France cruise past Wales, England bounce back
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England midfielder Georgia Stanway said they "underperformed" in defeat by France but there is "no crisis" despite knowing they could be eliminated in the group stages at Euro 2025.Sarina Wiegman's side,
Georgia Stanway says England are determined to “put things right” in their second 2025 European Championship match against the Netherlands and move on from the France defeat, which she described as “like a bad night out”.
The Lionesses, however, thought they had taken the lead inside 16 minutes at the Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, only for Alessia Russo’s goal to be disallowed for a marginal offside ruling on Beth Mead. It was a decision England’s head coach described as a “huge surprise” — so what exactly happened, and why didn’t the goal stand?
Lionesses’ coach Sarina Wiegman said she “felt tension” before England's bounce back Euros win against the Netherlands. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday (9 July), the Dutch captain said she found it “hard” after the England Women’s team lost 2-1 to France on Saturday (5 July).
Stanway said England want to move on and said the Lionesses have to be ‘brave’ as they prepare for a must-win clash with Netherlands
The defending European champions will open their tournament with a daunting match against a highly talented French team.
Chloe Kelly believes England's 4-0 win over the Netherlands in Wednesday's must-win clash was a sign that they thrive under pressure.
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England set a number of unwanted firsts as it began the defense of its Women’s European Championship title by losing to France on Saturday.
BBC Sport looks at who the Lionesses could play in the Euro 2025 knockouts, with Germany or Sweden possible quarter-final opponents.