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Euro 2025 England vs Netherlands: Lionesses have to go back to doing what they do best

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Euro 2025 England vs Netherlands: Lionesses have to go back to doing what they do best

The Lionesses must get back to doing what they do best - getting through to knockout football - reports The Independent’s Jamie Braidwood from Switzerland.

England’s 2-1 opening loss to France has left their title defence hanging by a thread and it does not get any easier with the 2017 champions up next in Zurich on Wednesday (9 July)

England will become the first holders to crash out at the group stage if they lose and France avoid defeat to Wales.

Speaking ahead of the crunch match, head coach Sarina Wiegman said: “We bring it back to ‘what do we have to do?’ And the focus is what actions do we have to take to play our best.”

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