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France 24
13 hours ago
- Sport
- France 24
Ten-woman Germany beat France on penalties to reach Euro 2025 semis
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. 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. 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. 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.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Germany plan to make better use of Schüller against France
Germany's Lea Schueller celebrates scoring her side's second goal during the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Group C soccer match between Germany and Denmark at St. Jakob-Park. Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa Germany want to make better use of forward Lea Schüller in the women's Euro 2025 quarter-finals against France on Saturday. "That's the focus. Lea has an impressive goal tally. She's a striker who doesn't need to be on the ball often to be efficient," assistant coach Maren Meinert said in a news conference on Tuesday. Advertisement The Bayern Munich striker has scored a total of 54 goals in 78 international matches, but two goals at the current Euros in Switzerland. "We want to bring Lea into the game, she's an incredibly important player who scores goals with very few touches," midfielder Sjoeke Nüsken said. "If we can improve the quality of our crosses and set Lea up better, then we hope she'll score more goals," she added. So far, the record Euros winners Germany have relied more on wingers Klara Bühl and Jule Brand. "We also have players in defensive midfield who can definitely be dangerous in front of the goal. Of course, we should also utilize that," Meinert said. Advertisement After a day and a half off, the team resumed training on Tuesday morning. Coach Christian Wück began with a speech to the players. He also took captain Janina Minge and her deputy Nüsken aside for a few words. Germany ended the group stage with a 4-1 defeat to Sweden, their biggest loss at a women's European championship. After the game, the team held a crisis meeting.
CNA
09-07-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Germany surf wave of travelling support to book Euro 2025 knockout spot
OBERENTFELDEN, Switzerland :Germany may not be hosting the Women's Euros but they certainly felt like the home team in neighbouring Switzerland as their massive travelling support roared them on in a 2-1 win over Denmark that helped them progress to the knockout stage. The St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel was awash with German fans waving flags and wearing their white home shirts, and they responded to Denmark taking the lead by becoming even louder as Sjoeke Nuesken and Lea Schueller scored second-half goals to complete the turnaround. "It was very, very tough for us. It felt like we struggled to find our way into the game, so we had to work very hard to get the win," said Nuesken, who took over as penalty-taker in the absence of the injured Giulia Gwinn and fired home the equaliser from the spot. "(The crowd) was incredible; it felt like a home game. There were a lot of Germany fans, which made us very happy as they helped to push us on. We could really hear how loud they were." For Tuesday's game, fans began flocking to Basel, which is located close to both the German and French borders, early in the day, ensuring the Germans enjoyed a majority in the stands. "It was crazy, because it felt like a home game with a lot of Germany fans," midfielder Klara Buehl said. "It's so cool to see how many people are in the stands and support women's football, support us and celebrate with us. That's the most important thing, and we are really happy about that."
Straits Times
09-07-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Germany surf wave of travelling support to book Euro 2025 knockout spot
OBERENTFELDEN, Switzerland - Germany may not be hosting the Women's Euros but they certainly felt like the home team in neighbouring Switzerland as their massive travelling support roared them on in a 2-1 win over Denmark that helped them progress to the knockout stage. The St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel was awash with German fans waving flags and wearing their white home shirts, and they responded to Denmark taking the lead by becoming even louder as Sjoeke Nuesken and Lea Schueller scored second-half goals to complete the turnaround. "It was very, very tough for us. It felt like we struggled to find our way into the game, so we had to work very hard to get the win," said Nuesken, who took over as penalty-taker in the absence of the injured Giulia Gwinn and fired home the equaliser from the spot. "(The crowd) was incredible; it felt like a home game. There were a lot of Germany fans, which made us very happy as they helped to push us on. We could really hear how loud they were." For Tuesday's game, fans began flocking to Basel, which is located close to both the German and French borders, early in the day, ensuring the Germans enjoyed a majority in the stands. "It was crazy, because it felt like a home game with a lot of Germany fans," midfielder Klara Buehl said. "It's so cool to see how many people are in the stands and support women's football, support us and celebrate with us. That's the most important thing, and we are really happy about that." The win, and Sweden's subsequent 3-0 win over Poland later in the evening, mean the Germans are safely through to the knockout stage alongside the Swedes, and the two sides meet in Zurich on Saturday to decide who will top Group C. REUTERS Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Singapore to hire 1,000 new educators annually in the next few years, up from 700 Singapore COE prices rise for all categories Business Temasek reports $45 billion rise in net portfolio value to $434 billion Business Singapore finance employers pledge 300 places for trainees and interns from polytechnics Singapore $43k fine for undischarged bankrupt doctor who failed to disclose assets worth over $4m Singapore Female primary school teacher charged over alleged sex acts with underage male student Singapore Goodbye fraudsters? Dating app Coffee Meets Bagel rolls out identity verification Singapore Pritam's appeal against conviction, sentence over lying to Parliament set for Nov 4
Straits Times
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Germany and Sweden reach Euro 2025 quarters with match to spare
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Germany's Lea Schueller celebrates after scoring the winning goal for her team against Denmark. BASEL, Switzerland - Germany's Sjoeke Nuesken and Lea Schueller struck in the second half to fire the eight-times champions to the verge of the Euro 2025 quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory over Denmark on July 8 that left the Danes on the brink of an early exit. Germany and Sweden both reached the quarter-finals of Women's Euro 2025 on July 8 after respective wins over eliminated Denmark and Poland which maintained both teams' perfect starts in Switzerland. The two teams will face off in Zurich on July 12 to decide who tops Group C, with Sweden currently leading Germany – 2-1 winners in Basel – on goal difference after beating the Poles 3-0. Lea Schueller fired Germany to victory in the 66th minute as Germany came from behind in Basel to go up to six points and qualify for the next round with a game to spare. Sjoeke Nuesken drew Germany level from the penalty spot 10 minutes before Schueller's second goal in as many games, cancelling out Amalie Vangsgaard's rocket of an opener for the Danes. 'On a technical level, in terms of play, we struggled a lot. But the other key component that always marks out a German team took over: the fighting spirit, the will to win,' said Wueck. 'It was won with our mentality.' Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore NDP celebrations to be held at 5 heartland sites, including Bishan and Punggol, on Aug 10 Singapore Keep citizens at the centre of public service, Chan Chun Sing tells civil servants Singapore Man arrested for allegedly throwing bottle at SMRT bus, injuring passenger Asia As Trump plays tariffs hard ball, Asean has little choice but to play on Asia PM Anwar called out by his own lawmakers as Malaysia's judicial crisis heats up Singapore SIA flight from Brisbane to Singapore diverted to Perth due to technical issue Sport Speeding likely cause of Diogo Jota car crash: Police Business Great Eastern could resume trading after delisting vote fails to pass; OCBC's exit offer lapses Germany could have already been in the lead by the time Vangsgaard scored as Klara Buehl's fine 18th-minute strike was ruled out for Nuesken being offside and interfering with play. The eight-time European champions were frustrated again in the 40th minute when after being given a spot-kick for a Frederikke Thogersen handball, VAR determined the offence occurred just outside the penalty area. However, VAR was in their favour when referee Catarina Campos was summoned to the pitch-side monitor and saw that Katrine Veje clumsily brought down Linda Dallmann and gave Nuesken her chance to equalise. From there, Germany were uncontainable and Schueller popped up in the right place to stroll onto Jule Brand's easy pass and maintain Germany's perfect start to the tournament. Stina Blackstenius, Kosovare Asllani and Lina Hurtig headed in the goals as the Swedes cruised into the last eight with one of the most dominant performances of the tournament so far. Sweden's Kosovare Asllani scores their second goal. PHOTO: REUTERS Peter Gerhardsson's team were barely troubled by Poland, led by Barcelona star Ewa Pajor, and if anything look a stronger team than fancied Germany. Sweden dealt with Poland with the confident air of a team that could cause damage to whoever they face in the next round, with either the winner or runner-up of a tough Group D awaiting. Veteran captain Asllani, who scored her 49th international goal in her 201st match for her country on July 8, wasn't even born when Sweden won their one and only major honour at the four-team 1984 Euros. AFP
