IFFHS CONTINENTAL STATS - UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2025
Picture : Sandy Baltimore scored here her 7th international goal of 2025 !
UEFA WOMEN’S EURO 2025 – DAY 4
Wales – Netherlands 0-3
- Netherlands with a great Danielle Van de Donk won the first match of the final stage with 3 goals.
- Netherlands won already the Euro 2017 with Lieke Martens, crowned World’s Best playmaker by IFFHS.
- Wales is the lowest ranked in the final stage and play their first Euro final stage in the History.
- Netherlands won now all 7 games against Wales, but since july 2017, they were never opposed.
- Wales captain Jess Fishlock (162 international caps, 47 goals) is the great Legend in the country could not change the game, Netherlands were too strong.
- Vivianne Miedema reached the mark 100 goals with her goal, the first of Netherlands. Miedema scored 100 goals now in 126 international games.
France – England 2-1
- France won their opening game , beating holders England 2-1 after a spectacular match.
- Delphine Cascarino and Sandy Baltimore, the two France wingers, made the difference, bringing the two goals.
- Captain Sakina Karchaoui and Selma Bacha were again efficient and sovereign in midfield and defense.
- Alessia Russo scored the opening goal but a offside was whistled just before, the game changed than totally.
- Laurent Bonadei succeeded Hervé Renard as France national coach last year. France has now won 9 consecutive games in a row.
- France was the first team in History to win all games of the Nations League Group stage !
- After 8 successive knock out eliminations in Euros and World Cups, France dreams to win the Euro !
- With their 7-0 against Jamaica, itw as the biggest win England’s since 3 years.
- France has never lost in an opening group game in the last 5 Euros. And itw as also in 2025 !
- Grace Geyoro and Alex Greenwood celebrated their 100th international cap respectively with France and England.
- Griedge M’Bock, injured, was not able to play with France. And like Wendie Renard, the Legend of the women football in France, has not been selected, France had to compose a new defense with Lakrar/Sombath !
- Mary Earps, IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper 2023, retired juste before the Euro, so England count now on Hannah Hampton.