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By edging out Spain in a penalty shootout in the European championship final, England’s women’s team cemented its position as the standard-bearer for English soccer.

By Mark Landler and Lizzie Dearden

Reporting from London

England’s nail-biting, come-from-behind victory over Spain in the European women’s soccer championship on Sunday electrified the country, with euphoric fans cheering something utterly new for them: the dawn of a national soccer dynasty.