The Lionesses, however, thought they had taken the lead inside 16 minutes at the Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, only for Alessia Russo’s goal to be disallowed for a marginal offside ruling on Beth Mead. It was a decision England’s head coach described as a “huge surprise” — so what exactly happened, and why didn’t the goal stand?

Stanway said England want to move on and said the Lionesses have to be ‘brave’ as they prepare for a must-win clash with Netherlands

England's bid to defend their Euros title took a major hit, as France outclassed the Lionesses on a night where the midfield battle proved decisive.

The defending European champions will open their tournament with a daunting match against a highly talented French team.

England set a number of unwanted firsts as it began the defense of its Women’s European Championship title by losing to France on Saturday.

The Lionesses bounced back from the France defeat to put the holders in a great position to reach the quarter-finals

ZURICH (AP) — England has never lost its first two matches at the Women’s European Championship. If that changes on Wednesday, the defending champion could very well be out of Euro 2025.