccer Podcast will probably be rebranded for the match to Sky Sports activities Girls’s Euros Podcast from 21 June. Hosted through Charlotte Marsh and Anton Toloui, it’s going to characteristic unique information and participant interviews along with a robust programme line up across the match.

Euro 2022: The teams…

Team A: England, Austria, Norway, Northern Eire

Team B: Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland

Team C: Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland

Team D: France, Italy, Belgium, Iceland

Euro 2022: The agenda…

Team degree

Wednesday July 6

Team A: England vs Austria – kick off 8pm, Previous Trafford

Thursday July 7

Team A: Norway vs Northern Eire – kick off 8pm, St Mary’s

Friday July 8

Team B: Spain vs Finland – kick off 5pm, Stadium MK

Team B: Germany vs Denmark – kick off 8pm, London Group Stadium

Saturday July 9

Team C: Portugal vs Switzerland – kick off 5pm, Leigh Sports activities Village

Team C: Netherlands vs Sweden – kick off 8pm, Bramall Lane

Sunday July 10

Team D: Belgium vs Iceland – kick off 5pm, Manchester Town Academy Stadium

Team D: France vs Italy – kick off 8pm, New York Stadium

Monday July 11

Team A: Austria vs Northern Eire – kick off 5pm, St Mary’s

Team A: England v Norway – kick off 8pm, Brighton and Hove Group Stadium

Tuesday July 12

Team B: Denmark vs Finland – kick off 5pm, Stadium MK

Team B: Germany vs Spain – kick off 8pm, London Group Stadium

Wednesday July 13

Team C: Sweden vs Switzerland – kick off 5pm, Bramall Lane

Team C: Netherlands v Portugal – kick off 8pm, Leigh Sports activities Village

Thursday July 14

Team D: Italy vs Iceland – kick off 5pm, Manchester Town Academy Stadium

Team D: France vs Belgium – kick off 8pm, New York Stadium

Friday July 15

Team A: Northern Eire v England – kick off 8pm, St Mary’s

Team A: Austria vs Norway – kick off 8pm, Brighton and Hove Group Stadium

Saturday July 16

Team B: Finland vs Germany – kick off 8pm, Stadium MK

Team B: Denmark vs Spain – kick off 8pm, London Group Stadium

Sunday July 17

Team C: Switzerland vs Netherlands – kick off 5pm, Bramall Lane

Team C: Sweden vs Portugal – kick off 5pm, Leigh Sports activities Village

Monday July 18

Team D: Iceland vs France – kick off 8pm, New York Stadium

Team D: Italy vs Belgium – kick off 8pm, Manchester Town Academy Stadium

Knockout section

Quarter-finals

Wednesday July 20

Quarter-final 1: Winners Team A v Runners-up Team B – kick off 8pm, Brighton and Hove Group Stadium

Thursday July 21

Quarter-final 2: Winners Team B v Runners-up Team A – kick off 8pm, London Group Stadium

Friday July 22

Quarter-final 3: Winners Team C v Runners-up Team D – kick off 8pm, Leigh Sports activities Village

Quarter-final 4: Winners Team D v Runners-up Team C – kick off 8pm, New York Stadium

Semi-finals

Tuesday July 26

Semi-final 1: Winners quarter-final 1 v Winners quarter-final 3 – kick off 8pm, Bramall Lane

Wednesday July 27

Semi-final 2: Winners quarter-final 2 v Winners quarter-final 4 – kick-off 8pm, Stadium MK

Ultimate

Sunday July 31

Winners semi-final 1 v Winners semi-final 2 – kick off 5pm, Wembley