Italy, England and Women's Euro
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England squares off against Italy on July 22 at 3 p.m. ET in UEFA Women’s Euro 2025, held in Genève, Switzerland. Want to watch live on TV? Details are in the article below.
England captain Leah Williamson is available for their Euro 2025 semifinal against Italy in Geneva on Tuesday.
GENEVA — Having come back from the brink of elimination against Sweden in the last eight, England will hope to live up to its billing as tournament favorite when it faces Italy in the semifinals of Women's Euro 2025 on Tuesday.
Each of the four quarter-finals brought its own unique storyline — comebacks, red cards, shootout tension and individual brilliance. What struck home was the resilience shown by eventual winners of each clash. Italy’s belief, England’s refusal to quit, Spain’s composure, and Germany’s defiance in adversity.
Italy have won a quarter-final match at a major tournament (World Cup or Euro) for the first time. They had previously lost all four of their quarter-final appearances. At least, that much is true if you were watching Italy boss Andrea Soncin towards the end of that match.
Italy has beaten Norway 2-1 to advance to he semifinals at the Women’s European Championship. On a night of goals and drama for two veteran star strikers, Cristiani Girelli got the better of Ada Hegerberg.
Girelli has played her entire career in Italy, bridging the gap from amateur to full-time, with Serie A Femminile going fully professional only in 2022. She has spent seven seasons with Juventus and finished the last campaign as the league’s top scorer with 19 goals that propelled Le Bianconere to their first title in three years.
England beat Sweden on penalties in the Euro 2025 quarter-finals; Chloe Kelly and Hannah Hampton shone in Zurich; Leah Williamson could be an injury doubt for the semi-final against Italy; Michelle Agyemang is proving why she was selected,