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.

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

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

UEFA Women's Euro is in full swing with 16 nations saying farewell to the group stage and eight teams welcoming the quarterfinal round. Host nation Switzerland have set a breathtaking backdrop for preliminary rounds,

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.

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?

France forwards Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore scored first-half goals as they beat reigning champions England 2-1 in their Women's Euro Group D opener on Saturday, handing Lionesses manager Sarina Wiegman her first defeat at the finals of the competition.

France begins its campaign in Group D against the reigning champions, England. France: Peyraud-Magnin, De Almeida, Lakrar, Sombath, Bacha, Jean-Francois, Geyoro, Karchaoui, Cascarino, Baltimore, Katoto. England: Hampton; Bronze, Walsh, Greenwood, Williamson, James, Stanway, Mead, Hemp, Carter, Russo.

An opening defeat to France had put Sarina Wiegman’s side on the back foot and under immense pressure, but the Lionesses responded in emphatic fashion by dismantling the Netherlands and Wales. There is now a growing sense that,