France first to reach UEFA Women’s Nations League 2025 finals

France qualified for the UEFA Women’s Nations League finals with two games to spare after a 2-0 victory away to Norway.

Group A1 – Germany 6-1 Scotland, Austria 1-3 Netherlands

Selina Cerci hit a hat-trick as Germany came from behind at the break to overrun Scotland with six goals in a ruthless 25-minute spell.

Netherlands fell behind in Austria but swiftly levelled through Wieke Kaptein, with Danielle van de Donk and Vivienne Miedema adding one each in the second half as the Dutch stayed level on points with leaders Germany.

Group A2 – Iceland 3-3 Switzerland, Norway 0-2 France

France made a 76th-minute breakthrough in Norway through Sandy Baltimore, Clara Mateo then confirmed their win with a late second.

Iceland’s Karólína Vilhjálmsdóttir hit a quick hat-trick in a 3-3 draw with Switzerland, whose Géraldine Reuteler was sent off in the 69th minute.

Group A3 – Spain 7-1 Portugal, Belgium 3-2 England

Spain sank Portugal 7-1 helped by doubles from Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas, as they knocked England off top spot.

Belgium’s Tessa Wullaert scored twice and made another for Justine Vanhaevermaet, England’s fightback falling short despite an outrageous debut goal from Michelle Agyemang.

Group A4 – Sweden 1-1 Wales, Denmark 0-3 Italy

Group leaders Sweden were held by Wales again despite going ahead through Magda Eriksson, Hannah Cain equalising eight minutes later.

Italy returned with the three points from Denmark, after scoring three times in the last half hour or so, to go ahead of the Danes into second spot.

Group B1 – Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1 Poland, Northern Ireland 1-0 Romania

After three straight wins, Poland needed a stoppage-time equaliser away to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Kascie Wier’s early goal proved enough for a Northern Ireland victory over Romania and move them into second position.

Group B2 – Türkiye 0-1 Slovenia, Republic of Ireland 2-1 Greece

Slovenia hold the only perfect record remaining in Group B and won 1-0 in front of Türkiye’s record crowd of 18,825.

Ireland scored early in each half through an Amber Barrett penalty and Anna Patten, Veatriki Sarri pulling one back for Greece.

Group B3 – Finland 3-0 Hungary, Belarus 0-3 Serbia

Finland saw off Hungary with Emma Koivisto, Linda Sallstrom and Sanni Franssi on target, Nina Matejić’s brace helped leaders Serbia win in Belarus by the same score.

Group B4 – Czechia 1-1 Ukraine, Croatia 1-2 Albania

Kateřina Svitková had Czechia one up four minutes in against leaders Ukraine but Anastasya Petryk earned a point with a 19th-minute leveller.

Croatia opened the scoring but are relegated after defeat at home to Albania, who claimed their second win.

Group C1 – Faroe Islands 5-0 Gibraltar, Moldova 0-2 Slovakia

Slovakia scored four minutes in and a similar time before the end for a fourth win in a row, Faroe Islands’ five-goal victory over Gibraltar was their third win in the group.

Group C2 – Andorra 2-1 Cyprus, Malta 2-1 Georgia

Terre Morato struck a late brace including a stoppage-time penalty, as Andorra fought back to beat morning leaders Cyprus.

Malta went top with a 2-1 result against Georgia.

Group C3 – Kazakhstan 3-2 Armenia, Liechtenstein 2-3 Luxembourg

A quick double had Kazakhstan two up, Armenia wiped out the advantage quicker still, only for the hosts to restore the lead in a 3-2 win that moved them second.

Luxembourg also let slip a 2-0 lead in Liechtenstein but the group’s top team hit back with the winning goal.

Group C4 – Montenegro 1-1 Azerbaijan

Montenegro denied Azerbaijan an away win when converting a 92nd-minute penalty, to stay marginally top ahead of them.

Group C5 – Israel 3-3 Bulgaria

Israel turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead, only for Bulgaria to take away a point after their 50th-minute leveller.

Group C6 – Kosovo 3-0 North Macedonia

Kosovo saw off North Macedonia with three second-half goals, to go level on points with leaders Latvia but from a game more.

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