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The women’s 2022 Euro football tournament kicked off in England on Wednesday evening, with the hosts taking on Austria in the opening match of the championship, which delayed a year because of the COVID pandemic.
Sixteen teams compete in four groups, and record levels of in-person spectators and television audiences are expected, as the tournament benefits from the men’s 2022 World Cup being staged in Qatar later this year rather than clashing during summer.
Russia was disqualified from the tournament after the invasion of Ukraine, and the Russian team’s spot in the championship was taken by Portugal instead.