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With adjacent to fractional a cardinal fans attending the group-stage games, the UEFA Women’s Euros has attracted attraction similar ne'er before.
Now, the spotlight shifts to the knockout stages, wherever the stakes are precocious and the unit adjacent higher.
Eight teams stay successful contention to assistance the trophy, with hosts Switzerland reaching the quarterfinals for the archetypal time. World champions Spain person lived up to their billing arsenic the squad to bushed astatine the competition, portion holders England precocious aft overcoming an aboriginal scare.
Here’s however the Euro 2025 quarterfinals enactment up:
⚽ First quarterfinal: Norway vs Italy
When: Wednesday, July 16 astatine 9pm (19:00 GMT)
Where: Stade de Geneve, Geneva
With a cleanable 9 points, Norway finished connected apical of Group A arsenic expected, but they deficiency cohesion. The two-time European champions conceded 5 goals successful the opening circular – the astir among the array toppers of the 4 groups.
Nonetheless, the experienced duo of striker Ada Hegerberg and winger Caroline Graham Hansen has proven to beryllium captious for the Norwegians, who person an fantabulous accidental for a heavy tally with Italy their quarterfinal opponent.
The Italians, who finished 2nd successful Group B, volition beryllium playing successful the knockouts for the archetypal clip since 2013. Top-four finishers astatine six of the archetypal 7 Euro tournaments, Le Azzure person endured a barren spell since and person made the knockout circular lone doubly successful the 21st century.
But aft surviving a tricky radical signifier – registering a win, a gully and a decision – the Italians judge their champion shot is up of them successful the last-eight.
“We person a large tendency to bash well, to proceed dreaming, to proceed penning important pages of a communicative that is lone astatine the beginning,” midfielder Annamaria Serturini said earlier the quarterfinals.
The victor of this lucifer volition look either Sweden oregon England successful the semifinals.

⚽ Second quarterfinal: Sweden vs England
When: Thursday, July 17 astatine 9pm (19:00 GMT)
Where: Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich
After an opening lucifer decision which raised superior doubts astir their rubric defence, England bounced backmost successful benignant with consecutive connection wins, reaffirming their presumption arsenic 1 of the heavyweights.
Thanks to the attacking prowess of Lauren James, Ella Toone and Georgia Stanway, the holders scored a combined 10 goals successful their past 2 matches, finishing 2nd successful Group D.
In the quarterfinals, the Lionesses volition beryllium up against acquainted foes, Sweden, whom they smashed 4-0 astatine the aforesaid signifier during their Euro 2022-winning campaign.
“Sweden are a fantastic team, they’re relentless successful the mode they spell astir their game,” England skipper Leah Williamson said.
“I deliberation they benignant of debar the anticipation of each tournament, and cipher truly talks astir them, [which is] somewhat disrespectful, I think, due to the fact that they ever amusement up. They ever look to airs a menace to astir teams, and usually travel retired with a medal oregon [be] a semifinal team, truthful they’re a beardown team. We’re looking guardant to the fixture.”
The Swedes laid down a marker with a sensational 4-1 triumph against a almighty Germany outfit connected July 12, sealing the apical spot successful Group C and laying the groundwork for a revenge triumph against England successful Thursday’s quarterfinal successful Zurich.

⚽ Third quarterfinal: Spain vs Switzerland
When: Friday, July 18 astatine 9pm (19:00 GMT)
Where: Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
Playing successful the Euro knockout signifier for the archetypal time, hosts Switzerland look their biggest trial yet against reigning satellite champions and rubric favourites Spain.
La Roja, who topped Group B with 3 wins successful arsenic galore games, looked unstoppable successful the opening round, scoring a tournament-high 14 goals portion conceding conscionable three.
Twice Ballon d’Or victor Alexia Putellas erstwhile again grabbed the spotlight with 3 goals and 4 assists, portion striker Esther Gonzalez has led the scoring charts with 4 goals.
Switzerland, who finished 2nd successful Group A, are the underdogs successful this contention but volition undoubtedly number connected passionate location federation enactment successful Bern arsenic their youthful broadside strives for an improbable upset.
“I deliberation nary of america expected things to hap successful Switzerland – sold retired crowds… Everything is blowing up mode bigger than we ever expected,” Swiss skipper Lia Walti said.
“We couldn’t adjacent ideate having this erstwhile we were little,” added defender Viola Calligaris. “And present it’s similar this for each match. We felt the radical cheering – that truly gives you strength.”
The victor of this lucifer volition look France oregon Germany successful the semifinals.

⚽ Fourth quarterfinal: France vs Germany
When: Saturday, July 19 astatine 9pm (19:00 GMT)
Where: St Jakob-Park, Basel
France participate the quarterfinals successful scintillating form, advancing arsenic array toppers successful what galore had dubbed the “group of death”.
Scoring 11 times successful the opening round, including a 5-2 thrashing of the highly-touted Netherlands outfit, France proved wherefore they are the acheronian horses astatine this year’s tournament. Attacking winger Delphine Cascarino and striker Marie-Antoinette Katoto are some successful stupendous signifier and person scored 2 goals a portion successful the radical stage.
“When it comes to Germany, it’s a precise large nation,” Cascarino said. “They won respective trophies and they person already knocked retired others, truthful we cognize it’s going to beryllium a large game… we’re going to effort to find the cracks and win.”
For the eight-time grounds champions Germany, who finished 2nd successful Group C, antiaircraft frailties stay a concern, particularly aft their 4-1 thrashing astatine the hands of Sweden successful the past radical match.
The past clip these sides clashed was successful February 2024 with France defeating Germany 2-1 to scope the archetypal UEFA Women’s Nations League final. A triumph connected Saturday would besides avenge France’s achy decision to Germany successful the Euro 2022 semifinals.
