The lack of diversity in women's football became a topic of discussion after England's EURO 2022 opening game against Austria featured no non-white players. The game sparked conversations over a lack of ethnically diverse role models and barriers to the highest levels of the game. Out of a squad of 23, England had three ethnically diverse players, while fellow finalists Germany had two. Austria, England's first opponents, had none.
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Diversity of squads in the UEFA European Women's Championship (EURO) 2022 as of June 2022
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Sky Sports. (July 11, 2022). Diversity of squads in the UEFA European Women's Championship (EURO) 2022 as of June 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322745/womens-euro-squad-diversity/
Sky Sports. "Diversity of squads in the UEFA European Women's Championship (EURO) 2022 as of June 2022." Chart. July 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322745/womens-euro-squad-diversity/
Sky Sports. (2022). Diversity of squads in the UEFA European Women's Championship (EURO) 2022 as of June 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322745/womens-euro-squad-diversity/
Sky Sports. "Diversity of Squads in The Uefa European Women's Championship (Euro) 2022 as of June 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322745/womens-euro-squad-diversity/
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