UEFA Women's Euro 2017 final
Football match
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The final of UEFA Women's Euro 2017 took place on 6 August 2017 at De Grolsch Veste in Enschede, Netherlands,[6] and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, the Netherlands and Denmark.
De Grolsch Veste in Enschede hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 | ||||||
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| Date | 6 August 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Sherida Spitse (Netherlands)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Esther Staubli (Switzerland)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 28,182[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 20 °C (68 °F) 44% humidity[4][5] | ||||||
The Netherlands won the final 4–2 for their first UEFA Women's Championship title.[7][8]
Background
Both the Netherlands and Denmark reached the UEFA Women's Championship final for the first time in their histories. For the first time since 1993, a country other than Germany won the competition. Apart from Germany, only two other countries had won the championship up to this point: Norway and Sweden. Norway was defeated by both the Netherlands and Denmark in the preliminary round whereas Sweden was defeated by the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.[9]
The finalists met each other in the group stage of the tournament, with the Netherlands winning 1–0 via a penalty from Sherida Spitse.
Route to the final
| Netherlands | Round | Denmark | ||
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| Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result |
 Norway |
1–0 | Match 1 |  Belgium |
1–0 |
 Denmark |
1–0 | Match 2 |  Netherlands |
0–1 |
| Belgium |
2–1 | Match 3 | Norway |
1–0 |
| Group A winner | Final standings | Group A runner-up | ||
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result |
 Sweden |
2–0 | Quarter-finals |  Germany |
2–1 |
 England |
3–0 | Semi-finals |  Austria |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) |
Match
Details
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    Denmark[10]
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:[2]
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Match rules[11]
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Statistics
| Statistic[12] | Netherlands | Denmark |
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| Goals scored | 4 | 2 |
| Total shots | 10 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 4 |
| Saves | 1 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 50% | 50% |
| Corner kicks | 0 | 4 |
| Fouls committed | 16 | 10 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |