French derail England’s Euro title defence

England 0 France 2

July 5 – With two quick-fire first-half goals, France stunned England 2-1 in Group D’s blockbuster in Zurich as the Lionesses became the first defending champions to lose their opening match at the European championship.  

It’s not how the champions had imagined kicking off their campaign, but England had a nightmare opening to Euro 2025 at the hands of France that leaves memories of their triumph at Wembley distant and their title defence in Switzerland in danger.