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Angharad James believes that Wales “can upset” England tonight.
In her press conference yesterday, she said: “It’s a rivalry match and one everyone wants to play in. The pressure is all on England. They have to perform. We believe we can upset a very top team. We are ready for the fight.”
Wales enjoyed a historic moment against France on Wednesday when Jess Fishlock, the oldest player to feature at Euro 2025 and the nation’s most-capped player, scored their first-ever goal at a major tournament. In doing so, she also became the oldest scorer in Women’s Euro history. Wales went on to lose the match 4-1 against Les Bleus, but the energy in the stadium among the near 2,000 travelling fans was palpable. They all left St. Gallen with memories to last a lifetime.
Here’s the team news for Netherlands v France:
Netherlands: Van Domselaar; Wilms, Spitse, Janssen, Caspari; Van Donl, Roord, Groenen, Pelova; Grant, Beerensteyn. Substitutes: Kop, De Jong, Dijkstara, Buurman, Leuchter, Miedema, Brugts, Janse, Snoeijs, Kaptein, Egurrola, Van der Zanden.
France: Peyraud-Magnin; De Almeida, Samoura, Sombath, Bacha; Jean-Francois, Toletti, Karchaoui; Cascarino, Katoto, Baltimore. Substitutes: Lerond, Picaud, Lakrar, Geyoro, Malard, Majri, Diani, Mateo, Gago, Mbock Bathy, N’Dongala, Bogaert.
Today’s match officials:
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Referee: Frida Klarlund
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Assistant referees: Fie Bruun, Heini Hyvönen
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Fourth official: Iuliana Demetrescu
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VAR: Tiago Martins
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Assistant VAR: Cătălin Popa
Sarina Wiegman names an unchanged England squad for tonight’s clash, while Wales head coach Rhian Wilkinson has made three changes to her team. Clark has replaced Middleton-Patel in goal, with Roberts and Jones also in the XI for Green and Barton.
Team news
England starting line-up: Hannah Hampton; Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson (C), Jess Carter, Alex Greenwood; Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway, Ella Toone; Lauren James, Alessia Russo, Lauren Hemp. Substitutes: Niamh Charles, Beth Mead, Maya Le Tissier, Anna Moorhouse, Grace Clinton, Esme Morgan, Michelle Agyemang, Chloe Kelly, Aggie Beever-Jones, Jess Park, Khiara Keating, Lotte Wubben-Moy.
Wales starting line-up: Olivia Clark; Esther Morgan, Rhiannon Roberts, Gemma Evans, Lily Woodham; Jess Fishlock, Angharad James (C); Ceri Holland, Carrie Jones, Rachel Rowe; Ffion Morgan. Substitutes: Soffia Kelly, Safia Middleton-Patel, Sophie Ingle, Josephine Green, Kayleigh Barton, Hannah Cain, Hayley Ladd, Elise Hughes, Charlotte Estcourt, Lois Joel, Ella Powell, Alice Griffiths.
Here is what Group D is looking like right now:
France - 6pts (4GD)
England - 3pts (3GD)
Netherlands - 3pts (-1GD)
Wales - 0pts (-6GD)
Preamble
Hello and welcome to coverage of England v Wales on the final day of the Euro 2025 group stage. It’s still all to play for in Group D with both quarter-final places up for grabs. England need a convincing win against the Welsh this evening to guarantee their place in the knockout stages, with the Netherlands taking on France in the other group meeting. A win for Les Bleus should see the Lionesses move out of the group as long as they avoid defeat, whereas victory for the Netherlands could make things very interesting.
Meanwhile, Wales are currently bottom of the group with no points. Tenchically, they can still qualify, although they will need a miracle and plenty of goals against England to make it. Nevertheless, we’re in for a very exciting evening.
Let the battle of Britain commence.
Kick-off for this one is at 8pm BST - join me!
