Germany defender Sarai Linder has been ruled out of her team’s Women’s European Championship semifinal against Spain.

England seek a repeat as the Lionesses get stronger each game, while Spain have impressed with their signature flair in possession on the hunt to add a Euro title to their World Cup triumph. Germany are a proven foe with physical play and organization,

Germany defender Sarai Linder will miss the women's Euro 2025 semi-finals against world champion Spain on Wednesday due to injury. Linder had to be subbed off in the quarter-final match against France and the German Football Federation (DFB) said in a statement on Sunday evening that she suffered a capsule and ligament injury to her left ankle.

Spain have advanced to the semi-final of the Women's Euros for the first time since 1997 after beating hosts Switzerland 2-0 in Bern. The 2023 World Cup winners took more than an hour to break through the home team's determined defence, with Mariona Caldentey missing a penalty in the ninth minute.

Spain's Euro journey will continue after defeating hosts Switzerland, though they have little time to dwell on reaching their first-ever semis at this tournament. After all, there's more history to make.

The world champions celebrated winning their first knockout match at the Women’s Euros and plan to achieve much more

Spain’s players gave their beaten Switzerland opponents a guard of honor leaving the field after their quarterfinal at the Women's European Championship.

Spain missed two penalties and struggled to break down Switzerland in their Euro 2025 quarter-final on Friday but the world champions leveraged all their experience to score twice in the second half to set up a showdown against either France or Germany.

The Barcelona and Spain striker wasn't always a guaranteed starter, but patience and precision have made her crucial to both lineups