By Philip O'Connor ZURICH (Reuters) -France forwards Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore scored first-half goals as they beat reigning champions England 2-1 in their Women's Euro Group D opener on Saturday,

France survived a late scare to defeat reigning champions England 2-1 in their opening match of the 2025 Women's Euros. England had the ball in the back of the net first as Alessia Russo got on the end of a rebounded save. However, following a VAR check, it was determined that there was an offside offence in the build-up to the goal.

Meanwhile for Les Bleus, manager Laurent Bonadei took the radical decision to leave out captain Wendie Renard, all-time highest goalscorer Eugénie Le Sommer and the experienced Kenza Dali. The trio have 444 caps between them. France have never won the Euros and Bonadei referenced Einstein as he spoke of doing things differently