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Euros 2025: Wiegman says Lionesses 'focused' amid Wales rivalry

England face Wales in the final group stage match of Euro 2025 as the Lionesses look to reach the quarter-finals with a victory over their rivals.

The holders are prepared for a “derby” against the tournament debutants Wales, who are the lowest-ranked team at the Euros and are all-but eliminated after defeats to France and Netherlands.

England bounced back from their opening defeat to France with an impressive 4-0 win against the Netherlands and Sarina Wiegman’s side can book their place in the quarter-finals with a win.

Wales, however, will be determined to not come from the Euros empty handed and potentially play a part in knocking the Lionesses out of the tournament before the quarter-final stage.

Head coach Rhian Wilkinson said Wales are out to “spoil the party” while the captain Angharad James said: “It’s in our blood, it’s in our DNA, the rivalry has always been and always will be there.”

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England thrashed the Netherlands to keep their Euro 2025 campaign alive as the holders responded to the threat of elimination with a superb performance.

The Lionesses could have become the first European champions to be eliminated from the group stage had they followed their 2-1 loss to France with another defeat

But Sarina Wiegman’s side thrived under the pressure of a knockout game, with two goals from Lauren James firing England to a huge win over a strong Dutch team.

Georgia Stanway and Ella Toone scored the other goals, which puts England in a great position to reach the quarter-finals if they beat Wales on Sunday.

Here’s how England bounced back from defeat to stay alive at Euro 2025.

What has the England camp said?

Sarina Wiegman: “I hope we will see a game where we have a lot of the ball and we play very good in possession, so we don't let it become into a fighting game. For them it is a big game but for us it is too. We want to win and get through the group stage. There is passion but we have passion too. We want to be really focused and good on the ball. We have to be patient."

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What are the group permutations?

England will reach the quarter-finals if they beat Wales on Sunday. If England draw, they can still go through as long as the Netherlands don’t beat France.

Where things could have started to get complicated is if England beat Wales and the Netherlands defeat France, leaving those three teams on six points and breaking the head-to-head record tiebreak.

However, by winning 4-1 against Netherlands and only losing 2-1 to France, the Lionesses would have the advantage on goal difference as long as they beat Wales and would be guaranteed to go through.

Wales are not out just yet - but they need to beat England 4-0 and hope the Netherlands lose to France. Wales’ goal difference after losing 3-0 and 4-1 means progress is very unlikely, however.