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England Becomes First Reigning Champion to Lose a Women's Euro Opener
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, JUL 5 – France scored two first-half goals to secure a 2-1 win over defending champions England, who struggled to create chances and had a goal disallowed, UEFA officials reported.
- 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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