In their women’s Euro 2025, Germany defeated Poland, with goals from Jule Brand and Lea Schueller.
Germany defeated Poland 2-0 on Friday to start their Women’s Euro 2025 campaign, moving the eight-time continental winners to the top of Group C. Sweden defeated Denmark 1-0 in a Scandinavian derby, and Christian Wueck’s squad is ahead of them on goal differential. Germany won the hard-fought group opener in St Gallen thanks to goals from Jule Brand and Lea Schueller in the second half.
For a large portion of the game, Germany, one of the three main contenders for victory in Switzerland along with world winners Spain and holders England, did not play at their best. Wueck constantly pushed his players to improve. Before halftime, Giulia Gwinn, the team’s captain, suffered a knee injury following a rough fall during a challenge with Ewa Pajor.
We’ll find out what occurred when she has an MRI tomorrow because she hurt her knee,” Wueck said. It was a difficult, arduous triumph. Poland’s style of play made things extremely challenging for us. Although we are pleased with the outcome, we are aware that we can improve.
The game was evenly matched until Brand’s unstoppable shot six minutes after halftime, despite the fact that Germany had previously won all six meetings with Poland. Schueller of Bayern Munich then scored the goal with a straightforward header after Brand’s flawless pass in the 66th minute.
Despite appearing below the level established by tournament favorites Spain on Thursday, Germany has already won six straight games and scored 26 goals during that run. The match between England and France is set for Saturday.
Barcelona’s Pajor, who has scored 51 goals for her club and nation this season, was noticeably inefficient with her finishing, despite Poland’s impressive performance in their European Championship debut. Pajor wasted another close-range header nine minutes before the end and missed a fantastic chance at Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger just before Schueller doubled Germany’s lead.
After exchanging passes with Kosovare Asllani and shooting into the far corner, Filippa Angeldahl gave Sweden the victory in the 55th minute in Geneva. Ten minutes later, Madelen Janogy headed Hanna Lundkvist’s precise cross just wide, denying Sweden a chance to increase their lead. Frederikke Thogersen’s outstanding goalline clearing had just moments before denied Stina Blackstenius.
There was a great feeling of relief and happiness. “It was a great feeling to score that goal,” Angeldahl told reporters, adding that starting a tournament causes a lot of anxiety.
After defeating Denmark 6-1 in the Nations League last month, Peter Gerhardsson’s team has already won two straight games and is still undefeated in 13 games. Pernille Harder, the captain of Denmark, was under strict Swedish control, despite hitting the crossbar with nine minutes remaining in the game.
When VAR denied Denmark a penalty in the first few minutes for a possible handball by Madelen Janogy, who was pursuing Harder, the Bayern Munich forward was also involved.
