Sakina Karchaoui spoke in the mixed zone after the EURO 2025 quarter-final which saw France eliminated by Germany on penalties despite playing with a player more for the majority of the match.

France captain Griedge Mbock is set to return for Saturday's Women's European Championship quarterfinal against Germany in Basel.

Since 2009, France have lost eight times at this stage of the tournament, barring Euro 2022. The quarter-finals have become a sticking point but this France team have shown resilience, coming from 2-1 down to beat the Netherlands 5-2 in their last group stage fixture on Sunday.

Germany's group stage at the Women's Euro may not have gone to plan but the eight-time winners have put all the setbacks behind them as they get ready to face France in the quarter-finals, coach Christian Wueck said on Friday.

Katrin Berger stars for Germany at the Women's European Championship. Ann-Katrin Berger pulled out all the heroics for Germany on Saturday