Overview
- The final opens on November 28 at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern before the return leg on December 2 in Madrid.
- UEFA is staging the women’s final home and away, an uncommon format for a final that the federation has not officially explained.
- Reporting points to international window logistics and the benefit of additional matches and ticket revenue as likely drivers for the two-leg setup.
- Coach Christian Wück calls Spain the benchmark and accepts the favorite’s tag for the world champions, stressing Germany will close the gap with its own style.
- Germany advanced past France over two legs and Spain beat Sweden, with Spain having edged Germany 1-0 after extra time in the Euro semifinal this summer as Germany targets a first senior title since 2016.