Netherlands vs France 2025 Women's European Championship, Group Stage

Netherlands

26': Victoria Pelova
41': Selma Bacha (OG)

FT
2 - 5

France

22': Sandie Toletti
61': Marie-Antoinette Katoto
64': Delphine Cascarino
67': Delphine Cascarino
90'+2': Sakina Karchaoui (P)

France rally to beat Netherlands, win Euros group

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An electrifying second-half performance from Delphine Cascarino helped France to a 5-2 win over the Netherlands on Sunday that secured victory in Group D at the Women's Euros and set up a quarterfinal meeting with Germany in Basel on July 19.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
22': Goal! Netherlands 0, France 1. Sandie Toletti (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
26': Goal! Netherlands 1, France 1. Victoria Pelova (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
35': Victoria Pelova (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Own Goal by Selma Bacha, France. Netherlands 2, France 1.
45'+2': Jackie Groenen (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
45'+4': First Half ends, Netherlands 2, France 1.
45': Second Half begins Netherlands 2, France 1.
59': Substitution, France. Grace Geyoro replaces Sandie Toletti because of an injury.
61': Goal! Netherlands 2, France 2. Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino following a fast break.
64': Goal! Netherlands 2, France 3. Delphine Cascarino (France) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sakina Karchaoui.
67': Goal! Netherlands 2, France 4. Delphine Cascarino (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
67': Substitution, Netherlands. Esmee Brugts replaces Chasity Grant.
67': Substitution, Netherlands. Wieke Kaptein replaces Jill Roord.
71': Substitution, France. Clara Matéo replaces Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
71': Substitution, France. Lou Bogaert replaces Selma Bacha.
71': Substitution, France. Kadidiatou Diani replaces Delphine Cascarino.
79': Substitution, France. Melween N'Dongala replaces Alice Sombath.
84': Substitution, Netherlands. Caitlin Dijkstra replaces Sherida Spitse.
84': Substitution, Netherlands. Damaris Egurrola replaces Daniëlle van de Donk.
90': Substitution, Netherlands. Renate Jansen replaces Victoria Pelova.
90'+2': Goal! Netherlands 2, France 5. Sakina Karchaoui (France) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Women's European Championship

Venue: St. Jakob-Park
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Attendance: 34,133

UEFA Women's European Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+7	France	3	9	0
+8	England	3	6	1
-4	Netherlands	3	3	2
-11	Wales	3	0	3

Full Table

Statistics

FRA		NED
11	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	5
47.9	Possession	52.1
20	SHOTS	11
10	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
240	Accurate Passes	265
317	Passes	347
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
13	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.3
36	Long Balls	58
12	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	3
14	Effective Tackles	12
17	Tackles	21
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	10
31	Effective Clearances	25
31	Clearances	25

Line-Ups

Netherlands (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Daphne van Domselaar (GK)
20	Dominique Janssen
8	Sherida Spitse
18	Kerstin Casparij
2	Lynn Wilms
14	Jackie Groenen
6	Jill Roord
10	Daniëlle van de Donk
7	Lineth Beerensteyn
17	Victoria Pelova
12	Chasity Grant

Substitutes:

Wieke Kaptein, Daniëlle de Jong, Esmee Brugts, Lize Kop, Renate Jansen, Ilse van der Zanden, Vivianne Miedema, Caitlin Dijkstra, Veerle Buurman, Romée Leuchter, Damaris Egurrola, Katja Snoeijs.

France (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (GK)
4	Alice Sombath
3	Thiniba Samoura
13	Selma Bacha
5	Élisa De Almeida
6	Sandie Toletti
7	Sakina Karchaoui
18	Oriane Jean-François
12	Marie-Antoinette Katoto
17	Sandy Baltimore
20	Delphine Cascarino

Substitutes:

Kadidiatou Diani, Melween N'Dongala, Constance Picaud, Clara Mateo, Grace Geyoro, Amel Majri, Justine Lerond, Griedge Mbock Bathy, Maëlle Lakrar, Melvine Malard, Kelly Gago, Lou Bogaert.