Germany vs Poland UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Group C preview: Where to watch, kick-off time, predicted line-ups

All you need to know about the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Group C game between Germany and Poland.

Where to watch Germany vs Poland on TV

Fans can find their local UEFA Women's EURO 2025 broadcast partner(s) here.

What do you need to know?

Poland will not be expecting an easy start as they make their Women's EURO debut against neighbours Germany: the eight-time European champions. This will be the sides' highest-profile meeting to date but they met in qualifying for the finals, with Lea Schüller – Germany's top scorer in qualifying with six – hitting three across two fixtures as Germany won 4-1 at home and then 3-1 away.

Nina Patalon's side have plenty of individual class, with forwards Ewa Pajor and Natalia Padilla both having honed their skills in the German league before spending time in Spain. Plenty more members of the Poland squad will be up against current club-mates, with Martyna Wiankowska, Sylwia Matysik, Adriana Achcińska (all Köln), Dominika Grabowska (Hoffenheim), Tanja Pawollek (Eintracht Frankfurt) and Weronika Zawistowska (Bayern) currently playing in Germany.

Starting line-ups

Germany: Berger; Gwinn, Minge, Knaak, Linder; Senß, Nüsken; Brand, Dallmann, Bühl; Schüller

Poland: Szemik; Matysik, Szymczak, Dudek, Wiankowska; Achcińska, Pawollek, Kamczyk; Tomasiak, Pajor, Padilla

Reporters' views

Anna Sophia Vollmerhausen, Germany reporter
This tournament represents the start of a new era for perennial favourites Germany, who will be looking to go one better after finishing runners-up at the 2022 edition. Despite several long-serving players having since hung up their boots, head coach Christian Wück's side aren't short of international experience. A strong start in their opening match against debutants Poland is key to recapturing the carefree, joyful spirit that took them oh-so-close to a record ninth title three years ago.

Joanna Markiš, Poland reporter
For debutants Poland, their very participation in the tournament is a great success. It seems likely against Germany that they will employ a cautious, counterattacking 4-5-1 system. Poland's biggest weapon will undoubtedly be Ewa Pajor, who scored 43 goals in 46 games for Barcelona last season. Her ability to run in behind the opposition defence will be particularly useful considering Poland are likely to have to rely on transitions. The obvious question is how often she will get a sight of the Germany goal; if she does, Poland will always have a chance.

What the coaches say

Christian Wück, Germany coach: "From the start, I've always said that it’s important that we get the tournament off to a strong start. In order to do that, we need to win – that’s our aim. That’s the mindset we’re taking into the game.”

Nina Patalon, Poland coach: "We are here for the first time and we are aware that there will be high expectations. We are playing against the best teams from Europe. We are underdogs, but we have absolutely no problem with that. We are also not worried that we have the two teams with the most titles in our group. For us the most important thing is to play well in this tournament. We need to be prepared. Okay, our opponents are strong, but we have a plan and we want to implement that."