Defending champion England struggles against the unrest, host Switzerland holds three training camps. Alisha Lehmann also has to tremble for her place.
First of all: Christian Wück has not even sued. The brief preparation for his first tournament as a national coach with the German footballers is still sufficient. “I meet the two weeks to convey content.”
The Giulia Gwinn and some teammates in front of the European Championship in Switzerland (July 2nd to 27th) diligently spread vacation pictures is perfectly fine: “The players should switch off completely. They don’t lose so much of their athletics when they are on the beach for a week.”
No more test game of the DFB women
On Thursday (June 19, 2025) until 7 p.m., the players have to arrive in the training camp in Herzogenaurach. “We will focus on training and not win a test game”Wück clarified. The waiver of a last friendly game is unusual, but deliberately so wanted. “In the first few days we want to get the players at a high level, after three or four days we start with the tactical units”the 52-year-old explained when he was aware of the squad at the Europa-Park in Rust.
After a brief interruption, on June 30th, from Franconia, we go directly to the base camp to Zurich. There the DFB-Tross lives in the luxurious hotel Five With mountain view. As with the 2023 World Cup in Australia, the English women are nearby again. Their hostel The Dolder Grand The Germans would also like to have taken in Zurich, but were only able to choose from the proposed quarters as the sixth team.
England since Monday in St. George’s Park
There are many ways to Basel, where the final will increase in St. Jakob-Park on July 27th. National coach Sarina Wiegman brought her squad together on Monday (June 16, 2025) in St. George’s Park. In contrast to the DFB campus, the training and preparation center for all English national teams also has accommodation options.
Just like the DFB selection, the “Lionesses” will travel to Switzerland on June 30, but previously played a friendly against Jamaica in Leicester on June 29. Maybe also to drive away the unrest. So first the long -time stem goalkeeper Mary Earps resigned, followed by a few roar Fran Kirby. Finally, defense chief Millie Bright announced that it was physically and mentally not ready.
Sarina Wiegman criticized
Suddenly the Dutchwoman Wiegman got into the crossfire of criticism, although under her guidance the “Lionesses” rose to celebrated European champions and then to become vice world champions. She had to clarify at the presentation: “For me, the squad doesn’t feel like crisis.” In contrast, Wück’s difficulties of communication were more of a boguser.
England’s success trainer said: “My experience is that there are always noise before tournaments. The difference between 2015 and 2017 and now is that the attention and visibility of women’s football has increased so much that it seems as if there is more excitement.” For Wiegmans Weg, the opening game against France in Zurich (July 5) becomes a mood test.
Switzerland has not won eight caps
Until then, Switzerland wants to have kicked off a wave of enthusiasm in the opening game against Norway in Basel (July 2)-which, after eight international matches without a win and the descent from the A category, becomes not easy after a 0: 1 against Norway. Perhaps against this background, national coach Pia Sundhage came up with an unusual preparation: three training camps in three different locations.
The first camp from June 9th to 13th in Magglingen has ended, the second in Nottwil runs until Friday (June 20, 2025). 35 players have been appointed. For example, Wück had rejected such an extensive casting so as not to endanger team peace. The globetrotter Sundhage, on the other hand, hoped: “We will see who will best be able to handle the pressure and will be ready to take two steps more than the others.” The charismatic Swede emphasized: “The players are not allowed to take anything but take a matter of course. Everyone has to fight for their place in this squad.”
Alisha Lehmann is not set
Before the third training camp in Abtwil from June 23 to 27, everything will look at the coming Monday (June 23, 2025) when the final squad is announced at 11 a.m. in Zurich. Above all, it is discussed whether Alisha Lehman belongs to the 23 Series. One of the most famous footballers in the world, who, however, strikes primarily due to their social media activities and their provocative appearance. In contrast to Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (FC Barcelona) or Geraldine Reuteler (Eintracht Frankfurt), the 26-year-old is not set.
Is worried about your participation: the Swiss Alisha Lehmann
16.7 million followers on Instagram, twelve million on Tiktok stand for an incredible range. But Sundhage was known to decide solely according to sporting criteria. The footballer and influencer Lehmann must worry despite her 59 caps. Of all things, the stimulus figure could lose their EM-Platz, with which Switzerland openly advertises its supposedly largest sporting event in history.