The first matchday of the 14th Women's European Championship is in the books! The German team of Lea Schüller, Klara Bühl and Co celebrated a 2-0 victory over Poland, although the win was dampened by an injury to Giulia Gwinn, who was forced off in the first half in St. Gallen. As well as the nine-time European champions, Tuva Hansen and Arianna Caruso also got off to a successful start in the tournament from an FCB perspective. While Norway defeated hosts Switzerland 2-1 in their opener, Italy claimed a 1-0 success over Belgium thanks to Caruso’s goal.
There was also a direct clash between a number of Bayern players on Matchday 1, with Julia Zigiotti Olme and Magdalena Eriksson of Sweden winning 1-0 against Pernille Harder and new signing Stine Ballisager of Denmark. FCB captain Glódís Viggósdóttir (1-0 against Finland) and Georgia Stanway (2-1 against France) both suffered opening defeats with their countries. fcbayern.com provides you with a detailed overview of all the Matchday 1 encounters from a Munich perspective.
The results at a glance
Group A:
Iceland 0-1 Finland
Goalscorers: 0-1 Katariina Kosola (70’)
FCB players (minutes played): Viggósdóttir (45 minutes)
Switzerland 1-2 Norway
Goalscorers: 1-0 Nadine Riesen (28’), 1-1 Ada Hegerberg (54’), 1-2 Julia Stierli (58’ o.g.)
FCB players: Hansen (90 minutes)
Group B:
Belgium 0-1 Italy
Goalscorers: 0-1 Arianna Caruso (44’)
FCB players: Caruso (90 minutes / Player of the Match)
Group C:
Denmark 0-1 Sweden
Goalscorers: 0-1 Filippa Angeldal (55’)
FCB players: Harder (90 minutes), Ballisager (90 minutes), Zigiotti Olme (90 minutes), Eriksson (unused substitute)
Germany 2-0 Poland
Goalscorers: 1-0 Jule Brand (52’), 2-0 Lea Schüller (66’)
FCB players: Gwinn (40 minutes, substituted injured), Bühl (85 minutes), Dallmann (70 minutes), Lohmann (20 minutes), Schüller (70 minutes), Mahmutovic (unused substitute), Kett (unused substitute), Natalia Padilla Bidas (59 minutes)
Group D:
France 2-1 England
Goalscorers: 1-0 Marie-Antoinette Katoto (36’), 2-0 Sandy Baltimore (39’), 2-1 Keira Walsh (87’)
FCB players: Stanway (77 minutes)
Group standings after Matchday 1
Group A:
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Goal difference | Points |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Iceland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Group B:
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Goal difference | Points |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
Group C:
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Goal difference | Points |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Group D:
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Goal difference | Points |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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