
Chelsea’s Sjoeke Nusken became the latest player at Women’s Euro 2025 to fail to score a penalty as 10-player Germany spurned the chance to take the lead against France in a quarter-final that went to extra time in Basel.
Two-time Women’s Super League champion Nusken, who had headed her side’s first-half equaliser 10 minutes after team-mate Kathrin Hendrich was sent off for a hair pull, sent her 69th-minute penalty to Pauline Peyraud-Magnin’s right as the goalkeeper dived in the correct direction to paw the effort away and ensure the score remained 1-1.
“Wow,” said former Leeds United forward Lucy Ward on ITV Sport. “This game has had absolutely everything, including a goalkeeper stepping up and guessing right. It was quite a nice height.”
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Germany vs France: Women’s Euro 2025 penalties jinx goes on
Vastly experienced defender Hendrich received a red card in the 13th minute for pulling France captain Griedge Mbock Bathy’s hair inside the box.
Grace Geyoro converted the ensuing spot kick but Nusken headed in from Klara Buhl’s corner to draw the eight-time champions level.
Nusken became the 14th player to miss a spot kick at the finals, including England’s last-eight shootout victory over Sweden, in which nine went awry.
IT’S SAVED! 🧤
Pauline Peyraud-Magnin goes the right way and keeps Germany out pic.twitter.com/Qx2MIcJaeA
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) July 19, 2025
Germany vs France: Women’s Euro teams, lineups
Germany coach Christian Wuck’s changes included the introduction of 20-year-old Bayern Munich player Franziska Kett, who is more used to playing as a left-winger, at left-back on her Women’s Euro debut in place of the suspended Carlotta Wamser.
Giulia Gwinn was out injured, while Leipzig’s Giovanna Hoffmann surprisingly replaced Bayern’s Lea Schuller – a scorer in both of her country’s first two games at the finals – in attack.
France coach Laurent Bonadei started Mbock Bathy alongside Maelle Lakrar at centre-back, with Kadidiatou Diani on the left.
The winners will play Spain in Zurich in the semi-finals on Wednesday (20:00 BST).
France starting XI: Peyraud-Magnin; De Almeida, Mbock, Lakrar, Bacha; Geyoro, Jean-Francois, Karchaoui; Cascarino, Katoto, Diani
France subs: Lerond, Picaud, Samoura, Sombath, Toletti, Malard, Majri, Mateo, Gago, Baltimore, N’Dongala, Bogaert
Germany starting XI: Berger; Linder, Hendrich, Minge, Knaak, Kett; Brand, Senss, Nusken, Buhl; Hoffman
Germany subs: Johannes, Mahmutovic, Gwinn, Lohmann, Freigang, Schuller, Dabritz, Zicai, Cerci, Dallmann, Kleinherne
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How to watch Germany vs France: TV channels, live stream
In the UK, the game is live on ITV.
Fans can watch online and live-stream the action on a vast range of devices through the ITV.com website and the ITVX app.
Euro 2025 quarter-finals
Wednesday, July 16
QF1: Norway 1-2 Italy (Geneva)
Thursday, July 17
QF3: Sweden 2-2 England (2-3p) (Zurich)
Friday, July 18
QF2: Spain 2-0 Switzerland (Bern)
Saturday, July 19
QF4: France vs Germany (Basel, 20:00, ITV)
So clean from Diani 🎯🤩#OTD || #UWNL || @equipedefranceF pic.twitter.com/NSTV4vVj46
— UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 (@WEURO2025) February 23, 2025
Semi-finals
Tuesday, July 22
SF1: England vs Italy (Geneva, 20:00)
Wednesday, July 23
SF2: Germany vs Spain (Zurich, 20:00)
Final
Sunday, July 27
Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 (Basel, 17:00)
Women’s Euro 2025 groups: Which teams qualified?
England were given a tricky task in Group D, facing 2017 champions the Netherlands and a France team ranked 11th in the world by Fifa.
Elsewhere, Germany met inaugural winners and four-time finalists Sweden in Group C, while Spain’s attempt to reach the final for the first time pitted them against opponents including Italy, runners-up in 1993 and 1997.
Group A
Finland, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland
Group B
Belgium, Spain, Italy, Portugal
Group C
Denmark, Germany, Poland, Sweden
Group D
England, France, Netherlands, Wales
🏴 Who is your England number 1? 🧤#UWNL pic.twitter.com/VXpd1T5yQm
— UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 (@WEURO2025) March 4, 2025
Women’s Euro 2025 fixtures, schedule
Euro 2025 Group stage
Wednesday, July 2
Group A: Iceland 0-1 Finland (Thun)
Switzerland 1-2 Norway (Basel)
Thursday, July 3
Group B: Belgium 0-1 Italy (Sion)
Spain 5-0 Portugal (Bern)
Friday, July 4
Group C: Denmark 0-1 Sweden (Geneva)
Germany 2-0 Poland (St.Gallen)
Saturday, July 5
Group D: Wales 0-3 Netherlands (Lucerne)
France 2-1 England (Zurich)
Stop that, Matilda Vinberg 🥵#UWNL || @svenskfotboll pic.twitter.com/Oo1SeWrubm
— UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 (@WEURO2025) March 1, 2025
Sunday, July 6
Group A: Norway 2-1 Finland (Sion)
Switzerland 2-0 Iceland (Bern)
Monday, July 7
Group B: Spain 6-2 Belgium (Thun)
Portugal 1-1 Italy (Geneva)
Tuesday, July 8
Group C: Germany 2-1 Denmark (Basel)
Poland 0-3 Sweden (Lucerne)
Wednesday, July 9
Group D: England 4-0 Netherlands (Zurich)
France 4-1 Wales (St.Gallen)
Thursday, July 10
Group A: Finland 1-1 Switzerland (Geneva)
Norway 4-3 Iceland (Thun)
Last-ditch defence from Gemma Evans 💪#UWNL || @Cymru pic.twitter.com/8WfqNg5xtq
— UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 (@WEURO2025) March 3, 2025
Friday, July 11
Group B: Italy 1-3 Spain (Bern)
Portugal 1-2 Belgium (Sion)
Saturday, July 12
Group C: Sweden 4-1 Germany (Zurich)
Poland 3-2 Denmark (Lucerne)
Sunday, July 13
Group D: Netherlands 2-5 France (Basel)
England 6-1 Wales (St.Gallen)