England vs Netherlands Preview & Prediction | UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 | Group Stage
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The defending champions could find themselves eliminated this week as Sarina Wiegman’s England take on a strong Netherlands side at Letzigrund in Zurich this week.
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England team news: James fully fit
Key player Lauren James was a doubting leading up to the tournament but she started their opener against France and so will be expected to be involved again. Sarina Wiegman is under pressure as boss but says England will go back to what they know.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Hampton; Bronze, Williamson, Greenwood, Carter; Walsh, Stanway; Mead, James, Hemp; Russo
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Netherlands team news: Fully fit
The Netherlands have a fully fit and available squad and they will be expected to name an unchanged eleven for this one, and that is expected to be the case after their demolition of Wales the other day.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Van Domselaar; Casparij, Janssen, Buurman, Brugts; Groenen, Kaptein; Pelova, Van de Donk, Roord; Miedema
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England vs Netherlands prediction
England are the defending champions and they reached the final of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, but the Lionesses have been underwhelming and declining in the last 18 months or so. That drop in their level was on show the other day as they suffered a 2-1 loss to France.
They now face a Netherlands side that have a star studded and impressive squad, and that was on shown in their opener as they waltzed past Wales by three goals to nil. Vivianne Miedema opened the scoring in first-half stoppage-time before second-half strikes by Victoria Pelova and Esmee Brugts.
England are the classic archetypal international side that have been atop the mountain and are now on the way down, and a Dutch win that could seal their exit is good value.
England vs Netherlands tip: Netherlands to win
