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Draws for England and Wales this evening would leave both teams in a perilous position in Group D, stranded on a point apiece with the Netherlands and France each on four points in that scenario.
That would leave both nations in with a chance of qualifying, with whoever winning the final group fixture between the Lionesses and the Dragons only going through if there was a winner between France and the Netherlands. Even so, England for example, would need France to win that game because they cannot surpass Les Bleus on head-to-head record having lost to them.
Head-to-head is the first tiebreaker for teams level on points in the group stage; then goal difference, then goals scored.
While we’re on the subject of Wales, Louise Taylor has been in their camp in St Gallen and has written about a team who aren’t quite ready to end their first major tournament adventure.
Can they spring a surprise against France to blow Group D wide open? Their players and coaches certainly think so.
Wales players were recovering from shock at their hotel in north‑east Switzerland on Tuesday night after their team bus was involved in an accident with a car en route to a planned training session in St Gallen.
Here’s the full story:
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More from that game – which was Germany’s seventh successive win in the Women’s Euros group stages, conceding just two goals across those matches.
Christian Wück’s side were denied twice by VAR early in the game, with the technology facing criticism for how long it took to reach those decisions. A Klara Buhl goal was chalked off and a penalty claim overturned as the Danish infringement was outside the box.
Wück said: “I don’t know if the decisions are right or wrong but the football system has to work out how to speed that up.”
There was some concern in Germany’s win over Denmark surrounding Danish midfielder Emma Snerle who was lying on the ground during the scoring of the second German goal. Having taken a ball to the face from a teammate’s clearance, Snerle was clearly in a dazed and distressed state – and was later helped off the pitch – but the referee Catarina Ferreira Campos failed to blow her whistle as Lea Schüller put the ball in the net.
“We need to make the rules clear,” Denmark manager Andrée Jeglertz said of the incident. “If we have a player that has a serious head injury you need to blow the whistle and take responsibility as a referee.
“I don’t understand why she doesn’t stop the game. There was a similar incident in the first half when the referee didn’t stop the game for a head injury and I question those decisions.”
Preamble
It’s a big day at Euro 2025, one that could see the home nations’ chances obliterated or, conversely, boosted with Group D coming to life. For clarity, England play the Netherlands at 5pm (BST) with Wales meeting France at 8pm and there is little room for mistake or manoeuvre after both the Lionesses and the Dragons lost their openers.
What about last night? Well, Germany and Sweden took full control of Group C, the former coming from behind to secure a win over Denmark that wasn’t without controversy, while Sweden sealed a stylish 3-0 triumph over a poor Poland side. That’s Group C wrapped up, with Germany and Sweden simply competing for top spot when they play each other in the final round of group fixtures.
Let’s get into the reaction from Tuesday’s games, the breaking news and the buildup to tonight’s fare. I do hope you’ll stick with us throughout the day – it’s arguably the biggest day of the tournament so far.
