France coach Laurent Bonadei has not given much focus to penalty kicks ahead of his team's quarter-final clash with Germany at Euro 2025 on Saturday, despite the wild shootout between England and Sweden on Thursday.

England tonight complete a successful summer tour with a one-off Test match against the USA in Washington D.C.Steve Borthwick’s new-look side travel Stateside soaring with confidence after defying the absence of some 14 key players now on British and Irish Lions duty in Australia to produce a remarkable 2-0 series win in Argentina.

The defending European champions will open their tournament with a daunting match against a highly talented French team.

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?

If England's opening loss to France at Euro 2025 was a cause for concern, coach Sarina Wiegman said being faced with a huge challenge right out of the gate might have been a blessing in disguise for the reigning champions.

The final quarterfinal match of the 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championship takes place on Saturday, July 19 and pits Germany against France at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland.

Spain remain favoured to win Euro 2025 after a dominant display in group play. England and France are top contenders in the odds.

Beth Mead believes that England’s Euro 2025 opener defeat to France was 'the best thing that could have happened' to the Lionesses, as they prepare for a high-stakes quarter-final clash against Sweden.