France's women defeat England: Start of EM to measure!

France's women defeat England: Start of EM to measure!

Zürich, Schweiz - On July 5, 2025, the highly expected opening game of the women's football European Championship took place in Zurich, in which France defeated England 2-1. This result ensures that France leads confidently in Group D. The focus was on the goals of Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore, who provided a comfortable 2-0 lead in the first half. England was only able to score the connecting goal in the 87th minute by Keira Walsh, but another goal was denied the English women.

The hosts started strongly and worked out at an early stage. A supposed 1: 0 in the 16th minute was withdrawn from the Var due to offside. As a result, the French took over the game and briefly scored two goals: Katoto scored in the 37th minute after a successful combination, while Baltimore increased with a considerable individual action in the 39th minute.

level of difficulty for England

Although England was more active in the second half and put pressure on the final minutes, the well -organized French defensive was repeatedly failed. The English did not find an adequate means of using the majority of opportunities. This also marked the first defeat of trainer Sarina Wiegmann in her 13th EM game, a disappointing result for the favorite English women, who were aggressive in the final phase, but ultimately remained unsuccessful.

In the coming games, England will meet again on Tuesday, July 8th at 6 p.m., while France will compete against Wales on the same day. The Britishes have to increase to secure the move into the quarter -finals while the French can soak up self -confidence.

Overview of the EM games

The European European Championship in Switzerland 2025 offers exciting games that are broadcast on TV and stream at ARD and ZDF. The German preliminary round games are planned as follows:

An exciting tournament full of surprises and attractive encounters awaits the audience. There will also be the possibility for German spectators to observe potential quarter -final opponents such as England, France or the Netherlands.

While the first games of the EM were promising, it remains to be seen how the individual teams will develop in the upcoming games. Whether the favorites prevail or surprises are imminent in the coming weeks.

For always current information about the course of the games and the results, it is recommended to report the reporting Laola1, [Sportschau] (https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/frauen-em/frauen-em-france-feiert-- against-en against Uefa] (https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/frauen-em/spielplan-der-uefa-frauen-2025-in-der-schweiz ,uefafrauenem-pielplan-100.html).