Germany loses to Sweden: historic 1:4 defeat at the European Championship!

Germany loses to Sweden: historic 1:4 defeat at the European Championship!

Today is July 14, 2025, and the women's European Football Championship in Switzerland is heading towards the decisive rounds. In the last group game, the German women's national team met Sweden and unfortunately had to admit defeat with a bitter defeat of 1:4. This bitter defeat represents the heaviest European Championship defeat for the DFB team since 1993 World reported.

The DFB women got off to a promising start: Jule Brand gave the team the lead in the 7th minute. But Sweden, led by Stina Blackstenius, equalized just five minutes later. Then the problems started. After Smilla Holmberg made it 2-1 in the 25th minute and a hand penalty that Fridolina Rolfö converted to make it 3-1, the decisive turning point came in the 34th minute. Carlotta Wamser received a red card for handball, and that seemed to reinforce the DFB team's "weak defensive behavior." Lina Hurtig put the icing on the cake in the 80th minute and made it 4-1.

Challenging quarter-finals ahead

This means that Germany, which was already second in the group before the game, will have to compete in the quarterfinals against the first team in Group D, which will host national coach Christian Wück's team next Saturday, July 19, 2025. Loud Sports show The opponent will be France, where the injury of captain Giulia Gwinn poses an additional challenge for the team. Although she is injured herself, she will be in the stadium at the quarter-finals to support the team.

The DFB team already had the opportunity to talk after the defeat in order to focus on the upcoming game. The defense has to be changed after Wamser's red card, which could cause additional difficulties on defense. The pressure on the players is noticeable because mistakes are immediately punished against strong opponents like France, as DFB director Nia Künzer also acknowledges. In addition, 7.66 million viewers have already watched the last group game - proof of the great interest in the DFB team.

A look at the entire EM process

A total of 31 games will be played in eight cities at this European Championship from July 2nd to 21st, 2025. The preliminary round included several exciting encounters in which Germany were victorious against both Denmark and Poland, but finished second in the group behind Sweden. The next games will take place in the Kybunpark in St. Gallen and the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, where the DFB women have to show that they have put the initial difficulties behind them.

Fans are urged to secure tickets for the quarter-finals and are optimistic that the fighting energy and will to win will return. The team has the potential and hopefully the support of Giulia Gwinn will give them the motivation they need.

“There’s something going on” – that was the mood among the fans and the team. Now it's time to build up, show concentration and give everything to achieve the next goal.