Girls’s Euro 2025: Sweden v Germany – reside | Girls’s Euro 2025

This scoreline equals Germany's biggest-ever defeat on the Euros, a 3-1 loss to Denmark within the third-place play-off in 1993. And their ten gamers nonetheless have one other 45 minutes to barter. Will Sweden rewrite the historical past books tonight?

45 min +1: Angeldahl chests down in midfield and sends Asllani clear down the proper. She's one on one with the keeper … however ultimately the whistle goes. Seems the ball had hit the highest of Angeldahl's arm. That's a beneficiant free kick for Germany, one which almost definitely saved them transport a fourth aim.

45 min: There will probably be two further first-half minutes.

44 min: Berger races from her field and smacks one other clearance straight to an opponent. This time Bennison receives the ball within the centre circle, however decides towards going for long-distance glory, saving the out-of-position keeper some extra embarrassment.

42 min: Sweden are simply swanning round imperiously now. Germany chasing shadows. They desperately want the half-time whistle to allow them to regroup and reorganise.

40 min: Berger's footwork tonight has been terrible. Whereas on walkabout, she blasts a easy clearance straight into Blackstenius, and the ball deflects into the trail of Asllani, who ought to dispatch it into the unguarded internet, however sends her shot crusing vast proper. It ought to have been quantity 4.

38 min: Rytting Kaneryd continues to be a nuisance down the proper. She wins a nook. Rolfö swings it into the mixer. Berger claims confidently and sends Germany off on the counter. Bühl buys a ticket to the raffle from 25 yards, nevertheless it's straight at Falk.

36 min: Nicely, this has gone pear-shaped for Germany in super-quick time. They regarded within the temper to rattle in just a few through the early exchanges. However since Sweden equalised, they've taken cost. And with their opponents down to 10, prime spot is theirs for the taking. A draw can be sufficient for them tonight. Germany now want three objectives in the event that they're to disclaim them.

Rolfö offers Berger the eyes, sending the keeper the improper means as she passes into the underside left!

33 min: Nope. It was an in depth name, however Rytting Kaneryd was onside. The choices stand.

32 min: The referee has no selection however to ship Wamser off. Wamser sobs into her shirt. However maintain on, will she be saved by VAR? Was there an offside within the build-up?

31 min: Rytting Kaneryd races down the proper once more. She opts to chop again once more. However this time it's the proper determination. She finds Rolfö, who shoots goalwards from 12 yards. Wamser, on the road, throws herself on the ball … and saves it. Bother right here!

30 min: Blackstenius barges her means down the proper, opens her physique, and appears to ping a roller into the top-left nook. A bit too excessive. Then from the restart, Berger passes out straight to Rytting Kaneryd, who romps clear down the proper. Rytting Kaneryd ought to shoot, however seems to be for Blackstenius within the center. Her low cross is hooked clear by Linder. Nevertheless it doesn't actually matter, as a result of …

29 min: Rytting Kaneryd dribbles purposefully down the proper and stands one up for Blackstenius. Knaak clears. Germany are reeling right here.

27 min: Germany regarded good for just a few objectives tonight till Blackstenius equalised. Since then, they've misplaced somewhat self-belief. Angeldahl wins a nook down the left. The set piece is cleared, however now it's Sweden on prime.

The 18-year-old Holmberg barrels down the inside-right channel and into the field. Away from Bühl and Linder with ease. She enters the field and pulls her leg again to shoot. Linder, coming again at Holmberg, sticks her foot in. The ball takes a daft deflection off each gamers and whistles into the top-right nook and the roof of the online! Berger had no concept the place that ball was flying. A little bit of a freakish end however Holmberg made her personal luck with a magnificently optimistic run.

24 min: The tempo drops somewhat, a few passes refuse to stay.

22 min: Nüsken is booked for a late clump into the again of Rolfö.

20 min: Bühl and Rytting Kaneryd take turns to dribble down the German left touchline. Neither run quantities to a lot, however there have been some tough close-control abilities on show. Bühl's dragback and flick significantly spectacular. These groups far more assured in assault than defence.

18 min: Schüller and Nüsken mix cutely down the proper, the latter's cross solely simply evading Bühl within the center. Germany come once more, by Bühl down the inside-left. She shoots, Falk parries. The rebound doesn't fall for Schüller. Germany look of a thoughts to revive their lead quicksmart.

16 min: A enjoyable begin to the match, although. Neither crew look significantly stable on the again.

14 min: Berger didn't make a transfer for that shot. Simply stood there with one hand within the air, an ersatz tribute to George Graham's Arsenal.

Blackstenius is fed the ball down the inside-right channel. She's close to the centre circle, however there aren't any German defenders inside miles of her! They're all out on the Swedish left flank. Blackstenius strides down the pitch, reaches the sting of the field, and threads a low drive throughout Berger and into the underside left. Straightforward as that!

11 min: Bühl is trying her normal menacing self. She arrange that super-early likelihood for Model with a run down the left; she tears down the identical flank once more, inflicting Holmberg all method of issues. Sweden nearly clear her cross.

9 min: That aim put an enormous smile on the face of German captain Giulia Gwinn, her leg in a brace, propped up within the dugout. Pretty to see the injury-plagued Bayern Munich star getting some enjoyment from the match eventually.

Schüller drops deep, quarterbacking within the centre circle. She rolls a go down the proper for Wamser, who shuttles it on to Model, breaking into the field on the underlap. Model calmly passes the ball throughout Falk and into the underside left. What a wonderful sweeping transfer.

5 min: A extremely fast-moving, open begin to this recreation. Model wins a nook down the left. The set piece is hit lengthy, then returned into the center for Schüller, who heads over from six yards. The flag pops up for offside to avoid wasting her blushes. Schüller missed from a yard out towards Poland, however went on to attain later, so maybe this augurs properly?

3 min: Holmberg makes good down the proper and finds Asllani simply contained in the field. Asllani drags a shot throughout the face of aim from 12 yards. She ought to have labored Berger on the very least. Someplace within the multiverse, it's already 2-1.

2 min: Germany are on the entrance foot. Schüller juggles the ball on the left-hand fringe of the D and pearls a volley in the direction of the top-right nook. Falk is rooted to the spot, however the ball flies inches vast. That will have been a hell of a aim.

Germany get the match began. And inside 17 seconds, Model will get a shot away from the sting of the D. Straight at Falk. So practically a sensational begin.

The groups are out! Sweden in yellow and blue, Germany in second-choice pink. A high-quality ambiance on the Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich as everybody emerges from the tunnel. An actual previous roar. Flags a-fluttering. We'll be off in a wee whereas.

Germany have the higher hand over Sweden within the head-to-head. They beat the Swedes in each the 1995 and 2001 Euro finals. Throw in two semi-final victories (in 19917 and 2013) plus triumph within the 2003 World Cup last, and we have now ourselves a lop-sided rivalry. It was goalless the final time the groups met, although, in a 2023 pleasant, and a end result like that can do for the Swedes right here.

Sweden will end prime of Group C in the event that they win or draw tonight. Germany should win in the event that they're to complete in first place. The winners will play the runners-up of Group D within the quarter-finals. That's England as issues stand, nevertheless it may additionally find yourself being France or the Netherlands. And even Wales, although issues must get significantly trippy tomorrow night time if that finally ends up occurring. No matter: Euro 2025 goes to get very actual, very quickly. Huge enjoyable awaits.

1. Sweden P2 W2 D0 L0 F4 A0 GD4 Pts 6
2. Germany P2 W2 D0 L0 F4 A1 GD3 Pts 6
3. Denmark P2 W0 D0 L2 F1 A3 GD-2 Pts 0
4. Poland P2 W0 D0 L2 F0 A5 GD-5 Pts 0

Sweden make 5 adjustments to their beginning XI after the 3-0 win over Poland. Jonna Andersson, Magdalena Eriksson, Fridolina Rolfö, Hanna Bennison and Smilla Holmberg are available for Hanna Lundkvist, Amanda Nildén, Madelen Janogy, Amanda Ilestedt and Julia Zigiotti Olme.

Germany make simply the one change following their 2-1 victory over Denmark. Laura Freigang replaces Linda Dallmann in assault. Their stricken captain Giulia Gwinn, who suffered a medial ligament damage in Germany's opening recreation with Poland, is known as as a sub, for the needs of help and vibes.

Sweden: Falk, Holmberg, Bjorn, Eriksson, Andersson, Angeldal, Asllani, Bennison, Kaneryd, Blackstenius, Rolfo.
Subs: Holmgren, Sembrant, Lundkvist, Nilden, Janogy, Hurtig, Jakobsson, Ilestedt, Zigiotti Olme, Wangerheim, Blomqvist, Enblom.

Germany: Berger, Linder, Knaak, Minge, Wamser, Nusken, Senss, Buehl, Freigang, Model, Schuller.
Subs: Johannes, Hendrich, Gwinn, Lohmann, Dabritz, Zicai, Cerci, Dallmann, Kett, Hoffmann, Kleinherne, Mahmutovic.

Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy).

Each groups have already certified for the knockouts, so in that respect there's nothing using on this match. However! The winner of Group C will, almost definitely, face reigning champions England within the quarters, whereas the runner-up will discover themselves in the identical half of the draw as world champions Spain. Neither prospect sounds significantly palatable, so … outline successful. Outline running-up. Kick-off is at 8pm UK time. It's on!