Summary

  • Hosts England open Euros with victory over Austria

  • Mead scored only goal of game with deft finish after 16 minutes

  • Lionesses among favourites to win tournament

  • Hosts face Norway in second group game, followed by Northern Ireland

  1. Who, where, when?published at 18:35 British Summer Time 6 July 2022

    As I've already mentioned, 16 teams will take part in Euro 2022.

    These are the groups:

    Group A: England, Austria, Norway, Northern Ireland.

    Group B: Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland.

    Group C: Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland.

    Group D: France, Italy, Belgium, Iceland.

    This will show you who is playing where...

    Women's Euros - who plays whereImage source, BBC Sport

    For a better look at the above graphic, click here.

  2. How to follow on the BBCpublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 6 July 2022

    The BBC has exclusive TV coverage of all 31 Women's European Championship games this summer.

    BBC Radio 5 Live will also have commentary on selected matches, including all England and Northern Ireland games - plus every knockout game.

    There will also be a Daily Euros Podcast, while the BBC Sport website and app will have live texts of every match, reports, in-play video clips and match highlights.

    Every game is available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Here are the details of which TV channels you will find tonight's game:

    England v Austria - Old Trafford, 20:00 (BBC One/Radio 5 Live)

    For the rest of the games, click here.

  3. Lionesses ready to show their clawspublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 6 July 2022

    Leah WilliamsonImage source, Getty Images

    Five years on from the Netherlands' triumph on home soil at Euro 2017, England are looking to do the same in the first Women's Euros staged in this country since 2005.

    The Lionesses - many people's favourites to win the whole thing - will be one of the two teams opening this summer's event when they take on Austria in about 90 minutes' time.

    We've got plenty to cover before then, though!

    We'll start with how you can follow the tonight's game and the rest of the tournament on the BBC...

  4. Here we go...published at 18:28 British Summer Time 6 July 2022

    Over half a million tickets have been sold...

    England fansImage source, Getty Images

    A whole new generation is ready to roar...

    England fanImage source, Getty Images

    Sixteen squads have been selected...

    England players in trainingImage source, Getty Images

    Containing some of the finest players on the planet...

    Ada HegerbergImage source, Getty Images

    It's Euro 2022.

    "The biggest women's sporting event in European history".

    Time to shine.

    Projection on Tower of LondonImage source, Getty Images