All appeared to be going well for Christian Wück’s German women’s national team in their final Euro 2025 group stage fixture against Sweden on Saturday evening. Jule Brand put the DFB-Frauen

Germany’s best performers thus far have been the two wide players, Jule Brand on the right and Klara Buhl on the left. They linked up seamlessly for what they thought was an opener, only for a delayed VAR decision to rule it out due to a team-mate who was interfering with the goalkeeper’s line of sight.

All seven trophy-winning teams at the Women's European Championship since 1997 were led to glory by a female coach.

Germany's Sjoeke Nuesken and Lea Schueller struck in the second half to fire the eight-time champions to the verge of the Euro 2025 quarter-finals on Tuesday with a 2-1 victory over Denmark that left the Danes teetering on the brink of an early exit.

Sweden lay down a marker as Euro 2025 title contenders as they came from behind to beat Germany 4-1 and finish above them in Group C.

Lea Schüller has scored again for Germany to beat Denmark 2-1 and secure a spot in the knockout stage of the Women’s European Championship. Sweden’s 3-0 win over Poland means Sweden and

Denmark's sense of disappointment will be more acute, as it's another international tournament that has slid by without them making an impact. The 2017 runners-up failed to emerge from the group stage at Euro 2022, and their 2023 World Cup ended in the last 16.

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.