England beat Germany 2-1 in the final of the European Championship after extra time on Sunday to win its first major women's soccer title.

A record crowd of 87,192 for a European Championship final -- men's or women's -- watched as England won their first European Women Championship  over the eight-time winner.

Chloe Kelly scored the winning goal on a rebound in the second half of extra time after Germany failed to clear a corner. The game had finished 1-1 after 90 minutes at Wembley Stadium with Lina Magull for Germany canceling out Ella Toone's goal for England.

After the final whistle, the England players danced and the crowd sang their anthem "Sweet Caroline." The good-natured atmosphere inside the stadium Sunday drew contrasts with the violent scenes when the England men's team lost its European Championship final to Italy at the same stadium a year ago.

Germany was without captain Alexandra Popp — the team's leading scorer with six goals — after she reported a muscle problem in the warmup. She was replaced in the lineup by Schüller while Svenja Huth took over as captain.

After three defeats at the final hurdle, goals from Kelly and Ella Toone canceled out Lina Magull's equalizer and sealed the dream ending to a stunning tournament run. A swashbuckling road to the final included a Euro-record 22 goals scored and just two conceded, an 8-0 demolition of world No. 11 Norway and a 4-0 dismantling of the world's second-highest ranked team Sweden.

With head coach Sarina Wiegman having never lost a European Championship game -- nor a game in charge of England -- and Germany has never lost a Euro final, one record had to tumble at Wembley, the site of an agonizing defeat for the men's team at the same stage just over a year ago.

And despite only beating Germany twice in their previous 27 meetings, Wiegman's players battled to a hard-fought victory to extend the Dutch coach's impressive streak and spark scenes of pure, unbridled joy at the home of English football.