{"id":242679,"date":"2025-07-06T12:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T12:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/242679\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T12:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T12:36:11","slug":"england-fall-to-france-and-wales-make-proud-but-painful-debut-womens-football-weekly-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/242679\/","title":{"rendered":"England fall to France and Wales make proud but painful debut \u2013 Women\u2019s Football Weekly | Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">On the podcast today: England\u2019s Euro 2025 campaign gets off to a rocky start after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/jul\/05\/france-england-womens-euro-2025-match-report\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2-1 loss to France in Z\u00fcrich<\/a>. Sarina Wiegman\u2019s side showed late promise, but goals from Katoto and Baltimore sealed the points for Les Bleues. The panel discusses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/jul\/06\/cheap-defending-cost-england-in-euro-2025-opener-admits-leah-williamson\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">England\u2019s tactical issues<\/a>, France\u2019s pace out wide, and the potential for a bounce-back against the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Meanwhile, Wales finally made their major tournament debut but fell to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/jul\/05\/wales-netherlands-womens-euro-2025-match-report\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3-0 defeat against a clinical Dutch side<\/a>. Beth Fisher joins us from Switzerland to reflect on a proud but painful day for the Red Wall and Vivianne Miedema\u2019s milestone 100th international goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Also, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/jul\/04\/denmark-sweden-womens-euro-2025-match-report\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sweden<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/jul\/04\/germany-poland-womens-euro-2025-match-report\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Germany<\/a> pick up crucial opening wins in Group C, with worrying signs for Wales\u2019 midfield, and the pod discusses balancing a major tournament with raising a child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Sign up for our weekly women\u2019s football newsletter \u2013 all you need to do is search \u2018Moving the Goalposts sign up\u2019 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2022\/mar\/22\/sign-up-for-our-new-womens-football-newsletter-moving-the-goalposts\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Support the Guardian <a href=\"https:\/\/support.theguardian.com\/contribute\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wales v Netherlands - UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Group D&lt;br&gt;LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND - JULY 5: Wales supporters having fun during the UEFA Womens EURO 2025 Group D match between Wales and Netherlands at Luzern Arena on July 5, 2025 in Lucerne, Switzerland. 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