Women’s Euro 2025: England, France reach quarters

 BASEL: Reigning champion England thrashed neighbours Wales 6-1 to reach the Women’s Euro 2025 quarterfinals on Sunday, securing second spot in Group D and cruising into the knockouts on a high note.

Georgia Stanway struck from the penalty spot in the 13th minute after a foul in the box, calmly sweeping her shot into the far-left corner past the outstretched hands of goalkeeper Olivia Clark to open the floodgates.

Ella Toone found the back of the net with a scrappy goal eight minutes later, while Lauren Hemp nodded home a third inside 30 minutes. Alessia Russo bagged her first goal of the tournament just before halftime, and Beth Mead cut inside a defender before slotting home in the 72nd minute.

Hannah Cain pulled one back to the delight of the Wales fans in the 76th minute, but England’s Aggie Beever-Jones replied in the 89th. England will face Sweden in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

An electrifying second-half performance from Delphine Cascarino fired France to a 5-2 win over the Netherlands that secured victory in Group D at the Women’s Euros and set up a quarterfinal meeting with Germany in Basel on July 19.

France finished the group with nine points from their three games, three ahead of England, which joins it in the knockout stage for a quarterfinal meeting with Sweden in Zurich on July 17 following a 6-1 win over Wales. Agencies

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