
France vs England 2025 Women's European Championship, Group Stage
Holders England beaten by France in Euros opener
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Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore scored first-half goals as France beat reigning champions England 2-1 in their Women's Euro Group D opener
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 36': Goal! France 1, England 0. Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino with a cross following a fast break.
- 39': Goal! France 2, England 0. Sandy Baltimore (France) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, France 2, England 0.
- 45': Second Half begins France 2, England 0.
- 60': Substitution, England. Niamh Charles replaces Jess Carter.
- 60': Substitution, England. Chloe Kelly replaces Beth Mead.
- 60': Substitution, England. Ella Toone replaces Lauren James.
- 62': Substitution, France. Kadidiatou Diani replaces Delphine Cascarino.
- 62': Substitution, France. Melvine Malard replaces Sandy Baltimore.
- 62': Substitution, France. Clara Matéo replaces Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
- 75': Ella Toone (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, England. Grace Clinton replaces Georgia Stanway.
- 80': Substitution, France. Melween N'Dongala replaces Élisa De Almeida.
- 80': Substitution, France. Sandie Toletti replaces Sakina Karchaoui.
- 86': Substitution, England. Michelle Agyemang replaces Alex Greenwood.
- 87': Goal! France 2, England 1. Keira Walsh (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 90'+1': Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (France) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, France 2, England 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stadion Letzigrund
Location: Zürich, Switzerland
Attendance: 22,542
UEFA Women's European Championship Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+4 | France | 2 | 6 | 0 |
+3 | England | 2 | 3 | 1 |
-1 | Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 1 |
-6 | Wales | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Statistics
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FRA![]() |
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12 | Fouls | 10 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 1 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
3 | Saves | 0 |
57.3 | Possession | 42.7 |
12 | SHOTS | 14 |
2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
381 | Accurate Passes | 263 |
464 | Passes | 341 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
14 | Crosses | 18 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
63 | Long Balls | 37 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 8 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
17 | Tackles | 19 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
6 | Interceptions | 8 |
23 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
23 | Clearances | 20 |
France (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (GK) ![]() |
4 | Alice Sombath |
2 | Maëlle Lakrar |
13 | Selma Bacha |
5 | Élisa De Almeida |
18 | Oriane Jean-François |
7 | Sakina Karchaoui |
8 | Grace Geyoro |
12 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto |
17 | Sandy Baltimore |
20 | Delphine Cascarino |
England (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Hannah Hampton (GK) |
5 | Alex Greenwood |
6 | Leah Williamson |
16 | Jessica Carter |
2 | Lucy Bronze |
7 | Lauren James |
8 | Georgia Stanway |
4 | Keira Walsh |
23 | Alessia Russo |
11 | Lauren Hemp |
9 | Beth Mead |
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