England vs Spain Euro 2025 final has one major rule difference to the men's Euro 2024 final

England will take on Spain in the Women's Euro 2025 final on Sunday, hoping to retain their European crown and avenge the World Cup final loss from two years ago.

The Lionesses reached a third consecutive final under Sarina Wiegman after Chloe Kelly's last-gasp extra time winner in the semi-final against Italy.

World champions Spain, who beat England 1-0 in Australia in 2023, reached the final after knocking off Germany.

For the second consecutive year England and Spain contest the European final at senior level, with La Roja coming out on top thanks to Mikel Oyarzabal's late strike.

But there is one significant difference in rules between the men and women's finals, that being the amount of players in a squad.

For Euro 2024, all participating nations were allowed a maximum of 26 players in their squad - three of which had to be goalkeepers.

The previous number in tournaments was 23 but after COVID-19, the postponed Euro 2020 tournament saw an increase of three players following a decision by the UEFA Executive Committee.

The same ruling applied for Euro 2024 but for the women's showpiece, all 16 countries had to submit a squad of 23 by 25 June.

England have reached three finals in a row. Image: Getty

Therefore, there will be 12 subs for both sides - with each manager able to use six during the game.

At senior level, England's men or women's sides have never won a tournament that wasn't held on home soil but that will all change if Wiegman's side triumph at St Jakob Park in Basel, Switzerland.

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England's heroes are already set to bank an £87,000 fee as well as a bonus sum, while Wiegman is set to be given a damehood if England win, as per The Times.

The 55-year-old has had a transformative impact on the team since taking the job and is the only manager in the men's or women's game to have reached the final at every major tournament she has coached in.

Sarina Wiegman has already made football history in reaching five finals. Image: Getty

"I want to pay tribute to Sarina. I think her record individually is phenomenal," FA chief executive Mark Bullingham said, speaking before Sunday's final.

"When I spoke to [the media] before the tournament I said we were lucky to have her and I still feel that way. I think she has been incredible.

"Her record of managing in five tournaments and reaching five finals is phenomenal. I don't believe anyone has been anywhere near that in the past and it will be really hard to do that in the future.

"She's a really special coach and we're delighted to have her with us."