Key Stats, Star Players And Favourites - Meet Euro 2025 Final Four

The Euro 2025 semi-finals are decided. Defending champions England will return connected Italy connected Tuesday earlier Spain meet Germany connected Wednesday.

But really did they get here? Which players person stood out? And what are their chances of lifting nan trophy successful Basel connected 27 July?

BBC Sport takes a look.

Goals scored: 13 Goals conceded: Five Wins: Three Best Euros performance: Winners 2022

Chance of winning Euro 2025 (Opta): 36.5%

Defending champions England booked their spot successful nan semi-finals pinch triumph complete Sweden but did things nan difficult way.

The Lionesses came from 2-0 down to unit other clip and past penalties. Of nan 14 penalties taken, 5 were scored, six were saved and 3 were missed.

It summed up England's tourney truthful acold pinch nan Lionesses not afloat firing but still uncovering a measurement to win.

What nan pundits said: "The mentality of those players to measurement up. Even those who missed, nan mentality to still put your manus up and opportunity I want to return a punishment [is truthful strong]," said skipper Steph Houghton.

Former England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis added: "These girls conscionable support making history. To travel backmost from 2-0 down successful nan knockout stages, to travel backmost and show nan resilience and determination, nan never-say-die attitude."

When it comes to who has stood out, consistency has been somewhat lacking but goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, seasoned defender Lucy Bronze and winger Lauren Hemp person each enjoyed large moments.

Key player: Chelsea guardant Lauren James has agelong been predicted to beryllium a apical subordinate for England and astatine this tourney she has erstwhile again shown why that is nan case.

She stepped up successful nan 4-0 group-stage thrashing of nan Netherlands pursuing disapproval successful nan opening-game conclusion by France, past impressed again against Wales.

"There's nary ceiling connected her talent - we're looking astatine a imaginable world star," England and Brighton guardant Nikita Parris said.

Standout stat: England became nan first squad to advancement from a knockout necktie astatine nan Women's European Championship having trailed by 2 aliases much goals.

Goals scored: Six Goals conceded: Six Wins: Three Best Euros performance: Eight-time champions

Chance of winning Euro 2025: 23.5%

Beaten finalists successful 2022 erstwhile they mislaid to England, Germany are eight-time European champions but past won nan title successful 2013.

It has been a disrupted run successful Switzerland, pinch inconsistent results.

Victory complete Poland successful their opening lucifer was marred by a tournament-ending wounded to skipper Giulia Gwinn earlier they had to travel from down against Denmark.

A 4-1 thrashing by Sweden included Carlotta Wamser being sent disconnected successful nan 31st minute, while different reddish paper successful nan quarter-final against France - this clip for Kathrin Hendrich successful nan 13th infinitesimal - group nan reside for a chaotic encounter.

Despite having to play nan remainder of nan 90 minutes positive other clip and penalties pinch 10 players, Germany showed togetherness to get nan occupation done and unafraid a semi-final gathering pinch Spain.

What nan pundits said: "Germany will return specified assurance successful nan resilience and nan consequence since going down to 10 players, which tin beryllium a psychological uplift. If I was Spain I would astir apt want to play France," said erstwhile England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley.

"For Germany it's astir mindset, aforesaid belief and utilizing nan assurance that you person built by getting done that game, and utilizing it," she said.

Key player: Jule Brand is Germany's apical goalscorer pinch 2 goals and 2 assists, but goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger sewage nan plaudits for their quarter-final win. She made 9 saves against France, including stopping 2 penalties successful nan shootout, arsenic good arsenic scoring what proved to beryllium nan winning penalty.

Standout stat: Germany person led for conscionable 82 minutes crossed their 4 matches astatine Euro 2025.

Goals scored: Five Goals conceded: Five Wins: Three Best Euros performance: Runners-up, 1993 and 1997

Chance of winning Euro 2025 (Opta): 8.9%

Italy are nan lowest-ranked squad near successful nan tourney astatine 13th successful nan Fifa rankings, but aft their awesome capacity against Norway successful nan past 8 it would beryllium foolish to underestimate them.

They grounded to suffice for 4 successive World Cups betwixt 2003 and 2015 and person flown nether nan radar successful Switzerland to scope a first European semi-final since 1997.

Progressing down Spain successful Group B they were nan underdogs heading into nan quarter-final against two-time European champions Norway, but they impressed pinch their pace, power successful possession and earthy width.

Key player: Captain Cristiana Girelli scored some goals successful nan 2-1 triumph pinch nan important winning extremity a melodramatic stoppage-time header.

Former England defender Anita Asante said it was "special" for a "senior seasoned successful nan team" to present successful that moment.

"They're reflecting nan maturation of Italian women's football. Italy recovered a spot of value erstwhile it really mattered and capitalised," she said.

What nan pundits said: Houghton said defending champions England would request to beryllium "mindful" of Italy's underdog status.

"Knocking retired Norway, who were higher classed than them, that astir apt was not nan anticipation from nan outside," she said.

"They person acquisition successful their team. They person immoderate threats, particularly successful wide areas, and really bully midfielders.

"This is monumental for them. They've made different historical progression truthful they're going to beryllium good up for it."

Standout stat: At nan property of 35 years and 84 days, Girelli became nan oldest subordinate to people much than erstwhile for a European federation successful a azygous lucifer astatine a awesome tournament.

Goals scored: 16 Goals conceded: Four Wins: Four Best Euros performance: Third, 1997

Chance of winning Euro 2025: 31.1%

Spain are aiming to adhd European glory to their 2023 World Cup triumph.

Surprise winners successful Australia 2 years ago, they person since emerged arsenic nan ascendant unit successful nan women's crippled - adding nan Women's Nations League to their trophy furniture past twelvemonth and looking for illustration nan squad to hit successful Switzerland.

Their quarter-final triumph complete nan big nation was uncomfortable astatine times but they yet recovered a measurement to win.

What nan pundits said: "Any clip you enactment successful possession for illustration they do successful nan last third, it's intolerable not to score," Parris said.

"The magnitude of chances that they create, nan possession, nan intricate play and nan comradery and connectivity this squad has is thing special. I deliberation they will break galore teams down."

With an abundance of talent astatine their disposal it is difficult to prime retired conscionable 1 cardinal player.

Key player: Forward Esther Gonzalez, who leads nan title for nan Golden Boot, three-time Champions League-winning midfielder Aitana Bonmati and Claudia Pina person each impressed.

But two-time Ballon d'Or victor Alexia Putellas has stood retired having missed nan 2022 tourney aft suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

The Barcelona midfielder has been making up for mislaid clip connected nan European stage, scoring 3 goals and assisting 4 more.

"It is her extremity involvements," said erstwhile England skipper Steph Houghton. "She missed nan past Euros done wounded and she's really taken clasp of nan Spanish squad successful nan group stages. She's been a standout."

Standout stat: Spain person scored 16 goals astatine Euro 2025 - only England successful 2022 (22) and Germany successful 2009 (21) person netted much successful a finals.