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A record-breaking Women's Euro 2022 is quickly approaching, with over 450,000 tickets sold for the eagerly-anticipated tournament set to take place at 10 stadiums in nine cities.

England are hosting the tournament for the second time in history, having also done so in 2005, and if there's any indication as to the direction women's football is going in, it's that the Wembley Stadium final was sold out in under an hour.

Getting underway on July 6 at a sold-out Old Trafford, the tournament has significantly eclipsed that of the 2017 edition, hosted by Holland, which was watched by 240,045 fans.

The rising demand to catch a glimpse of the women's game was evident last season, when a new attendance record was set as 91,553 fans watched the Champions League quarter-final second-leg between Barcelona and Real Madrid, a record that was broken just a month later as 91,648 watched Barcelona beat German side Wolfsburg 5-1 in the first-leg of their semi-final.

However, the choice of stadiums for the impending tournament has emerged as a major talking point, with some of the players and managers unhappy about some of the lesser stadiums in use. 

The lowest capacity stadium at the France World Cup in 2019 was 18,000, but this summer there will be three games at the Manchester City Academy Stadium, which will have a capacity of just 4,700. 

The inclusion of 8,100-seater Leigh Sports Village has also been questioned, particularly with Wembley and Old Trafford both to be used on only one occasion. With such a disparity between the grounds, Sportsmail takes you through all 10 below. 

Bramall Lane 

Capacity: 32,702 Location: Sheffield Games: Four Home club: Sheffield United

We start with Bramall Lane, home to Championship side Sheffield United. The 32,702 capacity stadium will play host to four games throughout the tournament, including three group stage clashes. 

These come in Group C, where reigning champions Holland will look to progress towards a potential semi-final clash against England.

The first semi-final - which England will play in should they win their group and overcome their quarter-final opponents - will also be held at Bramall Lane on July 26.

The stadium is enriched in history, being the oldest football ground still in use, having been built in 1855. Wrexham's Racecourse Ground was built earlier in 1807, but it started hosting football games later, in 1864. 

Bramall Lane, which was host to the first-ever floodlit game in 1878 , was initially a cricket ground when it opened in 1855, with the first football match to be played there coming later in 1862. 

Matches: 

July 9: Holland vs Sweden (Group C, 8pm) July 13: Sweden vs Switzerland (Group C, 5pm) July 17: Switzerland vs Netherlands (Group C, 5pm) July 26: Semi-final (8pm) Brentford Community Stadium 

Capacity: 17,250 Location: London Games: Four Home club: Brentford 

Brentford Community Stadium was the smallest ground currently in the Premier League last season, with a capacity of just 17,250.

The Bees moved into the new-build only in 2020, having relocated less than a mile from their former ground, Griffin Park, where they had been based since 1904. 

Like Bramall Lane, there will be four games played at the Premier League ground throughout the tournament, including three enticing Group B clashes. 

Group B is undoubtedly the tournament's 'Group of Death', with the Brentford Community Stadium to host tournament favourites Spain in their clashes against Germany and 2017 runners-up Denmark. 

Brentford Community Stadium is one of two London-based stadiums in use throughout the tournament.  

Matches: 

July 8: Germany vs Denmark (Group B, 8pm) July 12: Germany vs Spain (Group B, 8pm) July 16: Denmark vs Spain (Group B, 8pm) July 21: Quarter-final (8pm) Brighton & Hove Community Stadium 

Capacity: 31,800 Location: Brighton Games: Three Home club: Brighton 

Next on the list is another Premier League ground in the Brighton & Hove Community Stadium, where England will play one of their three group stage clashes.

That will be against Norway on July 11, which is already completely sold out. Austria vs Norway will take place at the stadium four days later.

The Brighton & Hove Community Stadium will also host the first of the four quarter-finals, which will include England should they finish as Group A winners. 

Though not built quite as recently as the Brentford Community Stadium, the venue is one of the newer builds at the impending tournament, having opened in 2011. 

The Amex, as it's otherwise known, has hosted numerous women's football games in the past, including Arsenal's WSL title triumph over Brighton in 2019. 

Matches: 

July 11: England vs Norway (Group A, 8pm) July 15: Austria vs Norway (Group A, 8pm) July 20: Quarter-final (8pm) Leigh Sports Village 

Capacity: 8,100 Location: Manchester Games: Four Home club: Manchester United Women 

Moving on to the second smallest stadium at the tournament, we have Leigh Sports Village, which is where Manchester United's Women play their football. Leigh Centurions Rugby League team also play at the venue. 

The 8,100-seater will host all three of Portugal's encounters, against Switzerland, the Netherlands and Sweden respectively. 

Portugal weren't initially set to compete in the tournament, but they were given a place after Russia were removed due to Vladimir Putin's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. 

The third quarter-final clash will be held at Leigh Sports Village on July 22, where Holland could come up against one of Italy, Belgium or Iceland, or, less likely, France. 

The venue was opened in 2008, initially as a home for Leigh Centurions. It was used in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, while United's youth team moved there in 2014, and United Women

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