Record winners Germany take on world champions Spain in a massive semifinal battle to book a spot in the Women’s Euro final. They will face either Italy or England in the showpiece.
GER-W vs ESP-W Match Details
Date: Wednesday, 23 July 2025 / Thursday, 24 July 2025
Time: 21:30 (CET) / 00:30 (IST)
Venue: Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich
GER-W vs ESP-W Match Preview
Pulling off a stunning save in extra time and then saving two crucial penalties and scoring one in the shootout, Ann-Katrin Berger became the cult hero for Germany as they progressed to the semifinal stage for the record-extending 11th time. After securing knockout qualification with back-to-back victories over Poland and Denmark, Christian Wuck's team suffered a surprise 4-1 loss to Sweden in the final group game, which raised eyebrows. It kept them on the edge while facing France, who also defeated the tournament holders and topped the group of death, in the quarterfinals. They had a nightmarish start, which saw Kathrin Hendrich sent off in the 13th minute for pulling Griedge Mbock's hair, leading to Grace Geyoro putting Les Bleus into the lead from the resulting penalty. However, this time Die Nationalelf refused to bow down and made amends for the mistake with Sjoeke Nusken’s emphatic header from a corner levelling the score. The Chelsea midfielder, though, failed to grab the winner in normal time when her spot-kick was saved in the second half, but Germany did not have to pay the price with an eventual 6-5 win in the tie-breaker. The side now has to set aside their high emotions from a dramatic evening, as the challenge grows stiffer in the competition with the rampaging Spain now in their way before the final. Being in this stage is nothing new for the record eight-time Women’s Euro winners, having only lost one semifinal tie in their competition history. Despite that, the most experienced and glamorous sides have fallen to La Roja, even though they haven’t lost in any of the eight meetings of this fixture. They also beat them last year to win the Bronze medal in the Olympics, which will be another source of motivation for them in the clash.
While Germany is eyeing their 10th appearance in the Women’s Euro final and back-to-back after finishing as runners-up in 2022, Spain is looking for their first in the competition's history, having reached their second semifinal after a long 28-year hiatus. Many will be backing them to do so after their incredible rise for the last few years, which saw them crowned world champions in 2023 and the only team remaining in the contest to have not lost a game. In fact, La Roja have won all their games so far, starting with a 5-0 thrashing of Iberian rivals Portugal in the tournament opener, a 6-2 triumph over Belgium, and a 3-1 win against Italy to wrap up the group stage before clinching a 2-0 victory against Switzerland in the quarterfinals to reach this stage. Though Mariona Caldentey and Alexia Putellas missed two penalties in different halves of the game, there were no fears of last-eight elimination like last time as substitute Athenea del Castillo broke the deadlock in the 66th minute and Claudia Pina put the seal on it quickly to make it an easy outing against the host. In search of creating more history, Spain looks to continue their marooning nature to finally make the final, which they failed to do in 1997, losing 2-1 to Italy at this stage. Even though the team has yet to register a victory against Germany, they have a great chance to do it now, carrying a 10-game winning streak and scoring a whopping 37 goals in that period. The world champions have already matched their best performance in the competition and are favourites to extend it, having reached two out of the last three major tournaments’ finals.
GER-W vs ESP-W Recent Form
GER-W: WWLW
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GER-W vs ESP-W Predicted Lineup
Germany
Berger; Wamser, Knaak, Minge, Kleinherne, Kett; Brand, Senss, Nusken, Buhl; Schuller
Spain
Coll; Batlle, Paredes, Aleixandri, Carmona; Bonmati, Guijarro, Putellas; Caldentey, Pina, Gonzalez
GER-W vs ESP-W Dream11 Match Prediction
Germany’s determination to succeed against a top side like France after battling for over 105 minutes with a player down showed they won’t make it easy for Spain. However, the energy-drawing affair could take a toll on the side that will face a unit that doesn’t know how to drop a gear with their relentless attacking surge. La Roja also sustain an incredible depth, as proven by their quarterfinal heroics and we feel it will be a deciding factor here as well. We predict a 2-1 success for Spain.
GER-W vs ESP-W Dream11 Team Top picks
Captain Pick: Alexia Putellas
Vice-captain Picks: Aitana Bonmati, Esther Gonzalez, Claudia Pina
GER-W vs ESP-W Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Berger (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 146)
DEF: Minge (Cr - 8, Pts - 112), Parades (Cr - 8, Pts - 165), Carmona (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 126)
MID: Brand (Cr - 9, Pts - 269), Bonmati (Cr - 9, Pts - 108), Putellas (Cr - 9, Pts - 389), Nuesken (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 205)
FW: Bühl (Cr - 8, Pts - 131), Gonzalez (Cr - 8, Pts - 236), Pina (Cr - 6.5, Pts - 245)
Vice-captain: Aitana Bonmati
Captain: Alexia Putellas
