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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Wales Netherlands Soccer
Netherlands’ Esmee Brugts, right, celebrates after scoring her side’s third goal during the Euro 2025, group D, soccer match between Wales and the Netherlands at Allmend Stadion Luzern in Lucerne, Switzerland, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Wales Netherlands Soccer
Netherlands’ Esmee Brugts, right, celebrates after scoring her side’s third goal during the Euro 2025, group D, soccer match between Wales and the Netherlands at Allmend Stadion Luzern in Lucerne, Switzerland, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Wales Netherlands Soccer
Netherlands supporters head to the stadium for the Euro 2025, group D, soccer match between Wales and the Netherlands at Allmend Stadion Luzern in Lucerne, Switzerland, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Wales Netherlands Soccer
Netherlands’ Victoria Pelova, left, is challenged by Wales’ Esther Morgan during the Euro 2025, group D, soccer match between Wales and the Netherlands at Allmend Stadion Luzern in Lucerne, Switzerland, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Wales Netherlands Soccer
A young Wales supporter waits for the Euro 2025, group D, soccer match between Wales and the Netherlands at Allmend Stadion Luzern in Lucerne, Switzerland, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Wales Netherlands Soccer
Vivianne Miedema, from Netherlands scores the opening goal, her 100th for the Netherlands, during the Euro 2025, group D, soccer match between Wales and the Netherlands in Lucerne, Switzerland, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 France England Soccer
France goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin touches the ball but fails to stop a goal by England’s Keira Walsh during the Euro 2025, group D, soccer match between France and England at Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 France England Soccer
France’s Sandy Baltimore, center, scores her side’s second goal during the Euro 2025, group D, soccer match between France and England at Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 France England Soccer
France’s Sandy Baltimore, background, scores her side’s second goal during the Euro 2025, group D, soccer match between France and England at Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 France England Soccer
A fan of England’s Lucy Bronze holds a doll with her number 2 shirt on the stands before the Euro 2025, group D, soccer match between France and England at Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Germany Poland Soccer
German supporters wave flags on the stands during the Euro 2025, group C, soccer match between Germany and Poland at Arena St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Germany Poland Soccer
Germany’s Lea Schueller celebrates after scoring her side’s second goal during the Euro 2025, group C, soccer match between Germany and Poland at Arena St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Denmark Sweden Soccer
Sweden’s fans celebrate after the Euro 2025, group C, soccer match between Denmark and Sweden at Stade de Geneve in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Germany Poland Soccer
Germany’s Lea Schueller, right, scores her side’s second goal past Poland goalkeeper Kinga Szemik during the Euro 2025, group C, soccer match between Germany and Poland at Arena St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Denmark Sweden Soccer
Sweden’s Kosovare Asllani celebrates her 200th appearance in Sweden’s national team after the Euro 2025, group C, soccer match between Denmark and Sweden at Stade de Geneve in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Germany Poland Soccer
Germany’s Jule Brand, left, celebrates with Sarai Linder after scoring the opening goal during the Euro 2025, group C, soccer match between Germany and Poland at Arena St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Denmark Sweden Soccer
Sweden’s Filippa Angeldahl celebrates with teammate Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, right, after scoring the opening goal during the Euro 2025, group C, soccer match between Denmark and Sweden at Stade de Geneve in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Belgium Italy Soccer
Italy’s Arianna Caruso celebrates scoring during the Euro 2025, group B, soccer match between Belgium and Italy at Stade de Tourbillon in Sion, Switzerland, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Spain Portugal Soccer
Portugal head coach Francisco Neto watches as Portugal’s Andreia Norton tries to tackle Spain’s Mariona Caldentey, left, during the Euro 2025, group B, soccer match between Spain and Portugal at Stadion Wankdorf in Bern, Switzerland, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Iceland Finland Soccer
Finland ‘s Katariina Kosola, left, celebrates with Emma Koivisto, center, after scoring her side’s first goal during the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Iceland and Finland at Arena Thun in Thun, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Switzerland Norway Soccer
Norway goalkeeper Cecilie Fiskerstrand dives for a save during the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Switzerland and Norway at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Iceland Finland Soccer
Finland fans celebrate at the end of the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Iceland and Finland at Arena Thun in Thun, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Switzerland Norway Soccer
Norway’s Vilde Boe Risa celebrates at the end of the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Switzerland and Norway at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Switzerland Norway Soccer
Norway’s Ada Hegerberg, center, scores her side’s first goal during the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Switzerland and Norway at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Iceland Finland Soccer
Iceland’s Hildur Antonsdottir is shown the red card by referee Katalin Kulcsar of Hungary after being booked for the second time during the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Iceland and Finland at Arena Thun in Thun, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Switzerland Norway Soccer
Norway’s forward Ada Hegerberg, left, celebrates the own goal by Switzerland’s defender Julia Stierli, bottom, during the Euro 2025 Group A soccer match between Switzerland and Norway at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Iceland Finland Soccer
Finland ‘s Katariina Kosola, left, scores during the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Iceland and Finland at Arena Thun in Thun, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Iceland Finland Soccer
Finland ‘s Katariina Kosola, center, celebrates after scoring her side’s first goal during the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Iceland and Finland at Arena Thun in Thun, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Switzerland Norway Soccer
Norway’s Marit B. Lund, Tuva Hansen, center, and goalkeeper Cecilie Fiskerstrand celebrate at the end of the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Switzerland and Norway at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Switzerland Norway Soccer
Norway’s team captain Ada Hegerberg comes on to the pitch for the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Switzerland and Norway at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Switzerland Norway Soccer
Norway’s Ada Hegerberg, center, scores her side’s first goal during the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Switzerland and Norway at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Switzerland Norway Soccer
Norway’s team captain Ada Hegerberg, foreground, and others on the Norway bench react to the final whistle of the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Switzerland and Norway at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Switzerland Norway Soccer
Switzerland’s Nadine Riesen, right, celebrates her goal with her teammate Viola Calligaris, left, during the Euro 2025 Group A soccer match between Switzerland and Norway at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)
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APTOPIX Euro 2025 Iceland Finland Soccer
Finland ‘s Ria Oling, center, challenges for the ball with Iceland’s Saedis Heioarsdottir during the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Iceland and Finland at Arena Thun in Thun, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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This gallery, curated by AP photo editors, shows the highlights from the opening round of the Women’s Euro 2025 soccer tournament.
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