Overview
- Jule Brand put Germany ahead in the 7th minute but Sweden’s Stina Blackstenius, Smilla Holmberg, Fridolina Rolfö and Lina Hurtig scored in the 12th, 25th, 34th (penalty) and 80th minutes to overturn the match.
- Carlotta Wamser was sent off for a handball on the goal line in the 31st minute and will be suspended for the quarter-final.
- Despite the historic 4-1 loss—the heaviest in their Women’s Euro history—Germany still advances as Group C runners-up.
- Germany will meet the Group D winner (France, England or the Netherlands) on July 19 at 21:00 in Basel.
- Coach Christian Wück faces urgent calls to shore up defensive lapses after conceding four goals across the match.