EM live blog
The 16 teams are in the final preparations for the European Football Championship in Switzerland. The UEFA reports a record for ticket sales. And striker Ada Hegerberg sees Norway as an outsider. All information about the tournament in Switzerland in the live blog.
Great joy at UEFA about the ticket sales: the record of England – 2022 came 574,875 fans to the 31 games – was already beaten before the first kick -off. And that despite the fact that the eight arenas in Basel, Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St. Gallen, Lucerne, Thun and Sion do not close to the capacities, such as the Old Trafford or the Wembley Stadium, in which over 87,000 spectators followed the final between the hosts and Germany. The game is fourth in the eternal ranking of the best-visited women’s soccer games.
But in width you are better positioned in Switzerland. “One of our main goals was to have a sold -out tournament. I still know how people laughed at it, but now it will be reality”says UEFA director Nadine Kessler. There are no more cards for 22 games, 600,000 of the 673,000 tickets are discontinued.
The UEFA said that around 35 percent of the tickets were sold outside the host country. The rush in Germany and England was particularly great. Almost 50 percent of the tickets from abroad were ordered from the two countries by mid -April. “We already count 61,000 fans from Germany, 41,000 from England, 16,000 from France, 15,000 from the Netherlands and 5,000 from the USA”according to Kessler. Tickets were sold in 114 countries – also a record. “It has never been in women’s football and that’s exactly what we want,” said Keßler.
Norway’s top striker Ada Hegerberg does not see her team at the European Championship among the favorites. “I think we are really outsiders in this tournament”said the 29-year-old of the Swiss newspaper “Blick”. “For us it is the most important thing that we come to our points so that we can survive the group phase.”
Hegerberg and the Norwegians are dealing in their group with hosts Switzerland, Finland and Iceland. “Nothing works in tournaments as it was planned. You always have to be ready to react to the unexpected,” said Hegerberg.
In Switzerland, the anticipation of the home European Championships on Wednesday is great. “It is a great honor that Switzerland can carry out the European Championship”said a passerby in a ARD street survey in Basel. The supporters mainly rely on the home advantage. “It wasn’t that great in advance, but it will be.”
Shortly before the start of the European Championship, world footballer Aitana Bonmatí came back to the Spanish team after her meningitis. This was announced by the Spanish Association RFEF. After her arrival at the Teamhotel in Lausanne on Monday evening, she was already pedaling on a bicycle ergometer.
Bonmatí was treated in a hospital in Madrid from Friday to Sunday, and she was determined by meningitis. In his message, the association did not know more information on the condition of the midfielder. Your EM use remains open for now.
In Zurich, oversized red gate posts draw attention to the women’s European Championship that starts tomorrow. The design clad with fabric “Red Goals” is based on the light installation of the Hamburg artist Michael Batz on the occasion of the 2006 World Cup in Germany (“Blue Goals”).
Prince William personally sent the English national team on Monday (June 30th, 2025) to the “Mission of the title defense”. The patron of the English Football Association visited the “Three Lionesses“In the National Football Center St. George’s Park in Burton Upon Trent. There he wished the players and trainers Sarina Wiegman before the evening departure to Switzerland”good luck“.”I know how you will play – with freedom and team spirit. (…) goes and have fun“, said the eldest son of the British king Charles. The English captain Leah Williamson presented William jerseys for his children George, Charlotte and Louis.
Prince William and several English internationals at a photo shoot.
The Italian international Arianna Caruso clarified her sporting future four days before the European Championship opening on Thursday against Belgium (6 p.m.). The midfielder signed a three -year contract at Bayern Munich, as the German champion announced on Monday afternoon. The FCB borrowed the 25-year-old from Juventus Turin in February this year.
“Arianna has come to the team excellently since her arrival in winter and not only has great football quality, but also a strong personality”said Biana Rech, director FC Bayern women about the Italian.
The opening games for the European Championship next Wednesday will literally become heated affairs. This shows a look at the weather forecast. For Thun, where Iceland and Finland duel from 6 p.m., temperatures of over 30 degrees to 8 p.m. are forecast.
In Basel, where the Swiss women want to celebrate a measure against Norway, there should even be temperatures around 36 degrees during the day. For the kick -off time at 9:00 p.m., “only” 28 degrees are predicted, but of course there can be no question of optimal conditions for the players.
The UEFA also sees it that way and therefore loosened up its strict European Championship rules. The European Football Association allows visitors to the Wednesdays to take a half-liter bottle of plastic or aluminum to the stadium. Usually bringing food and drinks into the arenas is not permitted.
Host Switzerland has to do without defense chief Luana Bühler at the European Championship on Wednesday. The central defender from the English club Tottenham Hotspur is due to continuing knee problems for the home tournament, as the Swiss Football Association (SFV) announced on Monday.
Luana Bühler lacks Switzerland in the home European Championship due to injury.
“We knew that Luana Bühler would be a race against time. The fact that the European Championship adventure is coming to an end so early is sorry for her”, “ said the Swiss national coach Pia Sundhage. Sundhage Laia Ballesté from the Spanish Association RCD Espanyol nominated for the former defender of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
The Swedish national team is expected to do without attackers Fridolina Rolfö in its European Championship opening game. A commitment of the long-time Bundesliga striker (Bayern Munich, VfL Wolfsburg) in the group game on Friday evening (6 p.m., live on ARD and at Sportschau.de) in Geneva “Not likely”said team doctor Houman Ebrahimi.
The 31-year-old from FC Barcelona has a ligament injury in her left foot. The highly assessed Swedes will meet Germany in the preliminary round finals on July 12th.
England celebrated a win in the last test game before the start of the European Championship on Sunday evening. A clear 7: 0 (3: 0) success was achieved against Jamaica.
Sarina Wiegman’s team, who will try to defend their European championship title in Switzerland, dominated the game against a weakened Jamaica. Without the star of Manchester City, Khadija Shaw, Jamaica England hardly caused any problems. Thanks to a double pack from Ella Toone and a header from Lucy Bronze, the team was 3-0 in the lead at halftime.
England’s footballers (in blue jerseys) gave Jamaica no chance.
Georgia Stanway from FC Bayern expanded England’s lead in the second half with a nice long -range shot before Lauren James came from the bank. During her first appearance after a week of injury break, she set the goal to 5-0. Substitute Aggie Beever-Jones scored 6-0, in added time Beth Mead scored the goal for the end result
World champion Spain can probably breathe a sigh of relief with a view to his sick star player Aitana Bonmatí. The playmaker from FC Barcelona was released from the clinic on Sunday after a multi -day hospital stay due to viral meningitis. The Spanish association announced this. The 27-year-old will “Enter the team in the next few days”it said in a short message. When Bonmatí could be ready for use was initially open. The Spaniards start the tournament against Portugal (9 p.m.) on Thursday. The 18-year-old Vicky Lopez would be ready as a possible replacement for the balloon d’OR winner of the past two years.
Poland goes to the European Championship as a blatant outsider. Anything but a preliminary round of Germany’s opening opponent on Friday (from 9 p.m., in the first and in the live stream) would be a big surprise. And yet it is important not to underestimate the Polishes – and not only because of her star player Ewa Pajor …
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