UEFA Women's European Championship

FT Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Wales LDLLL 1
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France WWWWW 4
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Match Report

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Euro 2025: Wales on brink of exit after defeat to France

France produced a dominant display to thrash Wales 4-1 and go top of Euro 2025 Group D on Wednesday, outclassing their opponents who scored their first goal at a major championship.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
2
25.3
Possession
74.7
6
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
8
0.7
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
129
Accurate Passes
535
203
Passes
602
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
24
0.1
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
31
17
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
13
18
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
5
29
Effective Clearances
15
29
Clearances
15

Head to Head

FRA leads series 2-0

Lineups

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Pauline Peyraud-MagninG
  2. 4Alice SombathCD-L
  3. 3Thiniba SamouraCD-R
  4. 13Selma BachaLB
  5. 22Melween N'DongalaRB
  6. 10Amel MajriAM
  7. 6Sandie TolettiLM
  8. 8Grace GeyoroRM
  9. 14Clara MateoF
  10. 9Melvine MalardAM-L
  11. 11Kadidiatou DianiAM-R

WAL · 4-4-2

  1. 21Safia Middleton-PatelG
  2. 3Gemma EvansCD-L
  3. 6Josie GreenCD-R
  4. 2Lily WoodhamLB
  5. 18Esther MorganRB
  6. 8Angharad James-TurnerCM-L
  7. 13Rachel RoweCM-R
  8. 7Ceri HollandLM
  9. 9Kayleigh BartonRM
  10. 10Jess FishlockCF-L
  11. 23Ffion MorganCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! France 1, Wales Women 0. Clara Matéo (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  2. 13' Goal! France 1, Wales Women 1. Jess Fishlock (Wales Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ceri Holland.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  3. 21' Jess Fishlock (Wales Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Selma Bacha (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! France 2, Wales Women 1. Kadidiatou Diani (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  6. 53' Goal! France 3, Wales Women 1. Amel Majri (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Clara Matéo.
  7. 63' Goal! France 4, Wales Women 1. Grace Geyoro (France) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kadidiatou Diani.
  8. 64' Substitution, Wales Women. Hannah Cain replaces Kayleigh Barton.
  9. 65' Substitution, Wales Women. Rhiannon Roberts replaces Lily Woodham.
  10. 66' Substitution, France. Lou Bogaert replaces Selma Bacha.
  11. 66' Substitution, France. Kelly Gago replaces Melvine Malard.
  12. 75' Substitution, France. Marie-Antoinette Katoto replaces Clara Matéo.
  13. 75' Substitution, France. Sandy Baltimore replaces Grace Geyoro.
  14. 78' Substitution, France. Sakina Karchaoui replaces Sandie Toletti.
  15. 78' Substitution, Wales Women. Carrie Jones replaces Rachel Rowe.
  16. 78' Substitution, Wales Women. Lois Joel replaces Ffion Morgan.
  17. 79' Ceri Holland (Wales Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 80' Kelly Gago (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 87' Substitution, Wales Women. Sophie Ingle replaces Jess Fishlock.

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