Germany, Ann-Katrin Berger and Euro 2025
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Germany upset France on penalties
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We’ve got four teams left in Women’s Euro 2025, and while Italy scored a major upset to survive, England won a penalty shootout and just about gave all their fans a coronary,
Euro 2025 is down to the final four. But what tactical approach is best to defeat the remaining teams: England, Italy, Spain or Germany?
The Lionesses became the first team in Euros history to turn around a 2-0 deficit in a knockout match and they have been in the semi-finals of every major tournament since 2015. That shows a mental resilience not many teams possess.
France captain Griedge Mbock is set to return for Saturday's Women's European Championship quarterfinal against Germany in Basel.
Since 2009, France have lost eight times at this stage of the tournament, barring Euro 2022. The quarter-finals have become a sticking point but this France team have shown resilience, coming from 2-1 down to beat the Netherlands 5-2 in their last group stage fixture on Sunday.
Germany's group stage at the Women's Euro may not have gone to plan but the eight-time winners have put all the setbacks behind them as they get ready to face France in the quarter-finals, coach Christian Wueck said on Friday.