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Sarina Wiegman’s side powered into the knockout stages with an emphatic victory that confirmed Wales’ elimination. Stanway put them on course with a penalty before Toone, Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo made it 4-0 at half-time. Beth Mead and Aggie Beever-Jones added to the tally either side of a Hannah Cain consolation.
Group D action at the UEFA Women's Euro tournament begins Saturday with two exciting matchups, the second one will feature a clash between France and England.
France coach Laurent Bonadei has not given much focus to penalty kicks ahead of his team's quarter-final clash with Germany at Euro 2025 on Saturday, despite the wild shootout between England and Sweden on Thursday.
England need a positive result tonight if they want to secure automatic qualification for Euro 2025, after France came back from behind to beat the Lionesses 2-1 at St. James’ Park last week.
Olivier Giroud’s header in the 78th minute sent France to victory over England on Saturday, setting up a World Cup semifinal showdown against Morocco.
France beats England, 2-1, takes another step toward defending World Cup title. ... England was a semifinalist four years ago and a finalist at the European Championship two years after that.
Controversial VAR call, missed chances, and France’s ruthless finishing cost England dearly as Wiegman’s perfect Euros record ended in a high-stakes group clash.Photo by Daniela Porcelli/Getty
The UEFA Women’s European Championship continues on Saturday, July 5 with a second Group D match on the day, this time with England battling France at Stadion Letzigrund in Zürich.
France and England had previously met twice before in the World Cup in 1966 and 1982, with England winning both matches. What To Watch For. France plays Morocco at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the semifinals.
There have been no genuine upsets at the past two Euros - the tournament favourites consistently make light work of beating the underdogs
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