UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 semifinals: Qualified teams and schedule | Football News

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Holders England face Italy whereas world champions Spain tackle Germany because the Girls’s Euro enters its last week.

A final-minute winner, two thrilling shootouts, missed penalties and numerous saves – the quarterfinals of the UEFA Girls’s Euro delivered all the pieces one may ask for.

The drama now rolls on to the ultimate week with 4 groups left within the hunt for the European crown.

Right here’s how the Euro 2025 semifinals line up:

⚽ First semifinal: England vs Italy

When: Tuesday at 9pm (19:00 GMT)
The place: Stade de Geneve, Geneva

A protracted-cherished dream grew to become a actuality for Italy on Wednesday when captain Cristiana Girelli’s Ninetieth-minute header ended their 28-year await a spot within the semifinals of the Girls’s European championships.

Coming into the competition because the underdogs, Italy shocked Norway 2-1 as Girelli scored twice whereas Ada Hegerberg netted as soon as for the Norwegians after lacking a penalty for the second time on this yr’s event.

“I felt one thing completely different, one thing particular. I’ve seen within the eyes of my teammates a particular gentle,” the 35-year-old Girelli stated after the sport. “You probably have a flame, it’s important to proceed to stay. We suffered rather a lot, however we fought till the tip.”

Their fairytale run now faces its subsequent check in opposition to holders England, who snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, profitable 3-2 in a dramatic penalty shootout in opposition to Sweden on Thursday.

Eleven minutes from full-time the Lionesses – trailing 2-0 and on the point of elimination – mounted a fast comeback, scoring two targets in two minutes to ship the match into additional time.

Within the penalty shootout, which featured 14 makes an attempt, defender Lucy Bronze slammed her spot kick into the roof of the web because the seventh penalty taker, and goalkeeper Hannah Hampton made two saves as England coach Sarina Wiegman breathed a sigh of reduction as her facet certified for the ultimate 4 at Euro 2025.

“It was exhausting. One of many hardest video games I’ve ever watched. Very emotional. We may’ve been out 4 or 5 occasions in the course of the recreation,” Wiegman stated.

England are unbeaten of their final 5 matches in opposition to Italy, all friendlies, with 4 of these ending in victories. The winner of the primary semifinal will face both Spain or Germany within the last.

⚽ Second semifinal: Germany vs Spain

When: Wednesday at 9pm (19:00 GMT)
The place: Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich

Spain stored their quest for a maiden Girls’s Euro title alive by knocking out hosts Switzerland 2-0 in Friday’s quarterfinal regardless of failing twice from the penalty spot.

The world champions had been made to work exhausting in opposition to a cussed Swiss defence within the first half earlier than tremendous sub Athenea del Castillo scored the opener shortly after the hour mark, and Claudia Pina doubled the lead with an outstanding curling effort. Spain’s victory stored their 100% profitable document at Euro 2025 intact.

“Perhaps we’d choose to face Germany once more due to what occurred on the Olympics,” del Castillo stated after the match, referring to their 1-0 defeat to Germany within the bronze medal match at Paris 2024.

Athenea may get the revenge she hinted at: Germany are by means of, and Spain will now meet their Olympic nemesis within the semifinals.

The Germans defeated France 6-5 on penalties in Saturday’s thrilling semifinal, pulling off an outstanding comeback from a aim down regardless of taking part in with 10 gamers for many of the match. Within the thirteenth minute, German midfielder Kathrin Hendrich was issued a straight purple card after she pulled the hair of France captain Griedge Mbock.

With the match tied 1-1 after additional time, the competition was selected penalties. Germany’s goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger was the hero, firing residence from an important spot kick herself earlier than pulling off a decisive penalty save to seal the upset victory in opposition to France. 

“There’s a very exhausting and hard opponent [Spain] we’ve to face [in the final]. Everyone actually gave their final effort right here, and we have to regenerate. We have now to verify we recuperate,” stated the 34-year-old Berger, who produced a string of excellent saves all through the match.

Germany are unbeaten in eight conferences with Spain, profitable 5 and drawing three with a aim rely of 18-3.