by If England from Sweden or Germany became before the election, should the owners make it on Sunday evening to Wales and the quarter -finals of the Euro 2025? After a frenetic opening of 10 minutes in Zurich, where Germany was able to carve apart Sweden at will, the answer seemed obvious. A little more than 20 minutes later, when Sweden triggered her way to trigger a capitulation in German defense, this answer was completely reversed.
So it will be Sweden next, back in Zurich’s Legigrunn stadium when England manages to do it as a second place. Germany when England loses Wales and France to the Netherlands to leave Sarina Wiegman’s team as a group winner. If all of this seems to be a little prematurely, since England apparently still has a lot of work against Wales in St. Gallen, it is; But even after the decisive, chaotic first 30 minutes from Sweden’s 4: 1 victory against Germany, both teams will do a lot of work themselves to sharpen themselves for the ko phases.
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In the end, of course, Sweden shone from an explanatory victory, while Germany had suffered her most severe euro defeat. For over an hour, the end result hardly reflected the overall game.
Sweden’s players celebrate with their fans in the Linkigrund stadium (Getty Images)
Perhaps both Sweden and Germany came a little too relaxed in this group C, knowing that they were both on six points and Denmark and Poland went home. Germany opened Sweden for the first time from the kick -off and left Klara Buhl in a step that is repeated in this opening magic as on the loop, the left left. On the other hand, Jule Brand Johanna Andersson asked a similar question that dropped her shoulder and then opened her legs to send it behind. Germany seemed to mock Sweden and fell into her chest. Can you keep up with it? Do you want us to slow down?
It could have been two or three when the brand slipped through the Swedish defense in seven minutes and ended under Jennifer Falk. It came from a well -coordinated outbreak from the statement, Carlotta Wamser, an intelligent publication by Lea Schuller, and was rounded off thanks to the brand’s crib.
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In the early phases, Germany did not allow Sweden to breathe, but rather their thirst for adventure under Christian want to send players was then used against them.
Jule Brand and Klara Buhl seemed to beat Sweden in the opening spell (Getty Images)
Since both full -back in the support of Buhl and Brand were pushed forward, Germany was exposed when Janina Minge was not able to find the curved run by Stina Blackstenius with the Long Pass Forward and captain Kosovare Allani. The striker had the whole room and the time she needed to end Ann-Katrin Berger who did not move.
The suddenness of the Equalizer seemed to numb Germany and raised Sweden. Nathalie Bjorn performed from the central defender to win a strong challenge in midfield, and found that the right back smilla Holmberg was able to advance into the space cleared by Buhl and Sarai Linder.
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Holmberg, the 18-year-old, who only took her fourth international appearance, continued her course when Buhl and Linder desperately tried to recover. She insisted and Linder’s challenge steered Holmberg and in.
Sweden celebrates Smilla Holmberg’s second goal against Germany (Getty Images)
Germany is a young team that misses some of the experienced leaders of the team who reached the euro final three years ago and they seemed to fall apart after the decline. She lost her trust in the possession and the goalkeeper Berger made a number of mistakes with the ball at her feet. Germany made Germany even more vulnerable and Sweden could use the advantage.
But only. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd was presented with an open goal when Berger moved a pass, but took off the shot and Germany recovered. Then Rytting Kaneryd was released again and the wing player seemed to have broken another dead end. This time, however, she cut in and found Black Sentius, whereby Wamser essentially ended every chance that Germany was mounting a comeback when she hit a goal shooter from the line.
Wamser was disturbed after her red card (Getty Images)
Wamser’s red card that she extends from the quarter -finals and means that after the loss of Giulia Gwinn, Germany needs a further deficit, followed Fridolina Rolfo, who sent Berger in the wrong direction.
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Germany tried to change the formations at half-time and brought the Buhl and brand to roles of Wing-Back roles, but they lacked the support that Sweden had put in from the start. Sweden had been on the ropes at the time, susceptible to speed and a little one -dimensional in midfield. But it was not a competition after Germany had been reduced to 10. Lina Hurnig added late late. And so the question of perhaps the most chaotic 30-minute magic of the euro: Who could prefer England? Probably probably.
