UEFA Women's European Championship

FT Saturday, July 5, 2025
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Match Report

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Holders England beaten by France in Euros opener

Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore scored first-half goals as France beat reigning champions England 2-1 in their Women's Euro Group D opener

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
0
57.3
Possession
42.7
12
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
381
Accurate Passes
263
465
Passes
342
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
14
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.3
61
Long Balls
37
31
Accurate Long Balls
8
0.5
Long Balls %
0.2
6
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
9
17
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
8
22
Effective Clearances
19
22
Clearances
19

Head to Head

FRA leads series 3-2

Lineups

FRA · 4-3-3

  1. 16Pauline Peyraud-MagninG
  2. 4Alice SombathCD-L
  3. 2Maëlle LakrarCD-R
  4. 13Selma BachaLB
  5. 5Élisa De AlmeidaRB
  6. 18Oriane Jean-FrançoisCM
  7. 7Sakina KarchaouiLM
  8. 8Grace GeyoroRM
  9. 12Marie-Antoinette KatotoF
  10. 17Sandy BaltimoreLF
  11. 20Delphine CascarinoRF

ENG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hannah HamptonG
  2. 5Alex GreenwoodCD-L
  3. 6Leah WilliamsonCD-R
  4. 16Jess CarterLB
  5. 2Lucy BronzeRB
  6. 7Lauren JamesAM
  7. 8Georgia StanwayLM
  8. 4Keira WalshRM
  9. 23Alessia RussoF
  10. 11Lauren HempAM-L
  11. 9Beth MeadAM-R

Timeline

  1. 36' Goal! France 1, England 0. Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino with a cross following a fast break.
  2. 39' Goal! France 2, England 0. Sandy Baltimore (France) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
  3. 60' Substitution, England. Niamh Charles replaces Jess Carter.
  4. 60' Substitution, England. Chloe Kelly replaces Beth Mead.
  5. 60' Substitution, England. Ella Toone replaces Lauren James.
  6. 62' Substitution, France. Kadidiatou Diani replaces Delphine Cascarino.
  7. 62' Substitution, France. Melvine Malard replaces Sandy Baltimore.
  8. 62' Substitution, France. Clara Matéo replaces Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
  9. 75' Ella Toone (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Substitution, England. Grace Clinton replaces Georgia Stanway.
  11. 80' Substitution, France. Melween N'Dongala replaces Élisa De Almeida.
  12. 80' Substitution, France. Sandie Toletti replaces Sakina Karchaoui.
  13. 86' Substitution, England. Michelle Agyemang replaces Alex Greenwood.
  14. 87' Goal! France 2, England 1. Keira Walsh (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  15. 90'+1' Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (France) is shown the yellow card.

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