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The 42
2 days ago
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- The 42
10-woman Germany defeat France on penalties to reach Euro 2025 semi-finals
TEN-WOMAN GERMANY reached the Women's Euro 2025 semi-finals on Saturday after prevailing 6-5 in a penalty shootout against France following a gruelling match which finished 1-1 after extra time. Alice Sombath missed the decisive penalty for France to hand a last-four clash with Spain to Germany, who will take on the world champions in Zurich on Wednesday. Germany maintained their record of having never lost to France in a major summer tournament after battling back from going a goal and a woman down in the first 15 minutes to win a bruising encounter in Basel. St Jacob's Park was dominated by fierce German support which flocked over the nearby border with Switzerland and roared their team on even after Kathrin Hendrich was sent off and gave away the penalty from which Grace Geyoro opened the scoring. Sjoeke Nuesken — who also missed a penalty in the second half — levelled the scores 10 minutes later and, after a long battle to hold off France, Sombath's mistake sent the majority of the crowd wild. Advertisement Germany came into the match already missing key defenders Giulia Gwinn and Carlotta Wamser, to injury and suspension respectively, while star striker Lea Schueller was also surprisingly left on the bench. And the Germans' task was made even harder in the 13th minute when Hendrich inexplicably pulled Griedge Mbock's hair while defending a free-kick. Germany's Jule Brand against France's Kadidiatou Diani and Selma Bacha. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo But out of nowhere Nuesken drew a huge roar from the fans when she rose, completely unmarked, to glance home Klara Buehl's inswinging corner. From there Germany were content to sit back and hold France off by fair means or foul, and they were saved from being behind at the break by Delphone Cascarino needlessly straying offside before flicking home Kadidiatou Diani's low cross. That was one of the few decent attacks France managed to conjure up with an extra woman, and they continued to struggle after the break. Even when Geyoro had the ball in the net for the second time, lashing home on the rebound after a fine save from Ann-Katrin Berger, the goal was ruled out as Maelle Lakrar impeded the Germany goalkeeper while in an offside position. And Pauline Peyraud-Magnin saved France's skin when she kept out Nuesken's awful penalty in the 69th minute, given for a soft foul on Jule Brand. A simply incredible save from Ann-Katrin Berger to keep France out in extra-time! 📺 Live on RTÉ2/RTÉ Player. — RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) July 19, 2025 But it was Ann-Katrin Berger who made possibly the save of the tournament 12 minutes into extra time when she somehow clawed out Janina Minge's inadvertant header and stopped Germany going out with an own goal. Berger could only watch as Melvine Malard shook the crossbar with almost the last kick of the game before the shootout, in which Amel Majri and Sombath both had weak efforts saved and allowed Germany to win against all odds. – © AFP 2025
The Hindu
04-06-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Ronaldo bags winner as Portugal beats Germany to enter UEFA Nations League final
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner as Portugal fought back to beat Germany 2-1 on Wednesday and reach the Nations League final. Germany took the lead in the 48th minute, as Florian Wirtz headed in unmarked in the box, following a pinpoint lobbed pass from Joshua Kimmich. However, Portugal turned the match around, first equalising through substitute Francisco Conceicao in the 63rd minute, before Ronaldo tapped in five minutes later to send the visitor into the final. AS IT HAPPENED | GERMANY VS PORTUGAL HIGHLIGHTS Spain and France will clash in the other semifinal on Thursday to decide which team will face Portugal in the decider on Sunday. More to follow
Daily Mirror
04-06-2025
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- Daily Mirror
Ronaldo breaks another scoring record as Portugal reach Nations League final
GERMANY 1-2 PORTUGAL: Cristiano Ronaldo fired Roberto Martinez's side into the final of the Nations League with a comeback win over hosts Germany at the Allianz Arena Cristiano Ronaldo led Portugal to a come-from-behind win over Germany to book their place in Sunday's Nations League final. Florian Wirtz had put the hosts ahead with a brilliant header from Joshua Kimmich's delicious chip three minutes into the second-half. But a triple change from Roberto Martinez sparked Portugal into life. It was one of those subs who put the visitors on level terms, with Francisco Conceição driving forward before curling a fantastic effort past Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and into the bottom corner. Just five minutes after that, Ronaldo scored what would prove to be the winner. Nuno Mendes burst through the Germany defence before squaring the ball for his captain, who was left with an empty net to tap into. That goal also saw Ronaldo break the record for the most goals in a single Nations League A campaign, having notched seven strikes. That is one more than previous joint-holders Romelu Lukaku and Ferran Torres managed in the 2021/2022 campaign. It is though three less than Viktor Gyokeres managed as Sweden won promotion from Nations League C this year. It is the second Nations League final Portugal have reached. They won the first edition of the tournament back in 2019. Holders Spain and 2018 World Cup winners France will contest the other semi-final, which will be held in Stuttgart on Thursday night. It is the first time Portugal have beaten Germnay in any competition for 25 years. Their performance in the second-half was hailed by former Manchester City star Andy Hinchcliffe. He told Prime Video: "The genius of this goal is its simplicity. It's just pass and move football. Brilliant football to open Germany up. What a response to going behind from Portugal. He's not the attacking power he was but ultimately it looks as if Ronaldo's goal will be the decisive one. "The first half was a pretty even constant - Germany maybe shaded it. In the second half, yes Germany got the goal but it was an attacking flash. It's been a dominant performance from Portugal on and off the ball. "When Germany were 1-0 up, they adopted the right approach. They were looking for a second goal. But the substitutions from Roberto Martinez changed the complexion if the game. It's up to Germany to get a foothold in the game and do to Portugal what Portugal did to them."
The Hindu
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
UEFA Nations League Semifinals: Will there be extra time and penalties if match ends in draw?
The finalists of the latest edition of the UEFA Nations League are set to be decided as four teams are set to take the field for their semifinal clashes on Wednesday and Thursday. (June 5 and 6 in IST). FOLLOW LIVE | GERMANY VS PORTUGAL LIVE SCORE, UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE SEMIFINAL On one side, Germany will host Portugal at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Wednesday, while defending champion Spain will take on France the following day at the MHPArena in Stuttgart. The final is set to be played in Munich on June 8, while a thrid-place match will occure earlier in the day in Stuttgart. Is there extra time and penalties if the UEFA Nations League quarterfinal ends in a draw? If the scores are level after 90 minutes in the UEFA Nations League semfinal, two 15-minute periods of extra time will be played. If the teams are still tied after extra time, the match will head into penalties. UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE SEMIFINAL MATCHUPS Germany vs Portugal - June 5 - 12:30 AM IST Spain vs France - June 6 - 12:30 AM IST Related Topics UEFA Nations League
