ZURICH (AP) — England set a number of unwanted firsts as it began the defense of its Women’s European Championship title by losing to France 2-1 on Saturday. Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore scored two quickfire goals towards the end of the first half as France recorded a ninth straight win and stunned the defending champion.

Group D action at the UEFA Women's Euro tournament begins Saturday with two exciting matchups, the second one will feature a clash between France and England.

The defending champions begin their Euro 2025 campaign against fellow-heavyweights France in a blockbuster Group D clash. Both sides' lead-up to the tournament has been far from smooth. England were rocked by the double-blow of Mary Earps' retirement and Millie Bright's decision to pull out of selection.

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Sarina Wiegman assesses what went wrong in England's opening match against France at Euro 2025 and the response needed going into their next game against the Netherlands.

England head coach Sarina Wiegman said that her side’s 2-1 defeat to France at UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 was of their own making.The Lionesses’ title defence got off to a terrible start in Zürich