The marquee matchup, which France won 2-1, drew 690,000 viewers, a 329% spike from the previous group stage average.

Group D action at the UEFA Women's Euro tournament begins Saturday with two exciting matchups, the second one will feature a clash between France and England.

England set a number of unwanted firsts as it began the defense of its Women’s European Championship title by losing to France on Saturday.

Follow live reaction to England’s morale-boosting 4-0 victory over the Netherlands, with Lauren James scoring twice

ZURICH (AP) — England has never lost its first two matches at the Women’s European Championship. If that changes on Wednesday, the defending champion could very well be out of Euro 2025.

UEFA Technical Observer Irene Fuhrmann highlights how effective pressing and incisive attacking transitions helped France record a 2-1 victory over holders England at UEFA Women’s EURO 2025.

The Lionesses, however, thought they had taken the lead inside 16 minutes at the Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, only for Alessia Russo’s goal to be disallowed for a marginal offside ruling on Beth Mead. It was a decision England’s head coach described as a “huge surprise” — so what exactly happened, and why didn’t the goal stand?