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09-07-2025
- Sport
France closes in on Euro 2025 quarterfinals with a 4-1 win over Wales
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland -- Clara Mateo was involved in three goals as France closed in on the Women's European Championship quarterfinal places with a 4-1 win over Wales on Wednesday. The Paris FC forward opened the scoring, forced a penalty that Kadidiatou Diani converted, and then set up Amel Majri for the third goal. France captain Grace Geyoro sealed the result in the 63rd when Wales goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel was unable to stop Diani's cross. France tops Group D with six points, three more than England and the Netherlands, while Wales remained bottom with zero points after two games on its tournament debut. beating the Netherlands 4-0 earlier Wednesday. France will definitely win the group if it avoids defeat against the Dutch on Sunday, when England plays Wales in their final group match.
Fox Sports
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
France closes in on Euro 2025 quarterfinals with a 4-1 win over Wales
Clara Mateo was involved in three goals as France closed in on the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 quarterfinal places with a 4-1 win over Wales on Wednesday. The Paris FC forward opened the scoring, forced a penalty that Kadidiatou Diani converted, and then set up Amel Majri for the third goal. France captain Grace Geyoro sealed the result in the 63rd when Wales goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel was unable to stop Diani's cross. France tops Group D with six points, three more than England and the Netherlands, while Wales remained bottom with zero points after two games on its tournament debut. England revived its title defense following its opening loss to France by beating the Netherlands 4-0 earlier Wednesday. France will definitely win the group if it avoids defeat against the Dutch on Sunday, when England plays Wales in their final group match. Reporting by The Associated Press. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! recommended Item 1 of 2 Get more from the UEFA Women's EURO Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
CNA
09-07-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Dominant France thrash Wales 4-1 at Euro 2025 to go top of group
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland :France produced a dominant display to thrash Wales 4-1 and go top of Group D at Euro 2025 on Wednesday, outclassing their opponents who scored their first goal at a major championship. After England beat the Netherlands 4-0 earlier in the day, France went top of the group on six points, followed by the English and the Dutch on three points each. Wales, who face England in their final group game on Sunday, have yet to register a point but still have a mathematical chance of going through to the knockouts. France face the Netherlands in their last group game. Clara Mateo was at the centre of much of France's attacking play and lashed them into an early lead, controlling a flick-on from a corner on her chest and firing a volley into the net in the eighth minute. The moment thousands of Wales fans had been waiting for came five minutes later when Ceri Holland broke down the left and though her first attempt to find Jess Fishlock was blocked, she managed to steer the ball to the 38-year-old, who poked home Wales' maiden goal at the women's European Championship finals. That was as good as it got for Wales, who looked set to go into the break level only for Holland to chop down Mateo in the box and Kadidiatou Diani's spot kick crept over the line after striking the foot of keeper Safia Middleton-Patel. Middleton-Patel was at fault just after the break as she lost control of the ball in the box, allowing Mateo to tee up Amel Majri, who thumped it into the net. After that the Welsh wilted as the French dominated, with Grace Geyoro scoring their fourth in the 63rd minute, steering home a ball from the right following an extended period of possession to crown a convincing win. "We've got six points after two matches and that's what we need to remember. It won't be an easy (next) game because the Netherlands will have no choice but to attack and score goals," France coach Laurent Bonadei said. Mateo was impressed with how her side bounced back from Fishlock's equalising goal and how they went on to dominate. "We had a bit of a scare at the start of the game but we had confidence in ourselves. It was a great evening, there are different strikers and that's important for everyone's confidence," she said.
Hamilton Spectator
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
France closes in on Euro 2025 quarterfinals with a 4-1 win over Wales
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland (AP) — Clara Mateo was involved in three goals as France closed in on the Women's European Championship quarterfinal places with a 4-1 win over Wales on Wednesday. The Paris FC forward opened the scoring, forced a penalty that Kadidiatou Diani converted, and then set up Amel Majri for the third goal. France captain Grace Geyoro sealed the result in the 63rd when Wales goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel was unable to stop Diani's cross. France tops Group D with six points, three more than England and the Netherlands, while Wales remained bottom with zero points after two games on its tournament debut. England revived its title defense following its opening loss to France by beating the Netherlands 4-0 earlier Wednesday. France will definitely win the group if it avoids defeat against the Dutch on Sunday, when England plays Wales in their final group match. ___ AP soccer:
CNA
09-07-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Dominant France thrash Wales 4-1 to go top
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland :France produced a dominant display to thrash Wales 4-1 and go top of Euro 2025 Group D on Wednesday, outclassing their opponents who scored their first goal at a major championship. After England beat the Netherlands 4-0 earlier in the day, France went top of the group on six points, followed by the English and the Dutch on three points each. Wales, who face England in their final group game, have yet to register a point but still have a mathematical chance of going through. Clara Mateo lashed France into an early lead with a volley in the eighth minute before the 38-year-old Jess Fishlock pounced to poke home Wales' maiden goal at the European Championship finals with an opportunistic close-range finish five minutes later after a good attack down the left. That was as good as it got for Wales, with Kadidiatou Diani netting a penalty before the break and Amel Majri and Grace Geyoro adding second-half goals as they secured a comfortable win to put them in the driving seat in the group.
