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Referee for France vs Germany Women Euro 2025 Announced- Swedish ref who was in charge of Olympics final

The referee for the France Women vs Germany Euro 2025 game- the fourth and last quarter final at this Women’s Euros, has been announced as Tess Olofsson. The 37-year-old Swedish referee is best known for being in charge of the 2024 Olympics Women’s football final between Brazil and the United States, which the USWNT won 1-0 to claim gold in Paris.

Olofsson was also the referee for France Women’s group game against holders England, a game Les Bleues won 2-1 and was pivotal to them finishing as Group D winners at this Euro 2025 tournament.

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L’Equipe Marca Player Ratings Spain 5-4 France 2025- How did Maignan, Zubimendi, Konate & others fare?

Here is a look at the player ratings for Spain vs France in the Nations League semifinal from the big French and Spanish newspapers. European champions Spain beat the French 5-4 in a nine-goal thriller to advance a final showdown against Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo.

L’Equipe player ratings Spain 5-4 France UNL

Not surprisingly, L’Equipe had some harsh player ratings for France’s starters. Goalkeeper Mike Maignan, linked with a switch to Chelsea, got a 3/10. There were some even worse Les Bleus players in L’Equipe’s eyes, among them was Liverpool central defender Ibrahima Konate, who got a 2/10 rating (as did defensive partner Lenglet)

Spain 5-4 France L'Equipe Player Ratings 2025

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L’Equipe AS Player Ratings France 2-0 Croatia 2025- How did Saliba, Gvardiol & co fare?

Here is a look at the player ratings for France v Croatia (Nations League quarter final second leg). Les Bleus won 2-0 to overturn a two goal loss from the first leg, and then prevailed on penalties.

L’Equipe player ratings France vs Croatia 2-0 March 24 2025

Both William Saliba and Ibrahima Konate had a forgettable first leg against Croatia. Arsenal’s Saliba was retained for the second leg, but LFC defender Konate made way for Bayern’s Dayot Upamecano in the heart of defence.

L’Equipe thought Upamecano was the pick of France’s defenders, giving him a 8/10 player rating, the joint highest alongside Michael Olise.

Saliba received a 6/10 for his performance as did Manchester City’s Gvardiol.

France 2-0 Croatia L'Equipe Player Ratings 2025

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