Germany and France compete for a spot in the Women’s European Championship 2022 final at Wembley. Germany has a lot of experience with the business end of the tournament, although France is very confident after reaching the semi-finals for the first time in their history.
When is it?
The match between Germany and France, the second of the two semifinals, will take place on Wednesday.
What time is the kick-off?
The match starts at 8:00 PM Dutch time.
What TV channel is it on?
Germany vs France is broadcast on BBC One.
Where is it?
The match will take place at Stadium MK, home of Milton Keynes Dons.
How have the two teams fared so far?
Germany remain the only team to concede in this final so far, beating Denmark, Spain and Finland in the group stage, though they went on to face a tough scrutiny from Austria in the quarter-finals before coming through 2-0.
France started on fire, beating Italy 5-1 and then Belgium 2-1 before tying with Iceland afterwards. They dominated their quarterfinals against the Netherlands, but needed a extra time penalty from Eve Perisset to progress
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Corinne Diacre said France was “here to build history” after meeting the holders of the Netherlands to reach the semi-finals of the European Championship for women for the first time.
Les Bleues ensured a 1-0 victory over the Orange in Rotherham thanks to a penalty from Eve Perisset in the first half of extra time.
They move on to meet eight-time winner Germany in Milton Keynes on Wednesday, a first appearance in the last four of the competition after making quarter-finals at each of the last three editions.
Boss Diacre, who took charge shortly after Euro 2017, when asked about the past record said: “That is not our history. We are here to build history. The players here and the staff, we want making history for ourselves, and there’s still a long way to go.”
She added: “We’ve reached a new level tonight, but that’s not the end for us. We really want to make it to the final. When we set out our ambitions, we looked ahead to July 31.”
Previous best
Germany is an eight-time winner of the competition, with their last success in 2013. France is in chartered territory and has reached the semi-finals for the first time in their history.
What are the last chances before the match?
- Germany wins 6/4
- France win 9/5
- Draw 21/10