Four England players make UEFA Team of the Tournament after retaining Euros title in Switzerland with victory over Spain
Updated 28/07/2025 at 23:05 GMT+1
England defeated Spain in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to retain their European Championship crown in Switzerland on Sunday night and as the players continue celebrating, UEFA has revealed the Team of the Tournament. Four England players are included - Hannah Hampton, Lucy Bronze, Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo, in a team also featuring Player of the Tournament Aitana Bonmati.
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England defeated Spain in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to retain their Euros title and, as the dust begins to settle on that magnificent triumph, the UEFA Team of the Tournament has been announced.
The team, which was chosen by the UEFA Technical Observer Group, largely consists of players from Sunday’s final, with eight players - four from England and four from Spain selected.
The other three come from semi-finalists Germany, who lost to a late extra-time goal by Spain, and Italy, who came within seconds of reaching the final only for their hearts to be broken by England.
So, after such a thrilling tournament, who has been selected in the UEFA Euro 2025 Team of the Tournament?
Goalkeeper: Hannah Hampton (England)
Who else was it going to be?
The England goalkeeper was a penalty shoot-out hero not once but twice as Sarina Wiegman’s side did it the hard way to overcome Sweden in the quarter-finals and then again against Spain on Sunday.
Those two penalty saves against Spain proved crucial to England defending their title, while she also kept a clean sheet in the vital bounce-back 4-0 win over Netherlands in the second group match.
Left-back: Franziska Kett (Germany)
Having not played a single minute in the group stages, Kett made the team after excelling in the knockout stages.
The 20-year-old became a key member of the Germany switch to a five-at-the-back system, deployed so well against France in the quarter-finals and then making life incredibly difficult for world champions Spain.
Kett’s performances in those two matches earned her a spot in the team, despite having only played 234 minutes all tournament.
Centre-back: Elena Linari (Italy)
From one end of the experience spectrum to the other, as Italian centurion Linari takes up the first centre-back spot.
The 31-year-old played every minute for Italy, impressing in the 1-0 win over Belgium in the group stage, as well as in the knockouts, in which she caught the eye with her range of passes, completing 90% throughout the tournament.
She was equally at home in the knockout stages, as Italy overcame Norway before narrowly losing to England in the semi-finals.
Centre-back: Irene Paredes (Spain)
Another hugely experienced centre-back, Spain’s captain and World Cup winner Paredes showed her credentials with a fine Euros.
The Barcelona defender scored in the 6-2 thumping of Belgium, while she played every minute of the knockout stages, which included two clean sheets over Switzerland and Germany, before heartbreak against England.
Right-back: Lucy Bronze (England)
Bronze epitomised everything about the incredible mental resilience this England side showed throughout the tournament, after it was revealed she played the whole competition with a fractured tibia.
In total, the Chelsea star played 598 minutes, scoring the first goal in the comeback win over Sweden, before slotting home the decisive winning penalty.
She averaged 1.84 tackles and six ball recoveries per match, which combined with her tough nature saw her make the side.
Centre midfielder: Patricia Guijarro (Spain)
A player who so often goes unnoticed alongside the two Ballon d’Or winners around her, Guijarro is exactly what any side needs to tick over.
Guijarro, as the heartbeat of the side, played 597 minutes throughout the tournament, with a goal and an assist along the way and a passing accuracy of 88.67%, which saw her included as the first of three Spain midfielders.
Centre midfielder: Alexia Putellas (Spain)
Three goals, four assists is an incredible return and deservedly sees Putellas named in the Team of the Tournament.
Those goals, against Portugal and a brace against Belgium, saw Spain through to the knockout stages without breaking sweat and the performance against Belgium, in which she also picked up two assists, was one that elevated her status as a challenger for the Ballon d’Or this year.
Those four assists saw her top the charts, while she was second to only team-mate Esther Gonzalez for goals scored.
Centre midfielder: Aitana Bonmati (Spain)
Bonmati’s journey from viral meningitis to the Euros final was one of the most incredible sporting stories of the year, let alone the Euros itself.
The Ballon d’Or holder, Bonmati picked up the Player of the Tournament gong so was always going to be named in the Team of the Tournament, having collected the Player of the Match awards in Spain's quarter-final and semi-final wins.
It was Bonmati who made the breakthrough against Germany in the semi-finals and her performances have shown just why she has been the best player in the world two years running.
Left wing: Chloe Kelly (England)
Chloe Kelly’s incredible year continued, scoring the decisive goal against both Italy and Spain.
Following on from winning the UEFA Women’s Champions League with Arsenal and then signing a permanent deal with the club, Kelly became England’s key difference maker off the bench.
The 27-year-old did not start a single match in the tournament, playing just 251 minutes, but following on from her winning exploits at Wembley three years ago, Kelly comes up in big moments, and that is enough to see her included.
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Centre forward: Alessia Russo (England)
Russo may have only scored two goals at the tournament but, with one of those a brilliantly taken headed equaliser in the final, and three assists, the Arsenal forward showed what she is all about.
She was England’s primary outlet, playing 507 minutes and scoring England’s only goal in the final. After scoring seven times in the Women’s Champions League and being joint top-scorer in the Women’s Super League, her case for the Ballon d’Or has only got stronger.
Right wing: Jule Brand (Germany)
At Just 22, Brand has already played 65 times for Germany and after being named 2022’s Golden Girl for her efforts in a second-placed finish in that year’s Euros, she now sees herself named in the Team of the Tournament three years later.
Her goals against Poland and Sweden, and two assists, show just how vital she was to the Germany side who reached the semi-finals and pushed Spain all the way.
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