France captain Mbock makes her first start start of the tournament having recovered from her calf injury. That means it's a new centre-back partnership for Les Bleues. Alongside the Paris Saint-Germain defender is Maelle Lakrar who also makes her return after a two-game absence with a hamstring injury.

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.

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 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.

France vs. Germany in Women's Euro 2025 is available to live stream for free on ITVX.

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.