Germany defy odds to reach Euro 2025 semifinal
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Iran has reached an agreement in principle to hold talks with the UK, France and Germany over its nuclear program, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
Germany defeated France in the last European Championship in the semi-final stage, the only time Les Bleus have made it that far. Since that 2022 matchup, France have gone out in the quarter-finals at the last two major tournaments (2023 World Cup and 2024 Olympics), adding to their nine failures prior.
Germany's Kathrin Hendrich was sent off after yanking the ponytail of France captain Griedge Mbock in the Euro quarterfinals.
Three years after their semi-final showdown, France and Germany once again delivered a tense knockout clash — but once again, it is Les Bleues who come away heartbroken. Despite scoring first and
Germany's Kathrin Hendrich is sent off for pulling the hair of Griedge Mbock after a VAR review. Grace Geyoro scores the resulting penalty to put France 1-0 up in the Women's Euro 2025 quarter-final.
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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.
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.
France vs. Germany in Women's Euro 2025 is available to live stream for free on ITVX.