England cruise into quarter-finals with 6-1 win over Wales, who exit Euros
Lionesses will face Sweden in last eight on Thursday
France score four goals in second half to come from behind and beat Netherlands 4-2
They will meet Germany in quarters on Saturday
Group D standings: 1. France 2. England 3. Netherlands 4. Wales
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Sakina Karchaoui (90+2 mins)
Karchaoui sends Van Domselaar the wrong way and rolls the ball into the bottom right corner.
Game, set, and match.
The French players are absolutely buzzing as they celebrate in a large group, and who can blame them.
Image source, Getty ImagesNetherlands 2-4 France
Kerstin Casparij brings down Melween N'Dongala in the box and the referee points to the spot.
Netherlands 2-4 France
Final change for the Netherlands as Renate Jansen earns her 71st cap - but her first minutes at this tournament.
Image source, Getty ImagesAggie Beever-Jones (89 mins)
The notorious ABJ is on the board!
Niamh Charles nods own a cross-field ball, Beth Mead loops over a cross and Beever-Jones heads it down and into the roof of the net. No chance for Olivia Clark.
That's the 11th goal England have scored at Euro 2025 already.
Image source, Getty ImagesNetherlands 2-4 France
France look for a fifth goal - Kadidiatou Diani surges forward from the French half and takes four Dutch players out of the equation, but Grace Geyoro blazes her shot over.
England 5-1 Wales
Michael Pearlman
BBC Sport Wales at Arena St Gallen
Worth dusting off the stat that Sherida Spitse has played two more international matches in her illustrious career than Wales have played, ever.
Gives some context to where Wales are in regards to women's football. They are playing catch-up to a huge degree.
England 5-1 Wales
Danny Gabbidon
Former Wales defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
On the impact of Wales playing at the 2025 Euros...
It is going to be huge. It's something that needed to happen. This team have been striving for this for so long.
What it's going to do in so many ways. In terms of participation, already the game is growing. Football now is the most popular sport that girls are playing [in Wales].
They need to continue investing the FAW. They have done that in the last couple of years. That's one of the reasons why Wales are here.
That process has started, but it needs to continue. This is just the start for this team.
England 5-1 Wales
The Welsh national anthem rings around St Gallen.
When will we hear it next at a major tournament?
Netherlands 2-4 France
It has now been over 40 minutes since the Netherlands registered a shot on target. Given the number of goals they needed to score tonight, that simply isn't good enough.
Vivianne Miedema watches on from the bench.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland 5-1 Wales
One more change for Wales, as Kayleigh Barton - who is retiring as a professional player after this match - comes on for Carrie Jones.
Netherlands 2-4 France
Sherida Spitse leaves the field, perhaps for the final time in an Oranje shirt.
The 35-year-old has made 247 appearances for the Netherlands, and there are rumours that this could be her final appearance.
Danielle van de Donk is also replaced.
England 5-1 Wales
Ellie Thomason
BBC Sport at Arena St Gallen
Hannah Cain's goal has given the Welsh fans a new lease of life.
They went quiet after England's goal rush, but the majority are up on their feet again, singing and clapping as they will their team to score another goal in the closing stages.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland 5-1 Wales
Michael Pearlman
BBC Sport Wales at Arena St Gallen
Winning the second half would be a significant success for Wales after a first half where they were absolutely blown away by England.
Can they give their fans one more moment in Switzerland?
Would be nice for them to end their tournament on a high.
Let's be honest, as much as they were unlikely to reach the last eight at Euro 2025, they were drawn into a brutally tough group.
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Slightly worrying goal to concede for England. There’s definitely frailty at the back, especially when Lucy Bronze is so high and Carter is in no man’s land, both don’t have the legs to get back quickly on turnovers. Le Tissier is sat on the bench and was the best defender in the WSL last year, why can’t Wiegman utilise her when the older defenders get more tired?
Freddie
England 5-1 Wales
Kath Morgan
Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Cymru
I think Wales scored the best goal of the night, we gifted England their goals.
We haven't played well enough tonight, but that was a flash of hope and talent that the team has.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland 5-1 Wales
Where has this Wales side been all night?
They pour forwards again through the middle, and Hannah Cain wins a corner.
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Good on you Wales! I'm an England supporter but Wales is doing so well and not giving up! Maybe you'll get through to the knockouts next time.
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Netherlands 2-4 France
The Netherlands look set to taste defeat for the third time in 2025, and in doing so concede four goals for the third time.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland 5-1 Wales
Ellie Thomason
BBC Sport at Arena St Gallen
The attendance has been announced as 15,953 at Arena St Gallen.
There are few empty seats dotted around, with the capacity of this stadium for Euro 2025 at 16,300.
The final positions of this group are all but locked in, with Wales scoring their second-ever goal at a major tournament.
England will go through as runners-up, below table-toppers France.
Netherlands exit Euro 2025 after heavy France defeat
Delphine Cascarino starred as France scored three goals in six second-half minutes to stun Netherlands and finish top of Group D at Euro 2025.
The Dutch needed to win the game by at least three goals or rely on Wales upsetting England if they were to reach the quarter-finals.
With Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses coasting to victory, the 2017 champions were still in with a chance as they led 2-1 at half-time.
Victoria Pelova cancelled out Sandie Toletti's 22nd-minute opener for the French, before Netherlands took the lead through a calamitous own goal from Selma Bacha.
But their dreams were crushed by a fabulous France display after the restart that set up a meeting with Germany.
Cascarino was inspirational, providing a sublime through-ball to set up Marie-Antoinette Katoto for the leveller in the 61st minute, before netting twice in three minutes with a thunderous curling finish and a low drive after Katoto had struck both posts.
Sakina Karchaoui rubbed more salt in Netherlands' wounds when she converted from the penalty spot in added time after Kerstin Casparij brought down Melween N'Dongala.
The superb comeback completed France's perfect start to the tournament as they finished the group stage with three successive wins and retain hope of a first Euros title.
For the Netherlands, it marked a disappointing end to Andries Jonker's tenure as manager after the Dutch FA announced earlier this year they would not renew his contract and he will be replaced by England's assistant manager Arjan Veurink.
Asked about the situation after the game, Jonker replied bluntly: "I do not want to say anything about the Dutch football federation today.
"I have done everything to get the best possible result but I do not control a number of aspects. I do not have influence on these matters and I am not implicitly inferring about the Dutch football federation."
Pelova brings Netherlands level
It was always going to be a tough task for the Netherlands to qualify to the quarter-finals, and ultimately they fell short as France bounced back with a classy second-half performance.
Laurent Bonadei's side had already underlined their title credentials with impressive straightforward wins against defending champions England and Wales, but they proved they can move up the gears when needed after falling behind.
A scintillating six minutes proved decisive as their attack finally clicked to destroy the Dutch.
Even without stalwarts Wendie Renard, Eugenie Le Sommer and Kenza Dali - controversially left out by Bonadei - France showed they have enough quality to lift the trophy.
Not only have they topped a group that was widely considered the toughest of the tournament, but they've done it with a 100% record and the potential to reach an even higher level with eight-time champions Germany up next.
Cascarino scored two goals and assisted another in the space of six minutes
As France were chasing the game early in the second half, Cascarino was left red-faced when she skewed a simple close-range effort over an empty goal.
But the blunder marked a turning point for the San Diego Wave player, who cut the Netherlands open with a drilled pass for Katoto to make it 2-2.
Cascarino's first goal stole the show as she darted past the Dutch defence before picking out the top-left corner of the net with a stunning, powerful curling strike.
And she was then in the right place at the right time to lash in her second goal in the 67th minute as France turned the game around in style.
France have scored 11 goals at Euro 2025 - their most in a single group stage in the tournament.
Having turned 30 on Sunday, France's Toletti is the first player to score on her birthday in a Euros match since Dagny Mellgren scored for Norway when turning 27 against Germany in 2005.
As Group D winners, France will face the runners-up of Group C, Germany, in the final quarter-final on Saturday, 19 July (20:00 BST) in Basel.
The Netherlands, meanwhile, will be heading home to prepare for life under a new coach in Veurink.
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
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2 Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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3 Finland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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4 Iceland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 9 |
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2 Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
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3 Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
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4 Portugal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
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2 Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
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3 Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
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4 Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
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3 Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 0 |
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Manager: Andries Jonker
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Laurent Bonadéi
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Andries Jonker
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Laurent Bonadéi
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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