Belgium Beats Portugal for Its First Win at Euro 2025 and Its Last
Portugal needed a win to have any hope of making the knockout stage but got off to a bad start when Belgium captain Tessa Wullaert slid in to meet Jill Janssen's cross for the third-minute opener. More bad news came from Bern, where Italy took a shock lead against tournament favorite Spain. Portugal was hoping for a heavy Italian defeat to enable its progress to the quarterfinals on goal difference–as long as it also won. Telma Encarnação got Portugal's only goal late and could not prevent her team's elimination.
Spain came from behind to beat Italy 3-1, and both teams progressed from Group B–the world champion with a perfect three wins from three games, Italy second on four points, followed by Belgium on three and Portugal with one.
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