All seven trophy-winning teams at the Women's European Championship since 1997 were led to glory by a female coach.

Group C of the Women's EURO 2025 concludes its group stage with a star duel: Sweden and Germany, both with six points, face off this Friday with the first place at stake. The two teams arrive after defeating Denmark and Poland, and will seek to end the phase undefeated and as group leaders.

Germany may not be hosting the Women's Euros but they certainly felt like the home team in neighbouring Switzerland as their massive travelling support roared them on in a 2-1 win over Denmark that helped them progress to the knockout stage.

Germany’s best performers thus far have been the two wide players, Jule Brand on the right and Klara Buhl on the left. They linked up seamlessly for what they thought was an opener, only for a delayed VAR decision to rule it out due to a team-mate who was interfering with the goalkeeper’s line of sight.

The business end of the Euro 2025 group stage has quickly rolled around with many teams already at the risk of elimination and others close to booking their place in the quarter-finals. Holders England were one of those teams facing early jeopardy after the Lionesses fell to a 2-1 defeat to France in Group D and their clash against Netherlands on Wednesday was described as “must-win”.