IFFHS CONTINENTAL STATS - UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2025
Picture : Vicky Lopez (18 years old), who was crowned as IFFHS World’s Best Youth Player 2024, played her 11th international game with Spain , with her 4th goal as playmaker !
UEFA WOMEN’S EURO 2025 – DAY 2
Belgium – Italy 0-1
- Arianna Caruso, the italian striker of Bayern München, scored the winning goal for Italy, who was defeated by Belgium in the last 3 games and took their revanche !
- The two teams changed the coaches since last game between the two countries. Andrea Soncin succeeded Milena Bertolini for Italy and Iceland’s Elisabeth Gunnarsdottir took the job for Belgium since beginning of the year.
- Tessa Wullaert, Belgium Captain (146 international caps, 92 goals), played the season … in Italy with Inter ! Ranked in the World’s Top 10 Goalscorers since many years (IFFHS rankings), she could’nt make the difference in this match.
- Giulia Dragoni, Italy’s Golden Girl and talent, is injured and cannot participate at the EURO but Italy count on playmaker Manuela Giugliano, who was the first italian woman to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or last year.
- Italy was the best in the Group stage before … Netherlands, so is it logical to count this team to the favorites.
- Tina De Caigny scored the unique goal at the Euro 2022 against Italy to qualify Belgium. In 2025, she failed in the second half.
Spain – Portugal. 5-0
- Spain won sovereign their first match of the Euro, scoring 5 goals against their neighbour Portugal. It is the 7th win of spain in 7 games ! This year, Spain won already 7-1…
- After a minute silence for Diogo Jota, Portugal, without their best player Kiki Nazareth, who have not played since March due to an ankle injury, had no chance against a spanish team efficient and spectacular.
- Aitana Bonmati, who was in the hospital this week with a viral meningitis, was on the bench at the begin before playing some minutes.
- Esther Gonzales Rodrigues, who is the best goalscorer in the NWSL in USA with Gotham, scored twice to reach now 35 goals in 52 games with Spain.
- Vicky Lopez (18), who was crowned as IFFHS World’s Best Youth Player 2024, played her 11th international game with Spain , with her 4th goal as playmaker !
- Portugese Ana Borges celebrated her 186th international cap, Spanish captain Alexia Putellas her 133th cap and her 35th goal.
- The World Champion 2023 Spain is one of the favorites for this 14th EURO and can succeed England, the winner 2022, playing with the best midfield quatuor in the World, Caldentey-Putellas-Guijarro-Bonmati.