Spain 2-0 Switzerland: Women’s Euro 2025 quarter-final – as it happened
View image in fullscreen Switzerland players applaud their fans after their defeat to Spain. Photograph: Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters Share Updated at 22.12 BST18h ago 21.51 BST Full time: Spain 2-0 Switzerland Spain get the job done but it was far from easy. Share19h ago 21.03 BST Back underway: Spain 0-0 Switzerland Can the hosts hold on and push this to extra time? Share19h ago 20.47 BST Half-time: Spain 0-0 Switzerland Switzerland are putting on a defensive masterclass and have stopped Spain’s lethal attack from pulling the trigger. Share19h ago 20.43 BST 43 min: Spain win a corner and Pina is over the set piece again.
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July 19, 2025 14:20 UTC
Spain see off stubborn Swiss to reach semis despite two missed penalties
“We lost the game but we’ve won a positive attitude for women’s football,” said their manager, Pia Sundhage. View image in fullscreen Mariona Caldentey can’t bear to look after missing a penalty inside the first 10 minutes for Spain. Wälti was magnificent for the Swiss, tirelessly shifting between the midfield and defence as they chased and harried and frustrated their opponents. “Football is important for society and women’s football is important for society,” said Sundhage. “Women’s football has changed Switzerland a little bit.”
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July 19, 2025 14:20 UTC
Ukraine war briefing: US moving ‘with haste’ to enable weapons shipments to Kyiv, says Washington
Nato’s supreme commander in Europe said separately that preparations were under way to ship the first Patriot systems to Ukraine under the scheme. The Swiss government, meanwhile, said delivery of US Patriot systems to Switzerland would be delayed as Washington reprioritised to provide more support to Ukraine. Trump on Monday set a 50-day deadline for Moscow to reach a ceasefire or face sanctions, while also promising more weaponry for Kyiv. The Russian defence ministry report named the three captured settlements as Kamianske in the south-eastern Zaporizhzhia region, Dehtiarne in north-eastern Kharkiv region and Popiv Yar in Donetsk region. More than 5,000 entries are on the list, including webpages, political slogans, books, artworks and music albums.
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July 18, 2025 22:23 UTC
Preparations to deliver Patriot missile systems to Ukraine under way, Nato’s top Europe commander says – as it happened
He said that Patriot systems already in Europe can be quickly moved to Ukraine, and later backfilled from the production line in the US. Share Updated at 09.48 BST1d ago 17.08 BST Closing summary Jakub Krupa … and on that note, it’s a wrap! Elsewhere, Farmers and nature campaigers have led the opposition to the proposed new EU budget , warning about the impact of changes proposed to the way it is structured (16:24). There is also a €100bn fund for Ukraine, described by the EU budget commissioner Piotr Serafin as “our most strategic partner”. Share1d ago 14.04 BST And in the last few minutes, Andrii Sybiha has been retained by parliament as Ukraine’s foreign minister.
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July 18, 2025 05:07 UTC
‘We have a good feeling’: Switzerland confident in plan to shock Spain in Euros quarter-final
“We watched that game together because we wanted to share that piece of history with them,” she said. “Johan [Djourou, who was part of the 2010 men’s World Cup squad and is a member of Sundhage’s coaching team] spoke very emotionally about what it was like. Sharing stories brings us together and gives us strength.”The Switzerland defender Noelle Maritz said watching the footage had given her goosebumps. Quick Guide Switzerland v Spain: last three meetings Show Switzerland 1-5 Spain, 5 August 2023, AucklandOn the way to their maiden World Cup triumph in New Zealand, a ruthless Spain put five past Switzerland in the round of 16. Spain 5-0 Switzerland, 26 September 2023, CordobaThe world champions were greeted by a record 14,914 fans for their homecoming match at the Nuevo Arcángel stadium.
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July 18, 2025 03:24 UTC
Will Norway finally fulfil potential and end long wait for success at Euro 2025?
The perennial underachievement of the Norway women’s national team is one of football’s great mysteries. Norway topped Group A at Euro 2025 with three wins from three and face Italy on Wednesday in the quarter-finals. Norway are the second-most successful team in Women’s European Championship history, with two titles, but have not lifted this trophy since 1993. “It was like: ‘Take these shackles off my feet so I can dance.’ Suddenly it was enjoyable, suddenly it was like we have got a good team. Thorstvedt says: “I’ve seen all of Italy’s good matches and they’re a good team.
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July 16, 2025 21:34 UTC
Euro 2025 is shaping up to be a roaring success. Now for more jeopardy
The headline in SonntagsBlick Sport reads: “Lia hier, Lia da, Lia überall.” It is not metaphorical; Switzerland’s Lia Wälti is literally here, there and everywhere. The largest stadium is the 38,512-capacity home of Basel, St Jakob-Park, where the opening game and final are being played. However, if the group stage has set the tone, this tournament will be looked on as a roaring success. The group stage attendance record has been broken, with 461,582 fans piling in, and more records are set to tumble. A sense of jeopardy, the feeling that no team are infallible, aids the drive to increase interest.
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July 16, 2025 21:19 UTC
Euro 2025 power rankings: Spain reign but France and England impress too
They matched England’s Euro 2022 record of 14 goals in the group stage. The hosts’ prospects looked uncertain given their indifferent form, but they have impressed, their youthful side embracing the opportunities of a major tournament. Diana Gomes’s late equaliser against Italy provided one of the more dramatic games of the group stage. Rhian Wilkinson’s side did not get the luck of the draw in their major tournament bow. The 20-year-old forward Katla Tryggvadóttir looked bright on her major tournament debut.
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July 15, 2025 13:37 UTC
From Palmer and domes to Musiala and turf: Club World Cup winners and losers
In 35 games against non-Uefa opposition at the Club World Cup, Uefa teams won 23, drew seven and lost five. View image in fullscreen A view of the roof at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which will also host 2026 World Cup games. The long-term effects of the Club World Cup might not be fully known until well into the upcoming season, but they’re unlikely to be good. after newsletter promotionAny confederation other than Uefa and Conmebol: If you were a team hailing from anywhere in the world outside the two power centers of club football, chances are you had a bad time at the Club World Cup. The turf: In several venues, including MetLife Stadium where the final was hosted, artificial turf was overlaid by sod for the Club World Cup.
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July 14, 2025 19:13 UTC
Women’s Euro 2025: England and Wales reaction, Group A finale and more – as it happened
Also to keep across all of the euro 2025 news, click here to find our dedicated page to the tournament. The 4-0 result was the most goals the Netherlands have ever conceded in a single women’a major tournament game. Share6h ago 16.02 BST Switzerland fan Bettina has emailed and said: Hopp Schwiiz!!! View image in fullscreen Photograph: Jan Kruger/UEFA/Getty Images Share7h ago 15.44 BST So what are the permutations for Finland and Switzerland? Switzerland keep Euro 2025 dream alive after Reuteler and Pilgrim knock out Iceland Read more Share12h ago 10.47 BST Cheers, UEFA.
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July 10, 2025 21:06 UTC
Finland 1-1 Switzerland: Women’s Euro 2025 – as it happened
View image in fullscreen Switzerland's Iman Beney, Coumba Sow, Alisha Lehmann and teammates celebrate. Share27m ago 21.57 BST Full-time: Finland 1-1 Switzerland Scenes at the whistle! Share52m ago 21.31 BST 72 min: Finland make another double change: Lehtola and Rantala on for Sallstrom and Summanen. Share1h ago 21.17 BST 56 min: Finland make a double change. Share2h ago 20.48 BST Half-time: Finland 0-0 Switzerland Switzerland have had the vast majority of the chances, but it’s Finland who have come the closest with that late Peng save!
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July 10, 2025 21:01 UTC
Russia has committed flagrant human rights abuses in Ukraine since 2014, rules ECHR
Russia has committed flagrant and unprecedented abuses of human rights since it invaded Ukraine in 2014, including extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and forced labour, the European court of human rights has found. Pro-Russia armed groups entered the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine in 2014 and Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Summary executions of civilians and Ukrainian military personnel. The court said: “The prevalence of sexual violence and rape by Russian soldiers in occupied territory is especially abhorrent. The evidence also attests to the horrific sexual violence frequently perpetrated upon male detainees.
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July 10, 2025 01:21 UTC
Switzerland keep Euro 2025 dream alive after Reuteler and Pilgrim knock out Iceland
Iceland will be leaving the party early but, following some initial wobbles, the hosts are still going strong. “We got carried, step by step, by our fans. View image in fullscreen Alayah Pilgrim celebrates after doubling Switzerland’s lead in the final minute. Photograph: Til Buergy/EPAWhen the ball hit Glódis Viggósdóttir it flew into the back of the net and, almost everyone bar the 2,000 Iceland fans present went wild. Swiss fans’ fears that possession can be overrated and is liable to come undone in the face of long Icelandic throws finally faded in the 74th minute.
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July 07, 2025 10:23 UTC
Switzerland 2-0 Iceland: Women’s Euro 2025 – as it happened
Switzerland keep Euro 2025 dream alive after Reuteler and Pilgrim knock out Iceland Read more Share16h ago 22.23 BST The Euro 2025 is in full flow and the action just keeps coming. Share16h ago 22.16 BST Switzerland captain Lia Walti told ITV: “Step by step, we got carried by our fans. Share16h ago 22.03 BST Norway have also been confirmed as group winners as the difference maker being head-to-head at Euro 2025. Share Updated at 22.02 BST16h ago 21.55 BST Full time: Switzerland 2-0 Iceland Switzerland are beaming, their campaign is well and truly on track. Share16h ago 21.45 BST 84 min: Switzerland are hitting Iceland with repeated attacks now and the fans are absolutely loving it.
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July 06, 2025 19:31 UTC
‘Like working in a volcano’: stories from six countries in Europe on a day of extreme heat
View image in fullscreen A man sprays water from a tanker to extinguish burning olive trees in İzmir, Turkey. But he knows from previous summers that weeks of extreme temperature changes throughout the day can make him sick. View image in fullscreen Sous-chef Luigi Randazzo at work at a restaurant in Sutera, Sicily. View image in fullscreen Construction workers repair railways for tramways as the Netherlands faces temperatures reaching 37C. Otherwise, it’s a case of not moving too fast.” View image in fullscreen Sven, 58, rewires a telecommunications box on a street in Berlin.
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July 05, 2025 13:01 UTC