BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) -France coach Laurent Bonadei has not given much focus to penalty kicks ahead of his team's quarter-final clash with Germany at Euro 2025 on Saturday, despite the wild shootout between England and Sweden on Thursday.

England were outplayed by France in Euros opener but have come roaring back to beat the Netherlands and Wales, scoring 10 goals in the process; they face Sweden in the quarter-finals; Sky Sports Laura

The Lionesses, however, thought they had taken the lead inside 16 minutes at the Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, only for Alessia Russo’s goal to be disallowed for a marginal offside ruling on Beth Mead. It was a decision England’s head coach described as a “huge surprise” — so what exactly happened, and why didn’t the goal stand?

The defending European champions will open their tournament with a daunting match against a highly talented French team.

FRANCE finished the 2025 Six Nations Women’s Summer Series as the only team with a 100 record after downing England 52-39 in the

Spain remain favoured to win Euro 2025 after a dominant display in group play. England and France are top contenders in the odds.

Beth Mead has credited England’s slow start against France for the Lionesses success at Euro 2025 so far ahead of a quarter-final against Sweden. England started off their Euro 2025 journey with a loss to France and there was plenty of fans who thought the reigning champions would be eliminated in the group stage.

England set a number of unwanted firsts as it began the defense of its Women’s European Championship title by losing to France on Saturday.

Kick-off time, TV channel, live stream, team news, lineups, h2h, odds - Steve Borthwick’s confident new-look side aim for a seventh win in a row against the Eagles in Washington D.C.