The German women’s national team returned to Wembley in a rematch of the EURO 2022 Final. This time, the match against England was only an international friendly — but was played as if the stakes were far higher.
Bayern Munich stars adorned both sidelines as well as the scoresheet. Giulia Gwinn put the Germans on the board early with two goals (one from the penalty spot) inside 15 minutes, and club teammate Klara Bühl capped things off with a third at the half-hour mark.
The rout seemed on, but England answered through Georgia Stanway — another Bayern star — who had her own quickfire brace with goals at the 33’ (P) and 36’ marks.
A tense half-time lead carried late into the second half, though the Germans seemed in greater control of the proceedings. After England failed to clear a set piece cleanly, Germany earned another penalty and with Gwinn substituted off by this point Sara Däbritz of Olympique Lyon stepped up to score a fourth for her nation.
That was still not the end of the drama, though, with both sides still pushing for more. England delivered through Lucy Bronze, who bundled home after Ann-Katrin Berger unfortunately spilled an easy catch from a deep free kick. From there it was a breathless sprint to the finish — real chances for both sides and England pushing for a once-improbable equalizer to the end. The result held 4-3 for Germany.
It was a debut victory for new Germany coach Christian Wück, who has taken over for the interim Horst Hrubesch since the 2024 Summer Olympics, where Germany placed third (the tournament was won by the USWNT). On the other side, it was EURO champion Sarina Wiegman still in charge of the Lionesses.
Wück’s first call-ups for this international period include some new names as well as familiar faces:
Bayern forward Lea Schüller (knee) and keeper Maria-Luis Grohs (tonsils) both had to withdraw from the initial selection. Four Bayern players made the squad in total — in addition to Bühl and Gwinn, midfielders Linda Dallmann and Sydney Lohmann.
Germany’s remaining match of the period will be on Monday, October 28, versus Australia at 1:10 PM EDT.
