England and Wales lose opening matches at Euro 2025

It was a disappointing start for England and Wales at Euro 2025.

Wales lost their first ever match at the European tournament, after suffering a 3-0 defeat to the Netherlands.

And defending champions England also lost their opening game 2-1 against France.

Keep reading to find out what happened in both games.

What did you think of their performances? Do you have a message of support for the teams? Who do you want to win? Let us know in the comments below.

Wales v Netherlands

It was Wales' first appearance at the Women's Euros, having never made it to a major tournament before.

They first match was against tough opponents, the Netherlands, crowned European Champions in 2017 and runners-up at the World Cup two years later.

The Netherlands were on the attack from the very start, with Wales producing an excellent defensive display.

However, just before half-time Manchester City striker Vivianne Miedema broke the deadlock with a superb goal, her 100th for her country.

After the break, Victoria Pelova and Esmee Brugts netted two more goals within ten minutes of each other to give the Netherlands a 3-0 win overall.

After the match, Wales captain Angharad James explained that it wasn't an easy match but she was full of praise for her team.

Speaking to BBC Match of the Day she said: "Every game is a tough game. We gave it our all. It wasn't quite good enough, we know that and we'll learn from that.

"But I couldn't be prouder of this group. They mean everything to me, they always wear their hearts on their sleeves and they'll do it again in the next game," she added.

Wales next play France on Wednesday night at 8pm, UK time, in the Swiss city of St. Gallen.

France v England

England's Lionesses started the defence of their Euro's title, having won the title in 2022.

They opened their campaign against France.

England thought they had made the perfect start and taken the lead through Alessia Russo after 16 minutes, however her goal ruled out by VAR for a Beth Mead offside in the build-up.

France started to find their groove and went on the attack.

Three minutes later France doubled their lead with Sandy Baltimore's second goal before half-time to put France in control.

Keira Walsh pulled a goal back for England in the 87th minute with superb finish to spark a dramatic end to the game.

However, France managed to hold on for a 2-1 win.

The result means that England are the first defending champions to lost their opening game of a following tournament.

After the match, England defender Alex Greenwood said the team remained positives despite the result.

Speaking to the BBC, she said: "It was disappointing, disappointing result. I think we finished the game strong but we don't want to be in situations like that where we are finishing games like that.

"Of course not the ideal start but no tournament is won or lost after the first game. We have two massive games now that we must win." she added.

England's next match is against the Netherlands on Wednesday in Zurich at 5pm UK time.

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