Inside England captain Leah Williamson's romance with Miss USA winner Elle Smith
Leah's England will take on former rivals Spain in St Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, two years after losing out on their World Cup attempt.
All eyes will be on the England team, including 29-year-old team captain Leah, who was permanently appointed to the post by England manager Sarina Wiegman in 2022.
But what do we know about Leah's life away from the pitch? Does she have a girlfriend or partner?
When not leading her team to victory, Leah has made headlines for her rumoured romance with former Miss USA Elle Smith.
Here's all we know about Leah Williamson's relationship with the 27-year-old beauty pageant winner.
American journalist and beauty pageant contestant Elle Smith was crowned Miss USA in 2021.
In the run-up to the competition, she was named Miss Kentucky USA that same year, making her only the second woman from Kentucky to win Miss USA.
She went on to represent the United States at Miss Universe, ultimately finishing in the Top 10, losing out to India's Harnaaz Sandhu.
Although they became romantically linked in 2024, Leah and Elle have not officially confirmed whether they are in a relationship.
Speculation that the pair were 'soft-launching' a relationship began in March, when Elle posted a video of her and Leah floating in the ocean together on a paddleboard.
This came accompanied by the caption 'happy birthday my love x,' to which Leah responded with a series of emojis. https://www.instagram.com/p/DKE1_G6O-xm/?img_index=1
Since then, they have continued to pop up all over each other's social media, including a picture of them celebrating England's 6-0 win against Portugal, back in May.
In the black-and-white picture, Leah sits on Elle's lap, with the former Miss USA titleholder's arms around her.
In response to the picture, Leah commented: 'We did it🥹🥹🥹'
Last month, Elle shared a series of snapshots from their holiday to Majorca together – many of which saw the pair looking very loved-up indeed.
These images included a snap of Elle and Leah on a paddleboard together, as well as shots of them all dressed up and headed out for dinner.
Leah shared her own carousel of images on her Instagram page, too, which included a number of grabs of Elle smiling and contented.
Leah also showed her appreciation when Elle shared a series of snaps posing in her Skims bikini while on holiday in Jamaica for her birthday last month.
'I have no words,' Leah wrote in the comments to the post – to which Elle responded: 'all yours.' More Trending
She then commented again soon afterwards, writing: 'Just come for a second viewing.'
Elle has shared a message of support ahead of tonight's final, posting a snap of herself in a t-shirt to her Instagram Stories.
This wasn't any old England t-shirt either. The message emblazoned on the white tee's front in red writing?
'Live, Laugh, Leah.'
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