France produced a dominant display to thrash Wales 4-1 and go top of Euro 2025 Group D on Wednesday, outclassing their opponents who scored their first goal at a major championship.

Lucy Bronze has said there is no one as good as England teammate Lauren James at Euro 2025 for creating chances out of nothing.

The marquee matchup, which France won 2-1, drew 690,000 viewers, a 329% spike from the previous group stage average.

England’s defence of their European Championship crown got off to a difficult start as France claimed a 2-1 win in Zurich.England created the first chance in the opening minute, but Lauren James

ZURICH (AP) — England has never lost its first two matches at the Women’s European Championship. If that changes on Wednesday, the defending champion could very well be out of Euro 2025.

The Seattle Reign midfielder is less a player in her home nation and more an irrepressible force of nature, the very reason Wales are in Switzerland in the first place. (In qualifying for the Euros, the 38-year-old was directly involved in nine goals — six goals, three assists — in 10 matches.)

The Wales team bus has been involved in a road traffic crash and its training session has been canceled at the stadium where it plays France at the Women’s European Championship on Wednesday