The 2025 Women’s European Championship is off and operating. Let’s catch you up on what’s occurring, what you’ve got missed and what’s nonetheless to return.
We’ll replace this file all through every matchday with the asset funding reporting, evaluation and enjoyable from the competitors.
– Women’s Euro 2025 bracket, results and fixtures schedule
The lead: Switzerland maintain knockout hopes alive
Hosts Switzerland stored their hopes of qualifying for the knockouts alive with a 2-0 win over Iceland on Sunday.
Géraldine Reuteler netted the primary aim of the night after Barcelona teen Sydney Shertenlieb performed an ideal ball by for the veteran to complete. Then Alayah Pilgrim went from distance to safe all three factors within the must-win sport for the hosts.
The house nation was moderately passive in entrance of aim for many of the night however rebounded to have 15 pictures, with new Manchester City signing Iman Beney proving the most effective attacking menace. It was the opening sport’s participant of the match, Reuteler, who clinched the opening aim and put Switzerland in the most effective place to progress out of the teams after they misplaced 2-1 to group leaders Norway, who beat Finland 2-1 within the earlier sport.
Iceland, regardless of rating forward of Switzerland, had been unable to create something worthwhile, although they registered 12 pictures as they tried to maintain their marketing campaign alive.
Either side had moments of brilliance within the first half, however a scarcity of scientific ending within the closing third left them on a good taking part in subject and each hoping for one thing to go their manner. The hosts had the ball at the back of the online through an personal aim, but it surely was dominated out by VAR for a foul within the buildup.
The win leaves Switzerland in place to qualify out of the group stage, offering they beat Finland within the closing sport. Iceland, although, are out of the event altogether.
Group A was decided to be the best group, however it’s offering the identical quantity of drama as anticipated for such a detailed event. — Emily Keogh
Right now’s prime Euro 2025 information
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Sights and sounds round Euro 2025
Norway depart it late towards Finland
Norway have achieved an unbelievable job of bottling any misplaced fortune from earlier tournaments and utilizing it in Euro 2025. An personal aim helped them to 3 factors of their tough opener towards hosts Switzerland, and vs. Finland on Sunday they rode their luck as soon as once more to say a victory that may not solely e book their spot within the knockouts, but additionally as group winners after the Swiss victory later. It required a fluke cross from the dominant Caroline Graham Hansen, which floated in off the put up to provide them a 2-1 victory.
Norway had led after solely three minutes, thanks to a different personal aim, this time from Eva Nyström, however Finland had been dominant for a lot of the match in Sion. Norway had their excellent goalkeeper, Cecilie Fiskerstrand, blocking something and the whole lot that got here her manner.
Finland dominated the midfield within the first half, resulting in Norway coach Gemma Grainger making two adjustments on the break. Nonetheless, Finland equaled issues up as they discovered it straightforward to get by Norway’s protection for Oona Sevenius to attain. They had been unfortunate to not be main, after which Ada Hegerberg’s group discovered that lucky winner within the 84th minute.
There will be aid for Norway: that is the primary time they’ve made it by their group since Euro 2013, however equally, they are not but taking part in as much as the sum of their elements. To date, they appear to be dwelling off fortune, moderately than a plan to get the most effective out of their expertise and expertise. — Tom Hamilton
Spain stars look to play their playing cards proper
Pirates and mermaids are serving to Spain foster group spirit at their base in Lausanne, the place the squad spend their free time captivated by desk video games. Cranium King is a specific favourite, a card sport just like Hearts or Spades however with a pirate twist. The most effective card is just not the pirate card, although, of which there are 5 within the deck. The pirate playing cards are trumped by the 2 mermaid playing cards and, in fact, by the solitary Cranium King.
“We’re hooked on desk video games,” defender Laia Aleixandri informed ESPN. “We’re having a good time taking part in them. We love them and it is also time we spend collectively. I additionally wish to disconnect by studying and portray, once I can.” — Sam Marsden
England attempt to reset after France defeat
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England camp ‘constructive’ regardless of opening defeat to France
Lotte Wubben-Moy discusses how the England group are feeling after their 2-1 loss to France.
England held their open coaching day on Sunday in entrance of a number of hundred followers at their base at Sportlange Au. It is within the municipality of Opfikon and is the house of native aspect FC Glattbrugg. The membership’s girls’s and ladies’ groups had been there, as had been supporters from native groups and faculties. The mayor of Opfikon was in attendance and made a presentation to the gamers.
However above all, this was England making an attempt to maneuver on from Saturday evening’s 2-1 defeat to France. Those that had a couple of minutes and non-playing squad members had been engaged in small-sided video games — with Aggie Beever-Jones interesting to the watching media at one stage for VAR-type steerage on one aim — as these on the fringes tried to drive their manner into rivalry for Wednesday’s key match towards Netherlands.
Towards the again of the coaching pitch is a gymnasium, with cryotherapy chambers outdoors. The FA’s employees from St George’s Park has been working with the Sportlange Au employees to make sure the pitch was in pristine situation for the Lionesses. — Hamilton
Belgium tune up for Spain check
How do you put together to face world champions Spain? By heading to the mountains and indulging the Swiss custom of blowing an alphorn in case you’re Belgium, apparently.
The Pink Flames squad took half in a pleasant competitors amongst themselves to see who may blow the alphorn, historically utilized by Swiss herders to speak throughout mountains, for the longest time.
An extended wood horn, it takes ability and breath management to correctly produce the echoing tone that travels by the mountains. It proved too tough for a lot of gamers to strike a sound, though not all of them: Sevilla‘s Jassina Blom was the winner with a time of 32.47 seconds.
Then it was again to the group resort for a group BBQ … and a falcon present! — Marsden
Apply makes … excellent?
Vivianne Miedema scored her a centesimal aim for Netherlands within the 3-0 win over Wales on Saturday. It was a typical Miedema aim, however the celebration was removed from nice.
“It did not look good,” Miedema admitted. “We had practiced earlier than the match, but it surely did not come off. We ended up doing one thing actually bizarre. It did not go fairly proper.”
Manchester City teammate Kerstin Casparij and future Chelsea defender Veerle Buurman had rehearsed the celebration on the morning of the sport, however nerves made them neglect all about it.
Casparij ought to have spelled the initials V.M. however spelled V.W. Miedema ought to have held up one finger and a zero — for 100 targets — however held up only one zero. Buurman held up a zero and a one. The outcome? V. W. 001. Maybe subsequent time a somersault, like she did when she handed Manon Melis because the all-time prime scorer for the Dutch, is a greater concept.
Asllani provides up milestone jersey to fan
Sweden ahead Kosovare Asllani has a fan for all times after donating the shirt from her 2 hundredth worldwide look to a lady within the stands in Geneva on Friday. After changing into simply the ninth European participant to achieve the landmark, you’ll have forgiven her for desirous to protect the jersey for her private assortment. As an alternative, she handed it to a supporter, making her day within the course of.
“Give the ball to Asllani extra,” the recipient stated when requested how Sweden can enhance on their 1-0 opening-game win over Denmark. — Marsden
Language barrier … x4!
For supporters touring to a number of cities throughout Switzerland for this summer time’s event, there’s one vital reality to concentrate on. Bordered by 5 separate international locations (France, Italy, Germany, Lichtenstein and Austria), Switzerland has 4 official languages: French, German, Italian and Romansh. The German area (Deutschschweiz) is essentially within the east, north and heart; the French half (la Romandie) within the west; and the Italian space (Svizzera italiana) within the south. The possibilities are, if you’re attending a number of video games, you may get accustomed to listening to a wide range of totally different languages.
After I was touring between Thun and Geneva just a few days in the past, for instance, it was actually fascinating to notice how rapidly the language shifted mid-journey from predominantly German to French. Some locations, akin to Bern, are formally bilingual. It has been a reasonably humbling expertise as a Brit with solely a really slight grasp of French. Fortuitously, most individuals right here converse English, too. It has positively impressed me to get on Duolingo once I get again to the UK! — Beth Lindop
An actual kick within the enamel for More durable
As if shedding to Sweden wasn’t painful sufficient, Denmark star Pernille Harder wakened on Saturday with a giant, swollen higher lip. The Bayern Munich ahead says she tripped and clattered into the again of an opponent’s boot. Fortunately, past the aesthetics of the damage, she allayed fears it is going to restrict her capability to arrange for upcoming video games towards Germany and Poland.
“It does not look that good, however I am high-quality, actually,” she told reporters. “Fortuitously it does not harm an excessive amount of and it will not have an effect on coaching.” — Marsden
Star participant of the day
Caroline Graham Hansen, Norway
Caroline Graham Hansen, on target for her second Ballon d’Or nomination, secured Norway’s pathway out of the group stage, netting the successful aim of their 2-1 win over Finland in Sion.
The vice captain struck within the 84th minute after an personal aim gifted Norway an early breath of aid. Oona Sevenius received Finland again on a stage taking part in subject earlier than Graham Hansen secured all three factors and a spot within the knockouts.
The Barcelona winger had a troublesome opening sport towards Switzerland, struggling to interrupt into the sport, get on the ball or make something of her probabilities. Finally, although, Norway are the primary group into the quarterfinals, offering a pathway for the 30-year-old to make a second Ballon d’Or push. — Keogh
Match previews, odds for Monday
Spain vs. Belgium
Odds (through ESPN BET
): Spain (-3000), Draw (+1200), Belgium (+2900)
Belgium coach Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir says she has recognized weaknesses in Spain as her aspect face the unenviable process of stopping the world champions to maintain their Euros hopes alive.
After shedding to Italy, Belgium realistically want not less than some extent to keep away from an early exit. Gunnarsdóttir is beneath no illusions of the dimensions of the duty however says the Pink Flames can make the most of their peak at set performs to hurt Spain. She additionally identified the injury her group did to La Roja on the counterattack within the Nations League earlier this yr, once they led 2-0 earlier than succumbing to a 3-2 defeat.
Favorites Spain, in the meantime, may welcome Cata Coll, Irene Paredes and Aitana Bonmatí again into their XI after opening with a 5-0 rout of Portugal. — Marsden
Portugal vs. Italy
Odds (through ESPN BET): Portugal (+380), Draw (+280), Italy (-145)
Whereas Spain are the overwhelming favorites to prime Group B, there may be prone to be fierce competitors for that second ticket to the knockout phases.
Apart from the world champions, Italy are the highest-ranked group within the group and received their marketing campaign off to a successful begin with a slim victory over Belgium. Portugal are the lowest-ranked group within the group and fell to a bruising 5-0 loss to Spain. However with elimination on the road, Francisco Neto’s aspect will likely be desperate to bounce again in model in Geneva on Monday.
Victories for each Spain and Italy will wrap up the highest two spots. — Lindop