Germany defender Kathrin Hendrich was sent off for pulling the hair of France captain Griedge Mbock in a bizarre moment in the Euro 2025 quarter-final. The incident also resulted in a penalty as it took place in the box,

When the experienced Kathrin Hendrich had a brain fade and pulled Mbock Bathy's ponytail in the box on 13 minutes, most Germany fans would have been forgiven for thinking France would progress into the Euro 2025 semi-finals.

In terms of challenges that two-time cancer survivor Ann-Katrin Berger has overcome, making a string of saves in Germany’s Euro 2025 quarterfinal victory over France on Saturday night is relatively low down on the list.

Germany defender Sarai Linder will miss the European Championship semi-final against Spain on Wednesday with a left ankle ligament injury. Linder, 25, was forced off in the 20th minute of Germany’s dramatic quarter-final win over France on Saturday which went to a sudden death penalty shootout.

Germany team director Nia Künzer has defended Kathrin Hendrich for the hair-pulling incident which led to her early red card in the European Championship quarter-final win against France. The record champions won on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Basel on Saturday after being forced to play with 10 players for almost 120 minutes including stoppage

After an innocuous free kick that ended unspectacularly out of bounds, referee Tess Olofsson was suddenly called to the VAR monitor for a potential red card.

France captain Mbock makes her first start start of the tournament having recovered from her calf injury. That means it's a new centre-back partnership for Les Bleues. Alongside the Paris Saint-Germain defender is Maelle Lakrar who also makes her return after a two-game absence with a hamstring injury.