IFFHS CONTINENTAL STATS - UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2025
Picture : Michelle Agyemang scored again the equalizer for England !
UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2025 - Semi final 1
England - Italy 2-1 (after Extra time)
- England marched into a second successive UEFA Euro final after an epic win against Italy, their FIRST EVER victory over the Italian team in the tournament.
- Lucy Bronze played her 35th major tournament game, she joined Jill Scott as leader in England's women football.
- Sarina Wiegman became the second manager to lead her team to 3 successive finals (2017 with Netherlands, 2022 and 2025 with England). German Tina Theune Meyer was the first to do that with Germany, winning all 3 finals .
- Italy opened again the scoring like in all their other 4 games at the EURO 2025 ! They made a great match and showed that the last match against England (1-5 in February 2024) is forgotten.
- England was in their 7th EURO semi final , qualifying for the 4th time to the final (1984, 2009,2022, 2025).
- Cristiana Girelli, Italy's captain, was again brilliant, but was injured and left the field after one hour.
- Like against Sweden in quarter final, England needed again the substitutes to make the decision. Michelle Agyemang, the young talent (19) scored again the equalizer and Chloe Kelly scored the second goal despite the great save of goalkeeper Laura Giuliani .
- If Italy won 17 of the 33 games against England, England won 8 of the last 10 matches.
- Italy was qualified for the final for the first time in history until ... the 95th minute, they defended their advantage with determination and energy, but the young Agyemang saved England to the extra time and the win !