The Team of the Tournament is chosen by the UEFA Technical Observer Group. An experienced observer watches each EURO match, and the UEFA analysis unit supports its selections.
The UEFA Technical Observer Group explained their choice: "With our selection of players, we have looked to include not only players who have illuminated the tournament with their technical ability and teamwork, but also players who have made a huge impact on the biggest of matches."
Hannah Hampton
She played every minute of the competition in two matches to penalties. She made key saves throughout the competition and was named player of the match in the final against Spain, saving two penalties. This was her first-ever international tournament that she played in after being at the last two as the debutant to Mary Earp, but this year, she finally got the number 1 shirt. Hannah Hampton prevented 2.69 goals during the Euros, the second-best in the tournament. She also made a crucial double-save before England’s late equaliser against Italy in the semi-finals.
Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze played the whole tournament with a fractured tibia, a key figure, and scored a crucial penalty in the quarter-final shootout victory over Sweden. She has only participated in two penalty shootouts and has a 100% scoring record. Bronze scored England's first goal against Sweden to get them back into the game. She made contributions across the field, won the most aerial duels at the tournament, and ranked in the top five for possession won and clearances made, as well as in the top 10 for tackles won and interceptions made.
Irene Paredes
Spain's captain and World Cup winner, Paredes, showed her credentials with a fine Euros. She scored as a defender in the 6-2 thumping of Belgium while she played every minute of the knockout stages. This included two clean sheets over Switzerland and Germany, two-thirds of their clean sheets of the year.
Elena Linari
Linari can only be described as an Italian centurion as she takes up one of the centre-back spots. The 31-year-old played every minute for Italy, including their impressive 1-0 win over Belgium and their shocking knockout win over Norway. In that game, she made a range of passes and completed 90% throughout the tournament.
Franziska Kett
She entered the tournament at the knockout stage, not playing a single minute of the group stage. At just 20 years old, she became a key member of the Germany switch to a five-at-the-back system, deploying against France in the quarter finals when they were down to ten players. She made it difficult for the world champions, Spain, to get through her and took them to extra time. She only played two games, but clearly, her impact was known, and she earned a spot on the team despite having only played 234 minutes in the tournament.
Aitana Bonmati
Aitana Bonmati was named player of the tournament, scoring the winner against Germany in the semi-final in extra time to take them to the final. She came into this tournament just after recovering from viral meningitis
Patri Guijarro
Patri Guijarro is an outstanding holding midfielder, somewhat undercooked due to her two double Ballon d’Or-winning teammates. She has had the most possession in the whole tournament and ranked in the top five for interceptions made, tackles won, and how often she regained possession in the final third. She is able to influence the attack. Plus, only four players created more chances at Euros 2025 than she did, and the other played a more attacking role.
Alexia Putella
Unsurprisingly, she is on the list; she had a total of seven goals and assists; no other player achieved that in the tournament or came close. Putellasmade more chances than anyone else, plus her defensive number stood up well alongside the rest of the Spain squad, who have previously been criticised for their poor defence. Only three team-mates won more tackles, only four regained possession more often and only five made more clearances than the two-time Ballon d'Or winner.
Jule Brand
Brand at Euros 2025 reminded everyone that she is a young promising talent and proved why she is highly-rated and showed that her talent hasn’t disappeared overnight.Only two players completed more dribbles at the tournament than the electric 22-year-old, who was the joint-most fouled player in Switzerland. But what also caught the eye from a player who racked up two goals and two assists in five games was her work-rate. Only six players won more aerial duels and no one won more tackles than the winger over the course of the summer.
Alessia Russo
Russo led all England players for goal involvements, with only Alexia Putellas registering more among all players. That’s because, although Russo only netted twice herself, including the all-important equaliser in the final against Spain, she also provided three assists for her teammates. While she only scored two goals her last one was crucial as it took England to penalties to win the title. She was England primary outlet playing 507 minutes and scored the first penalty against Sweden to keep England in the competition.
Chloe Kelly
Kelly was crucial though she never started a Euros game she made a crucial impact off the bench to keep football home and defend their trophy she scored the winner against Italy in the semi final and provided the assist for Russo to score England's equaliser in the final. Before she scored the winning penalty in the shootout. She has not scored the ‘winning’ goal in back-to-back euros, the first player ever to do such a thing. In the last eight she made two crosses into the box which directly led to England scoring and becoming the first country ever to come from two goals down to win a women’s euros knockout game. Her rebounded penalty in the penultimate minute of extra time saw her to get England to the final that’s the record for the latest goal in a women’s euros game ever.
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