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And then there were eight. The field at the 2025 European Championships was cut in half this past week, as the group stages concluded and the quarter-final line-up was set.
It was a dramatic first stage of the tournament, with the Netherlands, winners in 2017, the biggest name to crash out, while there was jubilation for the hosts, as Switzerland made it through to the knockout stages of this competition for the very first time. Still, despite there being a few shocks and surprises, the last eight is largely made up of heavyweights.
Both of the semi-finals from Euro 2022 will be repeated at this earlier stage, as Sweden face England, and France take on Germany, while Spain's bid for a first European title remains on track, with the world champions big favourites in their clash with Switzerland. Then, there is a battle between two of the dark horses, Norway and Italy, who will both fancy their chances of making the last four.
So, as the knockout stages begin, who looks capable of going all the way? GOAL ranks all eight teams left fighting for the Euro 2025 title...
Eliminated: Iceland, Belgium, Poland, Denmark, Finland, Portugal, Wales, Netherlands.