England and Northern Ireland fans at St Mary's Stadium
Euro 2022 has attracted record-breaking crowds

We have only reached the quarter-finals of the tournament, but it is already proving to be a memorable one.

The attendance record for the European Women's Championship was broken when there were still 15 games to be played.

There have been a lot of goals in the group stage of the women's Euros.

There are five things to keep an eye on as the knockout stages begin.

Can anyone beat England?

England were considered one of the pre-tournament favorites.

After edging Austria in the opening game in front of a record crowd, the Lionesses got into their stride by thumping two-time winners Norway in the second game.

They finished off Group A with a big win.

England scored 14 goals in the group stage, beating Germany's record of 11 from 21 years ago. They were one of only two teams that didn't concede a goal in the group stage of the tournament.

England have told the rest of Europe that they are the ones to beat.

Germany came into the Euros under the radar but have once again shown their tournament experience, winning all three group games without allowing a goal.

England and Sweden were predicted to be the favorites by a data company before the tournament began.

The top two teams in the group stages are England and Sweden, but they are in the same half of the draw.

Germany is now third favourite due to the fact that they will face each other in the quarter-finals.

The Golden Boot race

One of England's players will get the Golden Boot if they win the trophy.

Jodie Taylor was the top scorer for England at the last Euros in the Netherlands with five goals.

In the first three games of the season, Beth Mead scored five times, including a hat-trick against Norway. She has three helpers.

France's Grace Geyoro has the same number of goals as Manchester United's Alessia Russo, who has played just 112 minutes, all off the bench.

Popp, who missed the past two Euros through injury, only returned from a serious knee problem towards the end of the domestic season but scored a goal in each of the group games to put her on three

Who have been the surprise packages?

Norway's failure to make it out of the group stages was the biggest surprise of the tournament.

Martin Sjogren's side had been boosted by the return to international football of the first Ballon d'Or winner.

They had an opportunity to advance, but were beaten by Austria in the final game and Sjogren resigned.

Austria, who lost narrowly to England in the first game of the tournament, have once again shown they should not be underestimated despite being ranked 21st in the world.

Belgium, ranked 19 in the world, made it to the group stages despite being ranked lower than them.

They had a 27% chance of making it out of Group D, compared to Italy's 57% and Iceland's 42%.

Group D table graphic

Who has a favourable draw?

The English are in the top half of the draw. If they beat Spain in the quarter-finals, they will play Sweden in the semi-finals.

Germany, France, and the Netherlands are vying for a place in the final at Wembley on July 31st.

Sue Smith said that she could see an England v Germany final.

Germany has overcome the challenges in front of them in the three games and I have been so impressed.

England have a better chance of reaching the semi-finals than Spain, according to Gleave.

He said that Sweden and Germany have a good chance of beating their quarter-final opponents.

France is playing the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. France and the Netherlands have a good chance of reaching the semi-finals.

Quarter-finals graphic

Will Covid have an impact?

The Euros have been left untouched by Covid in recent years.

The Netherlands have suffered the biggest blow so far, with their star player missing their last two games.

The biggest disruption came when it was revealed the manager had Covid.

The Dutchwoman was not present for the Lionesses win over Northern Ireland in their final group game and had a race against time to test negative for the quarter-finals.

It's unfortunate that she's got it but we've practiced for so long for these scenarios and what would happen.

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