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England Becomes First Reigning Champion to Lose a Women's Euro Opener
- England, the defending Women's Euros champions, lost 2-1 to France in their Group D opener on Saturday in Zurich.
- England struggled with multiple turnovers and conceding counter-attacks as France pressed selectively and capitalized on errors.
- France scored twice in the first half through Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore before Keira Walsh scored late for England.
- Walsh scored her second international goal in the 87th minute to halve the deficit, but a VAR-disallowed England goal and late pressure failed to change the result.
- England will face the Netherlands in their crucial second group match on Wednesday, knowing that a loss would result in elimination from Euro 2025.
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England's French pressing problem leads to Women's Euro defeat
ZURICH :England came into the Women's Euros as reigning champions and promptly fell into a trap set for them by a cunning French side who ruthlessly exploited their errors en route to a 2-1 Group D win on Saturday that puts the Lionesses in a precarious position after their opening game. A bright start for E
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The Independent (US)The fundamental flaw in England’s team that led to Euro 2025 defeat by France
France 2-1 England: The Lionesses were repeatedly ripped open in their first match of Euro 2025 and must now beat Netherlands to keep their trophy defence alive
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