Euro 2025 Daily: Germany need jump-start to beat Denmark

The 2025 Women's European Championship has officially kicked off. Let's drawback you up connected what's happening, what you've missed and what's inactive to come.

We volition update this record passim each matchday with the latest reporting, investigation and amusive from the competition.

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The lead: Germany bushed Denmark aft aboriginal wobble

BASEL, Switzerland -- After their humiliating group-stage exit astatine the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Germany are each but done to the quarterfinals aft defeating Denmark 2-1 astatine St. Jakob-Park.

It was not a comfy day for the 2022 Euros finalists, who appeared to beryllium a spot each implicit the place. Rushed clearances, mediocre decision-making, atrocious spacing and skewed passing allowed Denmark to instrumentality a pb midway done the archetypal half, leaving the Group C frontrunners connected the backmost foot.

There were respective VAR interventions to grapple with, too. First Germany's opener was ruled retired for offside aft a lengthy check, past they had a outcry for a punishment via a handball, which was fixed connected tract by referee Catarina Campos earlier the reappraisal showed it was extracurricular the area. Germany were past handed a penalty, albeit soft, aft VAR -- and different lengthy intermission -- picked up the foul connected Linda Dallmann. Sjoeke Nüsken dispatched from the spot to get Christian Wück's broadside backmost connected level presumption 10 minutes aft half-time.

Lea Schüller past gave the eight-times champions the pb erstwhile she took vantage of Denmark's lapse aft Emma Snerle took a hefty shot to the head. While the referee truly should person blown her whistle to halt play, she did not, and truthful determination was nary crushed for Jule Brand not to marque the astir of the abstraction and acceptable up Schüller. The quality of the extremity was tainted by the representation of Snerle, looking incredibly dazed, being helped disconnected the transportation by 2 aesculapian staff, and the Danes volition astir apt consciousness aggrieved that the extremity stood.

It has been 2 years of gaining assurance and results to heal immoderate of the wounded from Germany's World Cup exit, helped by their bronze medal astatine the 2024 Paris Olympics. But redemption is inactive firmly wrong Germany's grip, adjacent if they'll beryllium without cardinal subordinate and skipper Giulia Gwinn -- ruled retired for the remainder of the tourney aft suffering a aesculapian collateral ligament wounded successful the opener against Poland -- with their quarterfinal spot virtually confirmed.

For Denmark however, their destiny rests connected the shoulders of Scandinavian rivals Sweden. A triumph for them volition people Denmark's aboriginal exit from the tourney -- with manager Andrée Jeglertz leaving to go Manchester City's caput manager -- portion a daze triumph for Poland volition support them successful with a accidental of reaching the knockouts going into the group's last games connected Saturday. -- Emily Keogh

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Sights and sounds astir Euro 2025

Germany's funniest player?

To the question of "who is the funniest idiosyncratic successful the squad's radical chat," Germany's players had lone 1 sanction connected their lips: Linda Dallmann.

From Jule Brand to Giulia Gwinn, oregon Sjoeke Nüsken to Lea Schüller, the reply was ever the same! Dallmann, 30, the Bayern Munich guardant who has been a cardinal subordinate successful Christian Wück's broadside and besides 1 of the shortest players successful the tourney astatine 5-foot-2, is the joker of the dressing room.

Dallmann ever has a grin connected her look and is usually telling jokes, portion her property shines successful the radical chat. "She ne'er responds with messages, conscionable with GIFs, and they ever get me," skipper Gwinn said astir her teammate. -- Julien Laurens

'Hey Macarena'

Smiling Spain striker Cristina Martín-Prieto showed her teammates however to person immoderate amusive earlier Monday's 6-2 triumph implicit Belgium by starring them done the Macarena connected the transportation astatine the Stockhorn Arena successful Thun.

Some players, specified arsenic teammate Cata Coll, didn't look wholly definite of the creation moves to the celebrated Spanish opus -- but that's possibly understandable, fixed it was released successful 1993, the aforesaid twelvemonth Martín-Prieto, 1 of the older players successful the squad, was born.

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Martín-Prieto, connected the backmost of a superb play with Benfica, scored successful Spain's opener against Portugal and came disconnected the seat successful the 2nd fractional against Belgium. She looks similar she has enjoyed each 2nd successful Switzerland truthful far.

Dale a tu cuerpo alegría, Macarena... Hey Macarena, ay! -- Sam Marsden

Spain stunned by Rölfo news

The Barcelona players successful Spain's squad were caught acold erstwhile they returned to the dressing country aft the 6-2 triumph implicit Belgium and learned that teammate Fridolina Rölfo is leaving the club. Barça announced during the crippled they had reached an statement to rescind the Sweden international's declaration a twelvemonth early.

"To beryllium honorable I conscionable recovered retired arsenic well," defender Irene Paredes said. "If that's the case, it's a shame, due to the fact that she's been a truly important player. I'll talk with her, but if it's for the champion for her, past we person to respect the decision."

There is the anticipation of a reunion successful Switzerland. Rölfo is portion of the Sweden squad astatine Euro 2025, though the squad can't conscionable Spain until astatine slightest the semifinals. She spent 4 years astatine Barça, and she has played a ample portion successful the club's occurrence domestically and successful Europe. -- Marsden

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How Portugal's precocious extremity affects Group B astatine Euro 2025

Portugal snatched a precocious equaliser vs Italy successful Group B to support their Euro 2025 dreams live successful melodramatic fashion.

Proud Portugal

On Monday night, Portugal were minutes distant from their Euro 2025 run ending successful heartbreak. Francisco Neto's broadside was acceptable to bow retired of the tourney with a radical crippled to spare, earlier an instinctive precocious onslaught from defender Diana Gomes restored parity with opponents Italy and kept their hopes live of progressing to the knockout stages with a 1-1 draw.

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It was a large ambiance astatine Stade de Geneve, with the Portugal fans successful afloat dependable aft the last whistle. And, connected an affectional evening, Portugal goalkeeper Patricia Moraes adjacent got involved, climbing into the assemblage and joining successful with their passionate chanting.

Those celebrations volition beryllium adjacent wilder should Portugal publication their spot successful the past 8 with a triumph implicit Belgium connected Friday, assuming Spain bushed Italy. -- Beth Lindop

Lionesses playing to win

Competitive streaks are a communal trait moving done the England group. Off the grooming pitch, the squad's favourite pastime remains battling implicit properties and wealth successful Monopoly Deal, portion Grace Clinton and Maya Le Tissier are often seen arguing during heated games of Spikeball -- a fast-paced, handball-style crippled wherever players people by bouncing a shot disconnected a small, trampoline-like net.

Two of the astir competitory are midfielder Ella Toone and England adjunct manager Arjan Veurink. "Whatever the crippled is, helium has to beryllium involved, and helium has to beryllium winning," midfielder Georgia Stanway revealed.

One of the ways Stanway kept herself calm during her five-month rehab from the genu wounded she suffered successful January was tattooing -- some inking herself and others. But that's not an enactment successful Switzerland, truthful it's backmost to her archetypal emotion to support her caput fresh. "Unfortunately I can't tattoo [here] truthful I'm uncovering alternatives to support my caput busy. I've enjoyed watching the different games successful the tournament." -- Tom Hamilton

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England got 'bullied' by France successful Euro defeat

Gab Marcotti and Don Hutchison sermon Englands 2-1 decision to France successful their opening crippled of the European Championships.

Brugts vs. Bronze

Netherlands and Barcelona winger Esmee Brugts is 1 of the fewer players connected the squad who has nary transportation with the Women's Super League (WSL). But she is not bothered, saying, "In general, it is considered the champion league. But successful my opinion, I play for the champion nine successful the world."

However Brugts, 21, does person a transportation with 33-year-old England and Chelsea close backmost Lucy Bronze, who she faces connected Wednesday, arsenic they played unneurotic astatine Barcelona.

"She is idiosyncratic who takes bully attraction of newcomers," Brugts said. "And successful Spain, it's not communal for everyone to talk English. But she does, and she's besides fractional Portuguese, truthful she picked up Spanish rapidly and was capable to explicate everything well. She would sometimes basal successful beforehand of maine connected the tract and manager maine with 'left' and 'right'. She's a unsocial player, and I deliberation it's precise awesome that she tin inactive execute astatine specified a precocious level. She's determination erstwhile it matters." -- ESPN NL

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Match previews, likelihood for Wednesday

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What bash England request to alteration up of clash with Netherlands?

Samuel Marsden and the ESPN FC unit sermon what England request to alteration aft their nonaccomplishment to France.

England vs. Netherlands

Odds (via ESPN BET): England (-130), Draw (+270), Netherlands (+340)

England caput into Wednesday's lucifer against Netherlands knowing a triumph volition support qualification for the knockouts successful their ain hands. But thing other and they could beryllium heading location early. England mislaid 2-1 to France successful their opener, portion the Dutch eased past Wales with a 3-0 win. So England simply indispensable find a mode to get the 3 points successful Zurich connected Wednesday, portion the Dutch cognize a triumph volition nonstop them done to the knockouts.

England person a afloat acceptable squad, but Sarina Wiegman could marque changes, with Lauren James perchance shifted to the helping to marque abstraction for Toone oregon Clinton successful the mediate of the pitch. For the Dutch, they've been intimately monitoring Veerle Buurman's fittingness this week, and it looks to beryllium a lucifer excessively soon to commencement Lineth Beerensteyn. There volition beryllium a beardown WSL halfway to this lucifer with plentifulness of acquainted matchups arsenic the contention to flight from Group D gathers pace. -- Hamilton

France vs. Wales

Odds (via ESPN BET): France (-1800), Draw (+1100), Wales (+2300)

A triumph for France against Wales would spot them seal qualification earlier they adjacent look Netherlands successful the last crippled connected Saturday. Head manager Laurent Bonadei was evidently precise blessed with the team's show successful the opening 2-1 triumph against England. Captain Griedge Mbock looks similar she volition inactive beryllium retired successful defense, and Les Bleues could commencement with a much attacking 4-2-3-1 enactment alternatively of the 4-3-3 that worked truthful good against the Lionesses, arsenic they expect Wales to beryllium precise heavy and beryllium defensive.

Wales would person learned a batch from their nonaccomplishment against Netherlands (3-0) but volition anticipation to support the shot amended against the French. However, they volition person to enactment successful a cleanable antiaircraft show to contradict Marie-Antoinette Katoto and company. -- Laurens