France forwards Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore scored first-half goals arsenic they bushed reigning champions England 2-1 successful their Women's Euro Group D opener connected Saturday, handing Lionesses manager Sarina Wiegman her archetypal decision astatine the finals of the competition.

After championship-winning runs with Netherlands successful 2017 and England successful 2022, Wiegman came into the crippled unbeaten successful 12 games astatine the Euro finals, but the opening of the extremity of that tally came erstwhile Katoto scored from adjacent scope aft a superb French counter-attack successful the 36th minute.

Three minutes aboriginal France winger Baltimore scored a tremendous solo goal, jinking into the container and astir losing the shot a mates of times earlier rattling it past Hannah Hampton, and though Keira Walsh acceptable up a grandstand decorativeness with a precocious goal, France held connected to win.

Netherlands, who bushed debutantes Wales 3-0 earlier connected Saturday, apical the radical aft the archetypal circular of games up of their clash with England connected Wednesday successful Zurich, portion France tin publication their spot successful the knockout signifier with a triumph implicit Wales successful St. Gallen the aforesaid evening.