England’s Lionesses boosted their probabilities of qualifying for Euro 2025 with an important victory over France.
The European champions had been crushed 2-1 by France within the reverse fixture simply 4 days in the past however produced an improved efficiency to win by the identical scoreline in Saint-Etienne.
Georgia Stanway gave England the lead on 21 minutes with an excellent strike and Alessia Russo doubled the benefit with a header earlier than half-time.
France rallied after the break and arrange a nervy closing 20 minutes when Kadidiatou Diani scored from the penalty spot, however the Lionesses held on to say an important win in Group 3.
How’s Group 3 wanting now?
Regardless of the hard-fought victory England stay third in Group 3, stage on factors with Sweden who beat bottom-placed Republic of Eire 1-0 earlier within the day.
France’s lead on the high of the group has been lower to 2 factors after their good document in Euro 2025 qualifying was ended by the Lionesses.
England face Republic of Eire of their subsequent group recreation on July 12 understanding an anticipated victory would propel them into the top-two, whatever the consequence of France v Sweden on the identical evening.
Euro 2025 qualifying – Group 3
France, 9 factors
Sweden, 7
England, 7
Republic of Eire, 0
How can England qualify?
Ending within the top-two will give England automated qualification to Euro 2025, which takes place in Switzerland subsequent summer season.
However they might nonetheless make the event in the event that they end third or fourth courtesy of the play-offs.
Hypothetically, they’d face one of many 5 group winners and three best-ranked runners-up in League C within the first play-off spherical.
Development from that may see Sarina Wiegman’s aspect enter the 14-team closing spherical play-offs as one of many seven seeded groups.
The second play-offs are two-legged ties, with the seven victors becoming a member of the already-qualified groups – plus hosts Switzerland – at Euro 2025.
What was mentioned after the France win?
Wiegman praised ‘a workforce effort’ after England clinched a primary win in France for over 50 years and mentioned the victory places her workforce in a ‘higher place’ forward of the July Euro 2025 qualifying video games.
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‘In fact it provides a lift,’ she mentioned. ‘We need to win and we’re in a greater place now. The group is completely open.
‘We mentioned from the start it is a actually powerful group with high stage groups. It helps if you win, however most of all we did higher than Friday.’
Russo, in the meantime, was happy her team-mates ‘bought out requirements again’ following the current defeat to France at St James’ Park.
‘I feel we bought our requirements again to the place we wished them,’ she mentioned. ‘There are nonetheless elements we’ll work on for positive. We all know the extent is larger than ever and to even qualify for the Euros goes to be more durable than ever.’
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