Germany starts the European Championship: 2-0 victory over Poland!

Germany starts the European Championship: 2-0 victory over Poland!

St. Gallen, Schweiz - Germany celebrated a promising opening game at the European women's Championship on July 4, 2025. In the decisive match against Poland, the DFB team won 2-0 and thus showed their ambitions on the title. The game took place in the arena in St. Gallen, which offers space for around 16,100 spectators. Around 4,000 German fans supported their team.

Before the kick-off there was a minute's silence to commemorate the late Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and the Portuguese footballer André Silva. The DFB players wore black armbands as a sign of respect.

injury to Giulia Gwinn

A sad moment during the game was the injury of DFB captain Giulia Gwinn. In a defense campaign, she injured herself shortly before the end of the first half and had to limp the field. Her emotions were clearly visible when she replaced tears in her eyes. The DFB later announced that it was a knee injury and that an exact diagnosis after an MRI examination on July 5, 2025 is expected. National coach Christian Wück kept her fingers crossed her and wishes her a quick recovery.

Although the first half ended without gates, the German team performed strongly in the second half. Jule Brand scored the first goal for Germany in the tournament in the 52nd minute. Just a few minutes later, in the 66th minute, Lea Schüller increased to 2-0. Further opportunities were awarded by Sjoeke Nüsken and Schüller, but the result remained.

positive balance and outlook

Germany now leads Group C, followed by Sweden, which Denmark defeated 1-0. The DFB women have never lost their first game in a total of eleven EM participants, with a record of eight wins and three draws. The selected 4-2-3-1 system, which was arranged by the coaching bank, was also particularly striking.

The next challenge is on Tuesday when Germany meets Denmark. With the positive start and the high goals, the team hopes to continue to maintain the enthusiasm of the fans with strong performance. DFB women are optimistic and want to bring the title that they narrowly missed in 2022 to Germany.

The positive expectations were shared in a motivational video before the game was published on Instagram. In addition, the DFB women selection has released a team anthem with the well-known singer Wolfgang Petry, which further increased the anticipation among followers.