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Netherlands Ladies 2 – 5 France Ladies

Delphine Cascarino led the cost as France Ladies beat Netherlands Ladies 5-2 of their last Group D recreation, ending high of the standings.

The French have received all of their group video games to date, and arrange a quarter-final assembly with Germany in Basel on July 19. England Ladies completed as runners-up after their very own 6-2 thrashing of Wales Ladies in St Gallen.

Following a frenetic opening, Marie-Antoinette Katoto went shut within the twenty first minute, however despatched her shot over the bar after a superb surging run by Oriane Jean-Francois.

Katoto made amends a minute later by scrambling down the left and pulling the ball again on the sting of the field to Sandie Toletti, and she or he despatched a bouncing drive into the underside nook to open the scoring.

The lead did not final lengthy, Victoria Pelova curling a superb equaliser after French goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin turned a shot from Chasity Grant into her path.

The Dutch went forward within the forty first minute when French defender Selma Bacha’s tried clearance solely resulted in her turning the ball into her personal web to ship her aspect in 2-1 down on the break.

Netherlands' Victoria Pelova, left, and Sherida Spitse react at the end of the Women's Euro 2025
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Netherlands – champions in 2017 – have been knocked out of Euro 2025

With the French mendacity in second place within the group at that time, Cascarino took over, teeing up Katoto for the equaliser within the 61st minute earlier than conjuring a second of magic, slashing by means of the center and scoring with an unstoppable shot within the sixty fourth minute.

She scored once more three minutes later to successfully kill the sport off, and Sakina Karchaoui scored a late penalty to safe the 5-2 win and ship the French by means of as group winners.

How the Euros quarter-finals stand

tournament visualization

All kick-offs at 8pm BST

July 16
QF1: Norway vs Italy (Geneva)

July 17
QF3: Sweden vs England (Zurich)

July 18
QF2: Spain vs Switzerland (Bern)

July 19
QF4: France vs Germany (Basel)

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