England Women Reaches Euro Final 2025! Who Will They Face?

Liputan6.com, Jakarta The England Women's National Team secured their place in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 final after a thrilling semifinal against Italy.

The intense match took place on July 22, 2025, at the Stade de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland, and ended 2-1 in favor of England after extra time.

This victory confirmed England's dominance as defending champions and their ambition to defend their title.

The match featured drama until the final minutes, with England fighting hard to turn the game around.

Italy took an early lead, but the Lionesses' fighting spirit remained unwavering.

This result brings England one step closer to winning Europe's most prestigious women's football trophy.

UEFA Women's Euro 2025 is the 14th edition of this quadrennial championship, organized by UEFA for European women's national teams.

The tournament will take place in Switzerland from July 2 to 27, 2025, featuring the 16 best teams competing for the title.

The semifinal match between England and Italy was a closely fought affair, with Italy taking an early lead through a goal scored by Barbara Bonansea.

The lead held until the end of normal time, piling pressure on England.

However, the Lionesses displayed their champions' mentality.

Michelle Agyemang equalized in the final minutes of normal time, six minutes into added time, forcing the match into extra time.

This equalizer lifted the spirits of the team and the fans.

The decisive moment came in the 119th minute of extra time, when Chloe Kelly scored the winning goal for England.

Although her penalty kick was saved by the Italian goalkeeper, Kelly swiftly converted the rebound to secure a dramatic victory for England over Italy.

This victory advanced England to their third consecutive final in a major tournament.

England advances to the Euro 2025 final on Sunday, July 27, in Basel. The Lionesses will face the winner of the second semi-final between Spain and Germany, played on July 23 in Zurich. 

Both teams pose formidable challenges: 

Spain : Current world champions and 2023 World Cup winners, having defeated England in that final. 

Germany : Euro 2022 runners-up, beaten by England at Wembley. 

The England squad, led by coach Sarina Wiegman, now looks to defend their European title against one of these historic rivals. 

UEFA Women's Euro 2025 is the largest women's football tournament in Europe, organized by UEFA.

Switzerland was selected as the host nation on April 4, 2023, marking the first time the country has hosted the tournament.

The tournament features an expanded format with 16 teams divided into four groups, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage.

The qualification process for the tournament involves participation in the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League, with 15 teams joining Switzerland, who automatically qualify as hosts.

England are the defending champions, having won the tournament in 2022, and are aiming to defend their title in this edition.

The tournament's key schedule includes the group stage from July 2-13, 2025, the quarter-finals on July 16-19, 2025, the semi-finals on July 22-23, 2025, and culminating in the final on July 27, 2025.

All matches will be broadcast widely, including on FOX Sports in the United States, ensuring global reach for women's football fans.

UEFA Women's Euro 2025 held in eight different cities and stadiums across Switzerland, demonstrating the country's commitment to hosting large-scale sporting events.

These cities include Basel, Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St. Gallen, Lucerne, Sion, and Thun.

The main stadium of interest will be St. Jakob-Park in Basel, which has a capacity of 35,689 spectators.

This stadium will host both the opening match and the final of the tournament.