Germany vs Spain Preview & Prediction | UEFA Women’s EURO 2025

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The second semi-final at this summer’s UEFA Women’s Championship sees record eight-time winners Germany take on world champions Spain at Letzigrund in Zurich.

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How to watch on TV & online: UK – BBC platforms / ITV platforms / US – Fox Sports & ViX

Germany team news: A couple of issues

Germany have been able to welcome Carlotta Wamser back from suspension for this semi-final, but both Kathrin Hendrich and Sjoeke Nusken are missing. Sarai Linder is out for the final four showdown with Spain, too, but could be available for the final.

Predicted XI (4-1-4-1): Berger; Wamser, Kleinherne, Knaak, Kett; Minge; Brand, Senss, Dallmann, Buhl; Hoffmann

Unavailable: Gwinn (Injured), Hendrich (Suspended), Linder (Injured), Nusken (Suspended)

Questionable:

Spain team news: Athenea a doubt

Real Madrid attacker Athenea del Castillo is a doubt for Spain for the semi-final as the was seen limping heavily in training earlier this week. The Spanish are definitely going to be without Laia Aleixandri, as she is missing through suspension for this one.

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Coll; Batlle, Paredes, Mendez, Carmona; Bonmati, Guijarro, Putellas; Caldentey, Gonzalez, Pina

Unavailable: Aleixandri (Suspended)

Questionable: Athenea (Injured)

Key stats

Germany are unbeaten in eight previous international matches against Spain, with five wins and three draws. They won all three meetings in major tournaments; 1-0 in the group stage of the 2019 World Cup, 2-0 in the group stage at Women’s EURO 2022 and 1-0 in the bronze medal match at the 2024 Olympics.
The teams last met on 9 August 2024 at the Paris Olympics in Lyon, where Germany beat Spain 1-0 in the bronze medal match with a penalty from Giulia Gwinn.
When Germany got the better of Spain in the group stage of UEFA Women’s EURO 2022, Klara Bühl opened the scoring for the eventual runners-up in a 2-0 win in Brentford, London.
Sara Däbritz scored the only goal – and was voted player of the match – as Germany defeated Spain 1-0 in the group stage of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Valenciennes, France.
Alexia Putellas is the only member of the current Spain squad to have found the net against Germany, opening the scoring in a 1-1 draw in Middlesbrough at the 2022 Arnold Clark Cup. Lea Schüller scored Germany’s equaliser.
Germany are competing in a record extending 11th Women’s EURO semi-final.
Germany have won nine of their previous ten Women’s EURO semi-final ties. The exception is 1993 when they lost 3-4 on penalties against Italy.
Germany have won their last seven Women’s EURO semi-final ties in normal time (includes a two-legged victory against England in 1995 – they won both legs of that tie, so have won eight successive matches in the semi-finals).
The quarter-final fixture against France was Germany’s 50th Women’s EURO final tournament match – they are the first team to reach the landmark.
Germany have only lost five of their 50 Women’s EURO final tournament matches (W38 D7).
Germany have scored a record 108 goals in Women’s EURO final tournaments. They are the only team with more than 100 goals scored.
Germany have only failed to score in four of their 50 Women’s EURO final tournament matches.
Spain have equalled their best Women’s EURO final tournament performance. Their previous appearance in the semi-finals was on their debut in 1997 when they lost 1-2 against Italy.
Spain have progressed to the semi-finals after winning four successive Women’s EURO final tournament matches for the first time.
Spain have won 12 of their last 13 international matches (L1).
Spain have scored 16 goals in four matches at Women’s EURO 2025. The most they scored in a final tournament previously was six in four matches (2022). Only England in 2022 (22) and Germany in 2009 (21) have scored more in a single edition.
Against Switzerland, Irene Paredes became the first player to make 15 Women’s EURO final tournament appearances for Spain.
Leila Ouahabi could become the fourth player to reach ten Women’s EURO final tournament appearances for Spain.
Germany’s Sara Däbritz signed a two-year contract to join Real Madrid last month. Her new team-mates will include Spain squad members María Méndez, Athenea del Castillo and Alba Redondo.
No other member of Germany’s squad has previously played for a Spanish club, while no players in Spain’s squad have ever represented a German side.
Däbritz played alongside Spain captain Irene Paredes at Paris Saint-Germain from 2019-21, the pair helping the club win the French Division 1 Féminine title for the first – and as yet only – time (2020/21).
Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger plays in the NWSL for Gotham FC alongside Spain’s Esther González.
Germany’s Rebecca Knaak played with Spain’s Leila Ouahabi and Laia Aleixandri at Manchester City in the second half of the 2024/25 season. Knaak and Ouahabi have been joined at City by another Germany squad member, Sydney Lohmann, for 2025/26.

Germany vs Spain prediction

Germany have been declining in recent years but began this tournament well with back-to-back victories. They were then hammered 4-1 by Sweden in their final group game, but have reached the semi-final by overcoming a strong France side in the quarter-finals, defeating Les Bleues on penalties by six goals to five the other day.

World champions Spain have a star studded side and they have sublime throughout this tournament thus far, with annihilations of both Portugal and Belgium before a comfortable win coming from behind against Italy. They then eased past hosts Switzerland by two goals to nil in the quarter-finals at the weekend.

Germany have perhaps just about hit par for their tournament now, and they have a lot of selection dilemmas, particularly defensively, so backing the Spanish is the way to go for this one.

Germany vs Spain tip: Spain to win

Germany vs Spain Preview & Prediction | UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 | Semi-Final