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Wales' most-capped player Jess Fishlock says she "believes 100%," that her side can spring a surprise against France at Euro 2025 and has urged her teammates to put their 3-0 opening defeat to Netherlands "in the bin".
After a disappointing loss in their first Euros group game, Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses came back in impressive fashion against her native Netherlands. Meanwhile, Wales lost 4-1 to France, leaving them on the brink of exiting the tournament.
There are few bigger rivalries in sport than England versus Wales which England forward Lauren Hemp said makes Sunday's pivotal final group game of Euro 2025 in St. Gallen all the more exciting for the defending champions.
Wales is in search of its first win since December. The team has lost four times this year plus has a pair of draws. Most recently, the team took on Italy, losing 4-1 on June 3 in Nations League play. Jess Fishlock scored the only goal for Wales in the defeat.
Netherlands great Vivianne Miedema’s 100th goal in international soccer has been key to a 3-0 win over debut-making Wales at the Women’s European Championship in Lucerne.
Wales women's first major tournament match ended in defeat to the Netherlands as Vivianne Miedema's brilliant goal, her 100th for her country, helped them to a comfortable 3-0 win in Lucerne.Miedema's superb effort on the stroke of half-time undid a solid 45 minutes of defending from Wales who never really looked like producing an upset against their more illustrious opponents.
Wales make their major tournament debuts as they take on Netherlands at Euro 2025. The Welsh are the lowest-ranked team at the Euros and have been drawn in a heavyweight group alongside the Dutch, France and England. But Wales are determined to embrace the occasion and inspire a generation back home when they play the Netherlands in Lucerne.
Group D gets started at the UEFA Women's European Championship on Saturday, July 5, starting with Wales taking on the Netherlands.