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France Closes in on Euro 2025 Quarterfinals with a 4-1 Win over Wales
FRANCE, JUL 9 – France secured top spot in Group D with a 4-1 win over Wales, overcoming disrupted Welsh preparations and benefiting from key defensive errors, UEFA reported.
- On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, France defeated Wales 4-1 in Group D at the Women's European Championship match held in St. Gallen.
- Following their victory over England, France updated their lineup with seven new starters but still encountered a challenging beginning against a Welsh team energized by scoring their first goal in a major tournament.
- Clara Mateo opened the scoring, Kadidiatou Diani converted a penalty, Amel Majri scored the third goal after winning the ball back, and Grace Geyoro added a fourth, while Jess Fishlock scored Wales' historic first goal.
- Majri, playing her first Euro after missing previous editions, said, "We know when we have a game, we play it to win," and France achieved their tenth consecutive win this year.
- France leads Group D with six points and is close to the quarterfinals, while Wales, bottom with zero points and disrupted preparations including a bus crash, needs a nine-goal swing plus a Dutch loss to progress.
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After defeating England, the French national team also defeated Wales, who are making their first appearance at the European Championships. The Welsh team set a record.
Jessica Fishlock, 38, made history for Wales. But it was favourites France who won the European Championship match, 4-1, and have the upper hand in the group heading into the final round.
On Wednesday, France's women's football team won against the Galloises (4-1) in Saint-Gallen, Switzerland. At the head of Group D, it was enough for him to win a draw against the Netherlands on Sunday to continue his journey.
Clara Mateo and Sandie Toletti are among the players who showed up in the victory against Wales on Wednesday (4-1) in the second game of the women's Euro.
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