All appeared to be going well for Christian Wück’s German women’s national team in their final Euro 2025 group stage fixture against Sweden on Saturday evening. Jule Brand put the DFB-Frauen

Their quarter-final will be played on Thursday 17 July with kick-off at 8pm BST (UK time). England will be back in Zurich, which is where the Lionesses lost to France and defeated the Netherlands in their first two matches. It’s also where Sweden won against Germany.

Germany’s best performers thus far have been the two wide players, Jule Brand on the right and Klara Buhl on the left. They linked up seamlessly for what they thought was an opener, only for a delayed VAR decision to rule it out due to a team-mate who was interfering with the goalkeeper’s line of sight.

Denmark's sense of disappointment will be more acute, as it's another international tournament that has slid by without them making an impact. The 2017 runners-up failed to emerge from the group stage at Euro 2022, and their 2023 World Cup ended in the last 16.

Germany may not be hosting the Women's Euros but they certainly felt like the home team in neighbouring Switzerland as their massive travelling support roared them on in a 2-1 win over Denmark that helped them progress to the knockout stage.

The 26-year-old Gwinn injured her knee while making a likely goal-saving tacking on Poland captain Ewa Pajor during Germany’s 2-0 win on Friday

Expert recap and game analysis of the Sweden vs. Germany Uefa Women's European Championship game from July 12, 2025 on ESPN.

European stocks took an early lead in 2025, outperforming Wall Street thanks to erratic U.S. policymaking and Germany's once-in-a-generation fiscal shift, but U.S. markets have caught up. The broad European STOXX 600 index was up 6.