England v Germany: Five talking points on women's Wembley showcase


A historic rivalry - with one side dominant
Germany win 2009 Euros final
Germany beat England 6-2 in the final of Women's Euro 2009
England and Germany's rivalry in women's international sagame football began in 1984, but for 31 years the Germans dominated.

They won the first 15 meetings between the two sides, with England holding them to a draw for the first time in a goalless friendly in China in January 2007.

It took the Lionesses 21 attempts to earn their first win over their rivals, which came in memorable fashion in the third-place play-off at the 2015 World Cup in Canada.

In all, there have been 25 England and Germany หวยยี่กี meetings in the women's game and that bronze-medal match four years ago remains the sole victory by the Lionesses, who have lost 20 times.

But two of England's four draws in the fixture have come in the past four years and all of the Women's Super League clubs are now fully professional.

A sell-out set to break records
Wembley
Wembley, which will host the Women's Euro 2021 final, last hosted England's Women five years ago
Saturday's friendly (kick-off 17:30 GMT) could see a record attendance for a women's match in the UK, with tickets for Wembley sold out.

The turnout at the 90,000-seat stadium could beat the previous record of 80,203 for the 2012 Olympic final between the United States and Japan.

During those London Olympics, 70,584 also watched Great Britain beat Brazil 1-0.

England were watched by 45,619 when they lost to Germany in their previous appearance at the new Wembley in 2014.

But on that occasion, almost 10,000 spectators did not turn up after about 55,000 tickets were initially allocated.

This time, organisers are hopeful the home of English football will be packed.

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