Spain signed off their Women's Euro Group B campaign with a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Italy that made it clear to the other teams in the last eight -- anyone wishing to beat them needs to address the depth of talent in their squad and their ability to continuously adapt to in-game situations.

After winning the World Cup two years ago, Spain are favoured to win the Euros this summer. Defending champs England are second favourites.

Germany’s title with Kessler 12 years ago was its sixth straight but a seventh has been elusive. The Germans are an expected contender after several high-scoring victories in 2025 and taking a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where they lost twice to the United States.

Following the tragic death of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, the Portuguese women's national team had a tribute in their honor. The Portuguese women's team is facing Spain in the UEFA Women's Euro to kick off the group stage on Thursday,

That proved to be premature, as Putellas returned to the pitch in April 2023 and was back in the Spain squad for that summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. She played seven times and provided an assist, but had not built up enough rhythm to show her best form.

The world champions were behind for the first time at Euro 2025 and appeared rattled before storming back to claim a third consecutive win