Germany made a nightmare start to their Euro Women’s 2025 quarter-final against France when defender Kathrin Hendrich conceded a penalty Les Bleues scored from and was sent off for a hair pull in Basel.

Hugely experienced Hendrich, who has been a 2016 Olympic gold medalist and 2022 Euro finalist across her 86 international caps, pulled France captain Griedge Mbock Bathy’s hair inside the box.

Swedish referee Tess Olofsson consulted her pitchside monitor as part of a Video Assistant Referee review before showing the 33-year-old a straight red card.

Grace Geyoro converted the 15th-minute spot kick but Germany replied 10 minutes later when Sjoeke Nusken met Klara Buhl’s corner with an expert header at the near post to draw her side level against the odds.

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Kathrin Hendrich red card: Germany ‘in trouble’

“What is she doing pulling her hair?” asked former Leeds United forward Lucy Ward on ITV Sport, describing Germany as being in “serious trouble”.

“She looks flabbergasted but you cannot get away with sneaky things that you might have been able to get away with in the past.

“She’s absolutely put her team in such a position now. You can see that the referee really would rather not send a player off but there was absolutely nothing she could do.

“VAR showed the incident to her and she’s going to give a red card for that. France have been given the biggest leg-up ever. Germany have a big, big hill to climb.”

Hendrich became the second Germany player dismissed in a week after Carlotta Wamser was sent off for a goalline block with her hand in their 4-1 Matchday 3 defeat to Sweden.

France vs Germany latest: Geyoro, Nusken score

Goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger got a hand to Geyoro’s penalty but could not prevent the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder from scoring her fifth career Euro goal and becoming France’s all-time record scorer at the finals.

Germany manager Christian Wuck was booked for protesting and his troubles continued when defender Sarai Linder made way shortly afterwards with an apparent injury, Sophia Kleinherne coming on at right-back.

“I can understand his frustration – probably more with his player than anything else, losing a really experienced player,” Ward said of Hendrich.

“I cannot believe the decision making from a player as experienced as that. There’s nothing you will get away with on the pitch that you do like that.”

Ward called Nusken “spectacular” and said the Chelsea player’s goal had been a result of her clever run. “The Germany fans just erupt around this place,” Ward added, looking around St. Jakob-Park.

🇫🇷 One apiece 🇩🇪#WEURO2025 pic.twitter.com/tXRHZiYZ8R

— UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 (@WEURO2025) July 19, 2025

Germany vs France: Women’s Euro teams, lineups

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 for Germany on her Women’s Euro debut in place of the suspended 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)

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— 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

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— 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)

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— 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)

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— 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)