Newsblog for the European women’s football championship
Bundesliga top club strikes at EM team
Updated on July 12th, 2025 – 10:40 a.m.Reading time: 16 min.
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Switzerland has been the center of European football since July 2. For the first time, the country expects a European women’s championship. 16 national teams compete against each other in eight cities to win the continental title.
Eintracht Frankfurt has secured the Norwegian central defender Marthine Østenstad. This was announced by the Bundesliga third last season on Saturday. The 24-year-old is a national player of Norway and is currently also in use at the European Championship in Switzerland, was substituted on Thursday at the victory of the Scandinavians against Iceland (4: 3).
Østenstad comes from the Norwegian club SK Brann Bergen, where she was recently captain. In Frankfurt she receives a contract until 2028.
1: 5, 0: 5, 1: 7 – Switzerland has anything but good memories of the latest encounters with Spain. Before the European Championship quarter-finals on Friday (9:00 p.m.) in Bern against the world champion, the hosts burn on revenge.
“We got on the lid from Spain and still have an invoice,” said central defender Viola Calligaris. She emphasized: “Everything is open for over 90 minutes.”
However, the numbers speak a different language. Whether at the 2023 World Cup or most recently in the Nations League – Switzerland has not had a chance in the past duels. The last of at least three wins in twelve games (seven defeats) so far in 2012 in the European Championship qualification (4: 3). And Spain around the world soccer players Aitana Bonmatí and Alexia Putellas has been playing the most convincing at the European Championship in Switzerland.
Nevertheless: Spain is also striking, said Sydney Scherten body. The striker needs to know, she plays at FC Barcelona. “The quality on the ball is very high,” she said about the upcoming opponent. This means: “Against them, it is important that you are close to them, stand compact and go aggressively on it. I see every day in training what you can do – but also what you can improve.”
Comedy star Hazel Brugger surprisingly visited the German national team on Thursday evening. Born in Switzerland, she seems to have created a good atmosphere, as can be seen on a video of the DFB.