Women's Nations League semi-finals: Germany vs France, Spain vs Sweden
Friday, June 6, 2025
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Germany and France will replay their 2023/24 semi-final while holders Spain take on Sweden in the last four in October.
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Holders Spain will take on Sweden and Germany and France are matched in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League semi-finals on 24 October.
Women's Nations League finals
Semi-finals (24 & 28 October)
Germany vs France
Spain vs Sweden
Final & third-place play-off (28 November & 2 December)
Germany / France vs Spain / Sweden
The four League A group winners will face off in the knockout finals but in a change to the first edition, both rounds will now be played over two legs. The semi-finals will be played in principle on 24 and 28 October. The final and the third-place play-off will both be played in principle on 28 November and 2 December.
All kick-off times CET
First legs: Friday 24 October
Germany vs France (17:45, Dusseldorf)
Germany beat France on penalties in the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw. Germany had previously defeated France 2-1 in the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 semi-finals.
Germany and France were also matched in the 2023/24 semi-finals, Les Bleues winning 2-1 in Décines. While France went on to lose the final to Spain, Germany beat Netherlands for third place, which carried a berth in the 2024 Olympics – where they were to defeat Spain for bronze.
Spain vs Sweden (20:00, Málaga)
Spain won the inaugural 2023/24 edition, where the finals were one-off ties, defeating Netherlands and France in Seville.
Sweden, meanwhile, have made the finals for the first time having been beaten 3-2 at home and 5-3 away by Spain in 2023/24 the league stage, not long after losing a similarly dramatic tie 2-1 in the FIFA Women's World Cup semi-finals.
