Friday’s matches in Switzerland saw wins for Denmark and Germany in Group C.
Germany 2 – 0 Poland
Record eight time champions DFB-Frauen kicked their European Championship off with a 2-0 win over Poland in St Gallen.
Jule Brand’s superb second half left foot strike got Germany on the way before she set up Lea Schüller to head home goal number two and secure the victory against a Polish side making their debut at the Euros.
Christian Wück, Germany head coach: “It was a tough, hard-fought victory. Poland made it very, very difficult for us. They dropped back and sat very deep. We knew we had to be patient to score our goals, which we did in the second half. We’re happy with the result, and we know that we can do better than that.”
Germany: Berger; Gwinn (Wamser 40), Minge, Knaak, Linder; Senß (Lohmann 70), Nüsken; Brand, Dallmann (Freigang 70), Bühl (Cerci 85); Schüller (Hoffmann 70)
Poland: Szemik; Matysik, Szymczak, Dudek (Woś 46), Wiankowska; Achcińska, Pawollek (Grabowska 80), Kamczyk (Słowińska 67); Tomasiak (Krezyman 80), Pajor, Padilla (Adamek 59)
Denmark 0 – 1 Sweden
Filippa Angeldahl got the only goal of the game from a Kosovare Asllani assist, on her 200th international cap, in Geneva on Friday afternoon.
Filippa Angeldahl, Player of the Match: “I feel a mix of joy and relief. There are so many nerves when you start a tournament so it was a wonderful feeling to score that first goal. It is really important to win the first match, and give you a platform for the rest of the finals. It really instills some confidence.”
Denmark: Østergaard; Færge, Ballisager, Veje; Thøgersen, K Holmgaard (Hasbo 63), Snerle (Troelsgaard 89), S Holmgaard (Nadim 75); Thomsen; Vangsgaard (Bruun 63), Harder
Sweden: Falk; Lundkvist (Holmberg 66), Björn, Sembrant, Andersson; Angeldahl (Bennison 90), Asllani (Hurtig 83), Zigiotti Olme; Rytting Kaneryd (Jakobsson 83), Blackstenius, Janogy (Blomqvist 66)
Next up – Saturday 5th July
5pm Wales -v- Netherlands
8pm France -v- England
Next up in Group C – Tuesday 8th July
5pm Germany -v- Denmark
8pm Poland -v- Sweden
— extratime.com (@extratime.com) 5 July 2025 at 10:28
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