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HT Image <\/p>\nGermany joined already qualified France in the Women’s Nations League semi-finals as England knocked Portugal for six at Wembley on Friday. <\/p>\n
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Euro 2022 champions England shrugged off the shock international retirement of Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Mary Earps this week to sweep aside Portugal 6-0 and set up a tantalising decider for Sarina Wiegman’s side in the final group game against world champions Spain in Barcelona on Tuesday. <\/p>\n
Spain eased past Belgium 5-1 and top their group by two points from England with only the winner of the four top-tier mini-leagues advancing to the semi-finals in October. <\/p>\n
Germany booked their ticket to the two-legged semis with a 4-0 rout of the Netherlands. <\/p>\n
That left them three points clear of the Dutch. <\/p>\n
In the event of the two sides ending up level after Tuesday’s closing games the Germans will go through on the basis of their head-to-head results – they drew when they met in the opening game in February. <\/p>\n
At Wembley the star of the show was Aggie Beever-Jones, who will forever remember her first ever start at the iconic stadium. <\/p>\n
The Chelsea forward scored in the third minute, again in the 26th with a header from Lucy Bronze’s cross, and then completed her treble in the 33rd minute. <\/p>\n
“I’m absolutely shattered,” the 21-year-old Beever-Jones told ITV. <\/p>\n
“Coming into this today after a busy season and I got told I was starting and I wanted to help the team as much as I can. I’m absolutely delighted right now,” she added. <\/p>\n
Joining her on the scoresheet were her club teammate Bronze, whose father is Portuguese, the Euro 2022 Golden Boot winner Beth Mead, and Chloe Kelly. <\/p>\n
France, who secured their path to the semi-finals on the last matchday, maintained their perfect record beating Switzerland, hosts of July’s Euro 2025, 4-0 in Nancy. <\/p>\n
Les Bleues were runners-up to Spain in last year’s final. <\/p>\n
At Euro 2025 their group stage opponents include defending champions England and 2017 winners Netherlands. <\/p>\n
Group A4 meanwhile is finely poised, with Sweden and Denmark, who meet on the final matchday, level on nine points, two clear of out of contention Italy. <\/p>\n
As well as defining the make-up of the Nations League semi-finals the group standings also determine the teams contesting promotion and relegation matches to establish their starting league position in the European qualifiers for the 2027 Women’s World Cup. <\/p>\n
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