Every young girl should be able to play football at school, according to England's European champion.
The women's team lifted their first major trophy after beating Germany at Wembley.
The 1966 World Cup was England's last one.
"This is an opportunity to make a huge difference," the squad said in a letter.
Millions of young girls' lives will be changed. We want you to invest in girls' football so that every girl has a choice.
The team highlighted only 63% of girls can play football in PE lessons, according to a Football Association (FA) campaign published last year.
All girls should have access to at least two hours of PE per week.
A report by England Football, part of the FA, claimed that only 44% of secondary schools in England offer girls equal access to football in PE lessons.
A campaign spokesman for Sunak said that he would launch a review to make sure that all women and girls have the chance to play in the game.
England's success at the Euros will have a lasting impact on women's football and she will investigate what prevents schools from delivering the recommended two hours of PE per week.
The Lionesses talked about their goal to inspire a nation during the Euros. Many will think this has already been accomplished, but we don't see it that way.
We are focused on the future. Every girl in the country should be able to play football at school.
This generation of schoolgirls deserve more from the women's game. We want their dreams to happen as well.
If you become the Prime Minister on September 5th, we want you to help us achieve real change in this country.
The team celebrated their Euros triumph in front of 7,000 fans at Trafalgar Square on Monday and the Queen sent a message of congratulations in which she said they were an inspiration.
The Lionesses had set out to "inspire the nation" according to the player who scored the winning goal.
Kelly was a member of the boys' school football team and also played cage football with her brothers and their friends.
She said that being in an environment where you are comfortable is important for young girls.
There will be a big change from this summer. If we can make a change, that is huge.
Girls being able to do what they want, no matter what the quality is.
According to research by the FA, football is the most popular team sport for young people in England, but only a third of girls are involved each week.
The DfE said that it was up to the schools to decide which sports to offer, but that they should offer similar activities to girls and boys.
England's national curriculum is not gender specific and lists football only as an example sport, alongside others such as badminton, cricket and netball.
Figures published by the FA, which is running a Let Girls Play campaign to give girls the same access to football as boys in schools and clubs, show that less than half of secondary schools offer equal football coaching to boys and girls.
More than half of the girls who play football in school want to play more, and almost all of the girls who don't play want the chance to do so.
The DfE supports the Football Association's goal of giving girls equal access to football in schools and clubs by 2024.
We're funding work to help thousands of girls take part in physical activity, including the 'Your Time' programme, which gives thousands of girls access to competitive sport and sport leadership opportunities.
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