Former Wolves and England footballer Geoff Thomas has completed his seventh Tour De France challenge with the hope of raising £1m for research into leukaemia. Thomas, who lives in Worcestershire, has been part of Tour 21 team which has been following the exact same route as the Tour De France, a week ahead of the professionals racing.

With seven places between the two sides in the world rankings, England are definite favourites coming into the match, although Italy do have the advantage of an extra day of rest and winning their quarter-final in normal time.

Olivier Giroud’s header in the 78th minute sent France to victory over England on Saturday, setting up a World Cup semifinal showdown against Morocco.

FRANCE finished the 2025 Six Nations Women’s Summer Series as the only team with a 100 record after downing England 52-39 in the

France and England had previously met twice before in the World Cup in 1966 and 1982, with England winning both matches. What To Watch For. France plays Morocco at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the semifinals.

If England's opening loss to France at Euro 2025 was a cause for concern, coach Sarina Wiegman said being faced with a huge challenge right out of the gate might have been a blessing in disguise for the reigning champions.

Reaction as Germany complete a remarkable comeback and beat France on penalties to reach the Euro 2025 semi-finals.

Two giants of European football meet this evening as eight-time Euro winners Germany take on in-form France. Germany were runners-up in Group C and face a tricky test against Group D winners France in Basel.