Women's EURO 2025 semi-finals: Germany vs Spain facts

Germany and Spain contest the second UEFA Women's EURO 2025 semi-final at Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich in what is only the second-ever finals meeting between the nations.

Eight-time winners Germany became the first country to contest 50 Women's EURO final tournament matches in their quarter-final against France and prevailed 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in a dramatic contest, while Spain ended the hopes of hosts Switzerland with a 2-0 win.

On their 12th participation, German are featuring in the Women's EURO semi-finals for a record 11th time, but this is Spain's first last-four contest since their 1997 debut.

Previous meetings

First-half goals from Klara Bühl and Alexandra Popp at Brentford Community Stadium on 12 July 2022 gave Germany a 2-0 victory against Spain at Women's EURO 2022, securing first place in Group B in what was the nations' only previous Women's EURO finals meeting.

They had been drawn together in qualifying for the 2013 tournament. Spain came from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw in Motril on 14 November 2011, but Germany ran out 5-0 winners in Mannheim on 31 March the following year, Celia Šašić scoring four times.

Sara Däbritz scored the only goal as Germany claimed a 1-0 victory in Group B of the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2019, both sides progressing to the knockout stages.

Their last meeting was at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Germany winning their bronze medal match in Lyon 1-0 courtesy of Giulia Gwinn's 65th-minute penalty. Spain's Alexia Putellas had an added-time spot kick saved by Ann-Katrin Berger.

Putellas is the only member of the current Spain squad to have found the net against Germany, opening the scoring in a 1-1 draw in Middlesbrough in a 2022 friendly tournament. Lea Schüller scored Germany's equaliser.

Form guide

Germany

In their quarter-final with France in Basel, Germany were reduced to ten players after 13 minutes when Kathrin Hendrich was dismissed for a foul in the box, France going ahead from the resulting penalty. Sjoeke Nüsken equalised ten minutes later and had a penalty of her own saved in the second half. In the shoot-out, Player of the Match Berger saved two of France's penalties and converted one herself to send Germany through.

Second-half goals from Nüsken (56pen) and Schüller (66) completed a turnaround for Germany on Matchday 2 in Basel, after Denmark had taken the lead in the first half. It was the first time Germany had come from behind to win a Women's EURO match since the 2009 semi-finals against Norway.

Schüller had also been on target – again in the 66th minute – in the 2-0 victory over Poland on Matchday 1, Jule Brand having broken the deadlock in St.Gallen.

Brand scored again on Matchday 3, but opponents Sweden came back to win 4-1 in Zurich. It was the first time Germany – who were reduced to ten players in the first half when Carlotta Wamser was dismissed – had conceded four goals in a Women's EURO match.

Germany have won nine of their ten Women's EURO semi-finals, the only blemish against Italy in 1993 (1-1 aet, 3-4p). They most recently defeated France 2-1 in 2022.

Germany reached a 12th finals – and a 12th in succession since their 1989 debut – by winning five of their six Group A4 fixtures (L1) in a section alongside Iceland, Austria and Matchday 1 opponents Poland.

Schüller was Germany's top scorer in qualifying with six goals.

The most decorated team in Women's EURO history, Germany were victorious on their first two entries, in 1989 and 1991, and then won six tournaments in a row starting with a 3-2 win on home turf against Sweden in 1995. They have beaten Norway in the final in four of their eight triumphs, including a 1-0 win in their most recent in 2013.

Since that 2013 success in Sweden, Germany have been eliminated in the 2017 quarter-finals by Denmark (1-2) before losing by the same scoreline to England after extra time in the 2022 final.

Former players Inka Grings and Birgit Prinz are the joint-top scorers in Women's EURO final tournament history on ten goals.

Two-time Women's World Cup winners – triumphing in successive tournaments in 2003 and 2007 – Germany were eliminated from the group stage in 2023, the first time they had not reached the knockout stages.

Germany finished third in both the 2023/24 UEFA Women's Nations League and the 2024 Olympic Games.

Christian Wück has been in charge since October 2024.

Spain

Spain broke the deadlock in the 66th minute of their quarter-final with Switzerland through Athenea, Clàudia Pina sealing La Roja's victory in Bern five minutes later. The 2-0 win was Spain's first in a Women's EURO knockout game at the fifth attempt, Mariona Caldentey and Putellas also missing penalties.

Pina's goal was the 600th in Women's EURO final tournaments.

Spain followed their 5-0 Matchday 1 victory against Portugal – their biggest EURO victory – in Group B with a 6-2 defeat of Belgium. There were seven different scorers in the latter match, a competition record, while Spain equalled the single-team record of five scorers. Putellas had a hand in four goals – two goals and two assists – as captain Irene Paredes, Esther González, Caldentey and Pina also found the net for the world champions in Thun.

Athenea, Patri Guijarro and González all scored on Matchday 3 in Bern as La Roja came from behind to beat Italy 3-1 and clinch first place in Group B.

González's goal against Italy made her the first Spain player to score in four successive Women's EURO final tournament appearances. Only Germany's Popp has scored in five successive finals matches.

Spain are bidding to win their first Women's EURO semi-final after losing 1-2 to Italy in Lillestrøm on their only previous last-four appearance on debut in 1997. Before 2025, they had been eliminated in the quarter-finals on each of their previous three entries.

This is their fifth appearance at Women's EURO, this semi-final equalling their best run.

Spain won five of their six qualifying games in Group A2 (L1), scoring 18 goals and conceding five in finishing ahead of Denmark, Belgium and Czechia.

Jenni Hermoso and Salma Paralluelo both scored three goals in qualifying as Spain averaged three per game.

Spain won their first-ever senior major international women's tournament thanks to Olga Carmona's first-half strike against England in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final in Sydney.

Less than a year later, goals from Aitana Bonmatí and Caldentey gave La Roja victory against France in the 2023/24 Women's Nations League final in Seville.

Current head coach Montse Tomé, who had served as an assistant to Jorge Vila at the 2023 World Cup, guided Spain to that Women's Nations League title and then fourth place at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Key facts

• Germany have only lost five of their 50 Women's EURO final tournament matches (W38 D7).

• Germany have scored a record 108 goals in Women's EURO final tournaments. They are the only team with more than a century of goals.

• Germany are unbeaten in eight previous international matches against Spain, with five wins and three draws.

• Spain have won 12 of their last 13 international matches (L1).

• Spain have progressed to the semi-finals by winning four successive Women's EURO finals games for the first time.