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• The Lionesses, reigning European champions, bounced back from a 2–1 loss to France by delivering a powerful 4–0 victory over the Netherlands.
• Lauren James opened the scoring in the 22nd minute and added her second on the hour mark
• Georgia Stanway struck just before halftime with a long-range effort at 45+2 minutes, and Ella Toone sealed the emphatic win in the 67th minute—both goals showcasing England’s depth and cohesion.
• Alessia Russo played a vital role, assisting all four goals and creating numerous chances and was awarded as Player of the match.

Read the match report here.

• Manchester City Women announced the signing of German international Sydney Lohmann (25) from Bayern Munich, on a three-year deal.
• Lohmann brings a wealth of experience, winning four Frauen-Bundesliga titles and a DFB-Pokal with Bayern since her debut in 2017, including a standout 2024/25 domestic double.

Learn more here.

• Wednesday's match between England and the Netherlands will see long-time partners face off against each other: English striker Beth Mead and Dutch top scorer Vivianne Miedema.
• Mead emphasized their shared commitment: “We’re both very, very competitive and professional,” adding they avoid football talk as their big match approaches.
• They maintain contact but “when it gets closer … we don’t talk football whatsoever,” each prioritizing their respective team's success.
• They played together for Arsenal for a long time. However, after seven years, Miedema left for Manchester City last season.

Read the full story here. 

Group D, known as the group of death, is full of star teams whose players are among the biggest stars in women's football. This was proven on their previous match day, where we saw Vivianne Miedema score her 100th international goal. And not one of them was from a penalty. Who to focus on today?

The Netherlands - Daphne van Domselaar

Arsenal's number one only recently arrived in North London, but she has already fought her way to the top spot and helped the Gooners win the Champions League title. She is also the clear first choice for the Dutch national team. She didn't have much work to do in the first match against Wales, but today she will have to work harder against England. Especially since England's star striker is her Arsenal teammate Alessia Russo.

England - Grace Clinton

The young player did not enter the match against France until the 77th minute. But she quickly showed Sarina Wiegman that benching her was a mistake. The Euro debutant had a very successful season at Manchester United, scoring 8 goals in 21 games and helping the Red Devils qualify for the Champions League for the first time.

France - Élisa de Almeida

The PSG defender caught the eye in the match against England, where she put in an outstanding performance and did not allow striker Lauren Hemp to get a single shot on goal. In addition, as a defender, she had a few very nice actions that could have ended in a goal. De Almeida showed that she can score beautiful goals in the Nations League against Switzerland, for example.

Wales - Ffion Morgan

Wales is considered the underdog in the group of death, but that doesn't mean there aren't any great players on their team. Among them is Bristol City striker Ffion Morgan, who is definitely ready to give the French defense a hard time. She has scored six goals in 18 WSL 2 games, which is a very good scoring record.

The European Championship began a week ago, and the first quarterfinalists are slowly emerging. Today, Sweden and Germany, Spain and Norway may be joined by France or the Netherlands if they manage to win. However, The Lionesses are definitely not giving up. We can look forward to some exciting matches.

England vs. The Netherlands

• 18:00 (Central European time)
• Letzigrund Stadion (Zürich)
• Capacity: 26 104

France vs. Wales

• 21:00 (Central European time)
• Kybunpark (St. Gallen)
• Capacity: 20 660