Germany defeated France in the last European Championship in the semi-final stage, the only time Les Bleus have made it that far. Since that 2022 matchup, France have gone out in the quarter-finals at the last two major tournaments (2023 World Cup and 2024 Olympics), adding to their nine failures prior.

Ann-Katrin Berger, not for the first time, was the penalty shoot-out hero as ten-player Germany set up a semi-final with Spain.

The E3 nations have warned ‘snapback’ sanctions could be invoked against Tehran if nuclear talks between the US and Iran were to stall.

After a red card was given to Germany, France's Grace Geyoro converted from the penalty spot to give her team a 1-0 lead

Germany's group stage at the Women's Euro may not have gone to plan but the eight-time winners have put all the setbacks behind them as they get ready to face France in the quarter-finals, coach Christian Wueck said on Friday.

France are favoured by football betting sites to advance to the semi-finals, but they won’t have this clash all their own way and adding in both teams to score bumps up the price on a French win. Sports betting can be enjoyable, but it’s important to stay in control and gamble responsibly.

The Germans beat France with one of the most impressive displays you will see from a side reduced to 10 players for most of a game