Substitute Chloe Kelly fired in the winning penalty as England completed another shootout comeback to defend their title and beat world champions Spain 3-1 on penalties in the Euro 2025 final.
England had come back twice to reach the decider in Basel and book this revenge mission against the same side who beat them at the 2023 World Cup in Sydney.
And Mariona Caldentey ensured England would need another when she nodded in a 25th-minute opener, cancelled out by her Arsenal team-mate Alessia Russo with a header of her own from Kelly's cross after the break.
Hannah Hampton made several spectacular saves in the shootout before Kelly netted the dramatic winner after Sama Paralluelo's miss.
"I'm so proud, so proud of this team, so grateful to wear this badge, and I'm so proud to be English ... I was cool, I was composed and I knew I was going to hit the back of the net," Kelly said.
The final was the first time since the inaugural edition in 1984, in which England were beaten by Sweden, that the game was decided by a penalty shootout.
"Unbelievable, incredible, showing throughout this tournament we can come back when we go a goal down, and we have that grit," an elated Hampton said.
"We've got English blood in us, so we never say die and we just keep going, and we did that today."
For Spain's Bonmati, the defeat was bitter.
"I don't have much emotion left to be honest. I have emptied myself of emotion. We are all exhausted," she said.
"I have to say sorry, because it was my fault in the end, but I was not able to score it (the penalty). Congratulations to our opponents. In my opinion we were superior in the match, (but) on some occasions, that's not enough in football."
