For the second time, the semifinalist was decided by penalty kicks. The Germans played with ten players from the 13th minute after Kathrin Hendrich pulled captain Griedge Mbock's hair and got a red card. Even so, they managed to take the match to penalties, where they eliminated France.
- Germany's Kathrin Hendrich was sent off just 13 minutes in for pulling the hair of France captain Griedge Mbock, resulting in a penalty that Grace Geyoro calmly converted.
- Less than 10 minutes later, Germany equalised through Sjoeke Nüsken, who headed in from a corner to restore parity at 1:1.
- In the second half, Sjoeke Nüsken had a chance to put Germany ahead from the penalty spot, but she missed and the score remained 1:1.
- Despite being down to 10 players for virtually the whole match and extra time, Germany held firm. The game went to a shootout, where goalkeeper Ann‑Katrin Berger saved two penalties and converted one herself, securing a dramatic 6:5 shootout win.
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