Germany defeated France in the last European Championship in the semi-final stage, the only time Les Bleus have made it that far. Since that 2022 matchup, France have gone out in the quarter-finals at the last two major tournaments (2023 World Cup and 2024 Olympics), adding to their nine failures prior.

Germany defender Sarai Linder has been ruled out of her team’s Women’s European Championship semifinal against Spain, leaving the eight-time champion short of defenders against the tournament favorites.

In terms of challenges that two-time cancer survivor Ann-Katrin Berger has overcome, making a string of saves in Germany’s Euro 2025 quarterfinal victory over France on Saturday night is relatively low down on the list.

Three years after their semi-final showdown, France and Germany once again delivered a tense knockout clash — but once again, it is Les Bleues who come away heartbroken. Despite scoring first and

Germany's Kathrin Hendrich is sent off for pulling the hair of Griedge Mbock after a VAR review. Grace Geyoro scores the resulting penalty to put France 1-0 up in the Women's Euro 2025 quarter-final.

Germany's group stage at the Women's Euro may not have gone to plan but the eight-time winners have put all the setbacks behind them as they get ready to face France in the quarter-finals, coach Christian Wueck said on Friday.