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Wednesday, July 23, 2025

One game left of the Euros

Euro 2025 been a very enjoyable tournament and, now, the wall-chart waits for one final update.


Cymru had a difficult group and were always going to find it hard to get any points. They scored their first ever goals at a Euros final, including a beaut against England, but there wasn't much to cheer. 

After Spain's first match, I thought they looked likely tournament winners. However, Germany pushed them all the way to extra time in the semi-final. Germany were the highest ranked team Spain had faced, so maybe Spain aren't so fearsome after all.

I didn't think England would make the final, especially after they lost their first game in the group stages. They actually went into their final group game with a microscopic chance of going out, but made no mistakes with a comprehensive victory over Cymru.

England's quarter-final against Sweden saw them claw back a two goal deficit and win a truly awful penalty shoot-out. Then in the semi-final it took a 95th minute equaliser and a 119th minute penalty to edge past Italy. Two games where they came from behind to win the hard way. 

Will their fortune hold out on Sunday in the final? It's a rematch of the World Cup final two years ago. I'm hoping for a good game!

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