Wales Make History With Women’s 2025 Euro Qualification
After a goalless first half, Wales took the lead as Hannah Cain converted from the spot after Anna Patten’s handball. Twelve minutes later, substitute Carrie Jones scored their second within moments of hitting the pitch.
Wales made history by reaching a major women’s tournament – Euro 2025 – for the first time as they stunned Ireland 2-1 in Dublin.
The women’s side of Wales defeated Ireland in the second leg of their Euro 2025 qualification play-off on Tuesday with a crowd of 25,832 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
The win came following a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Cardiff last Friday.
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After a goalless first half, Wales took the lead as Hannah Cain converted from the spot after Anna Patten’s handball. Twelve minutes later, substitute Carrie Jones scored their second within moments of hitting the pitch.
The match remained goalless until the fifth minute of the second half, when Hannah Cain netted a penalty to put Wales one up. Substitute Carrie Jones got another 12 minutes later to put the visitors in dreamland.
While Anna Patten’s late header set up a nervy finish for Wales, they were able to hold out and create history.
After years of hard luck and three near misses in qualification for the past three major tournaments, Wales finally got a breakthrough. While Wales journey in women’s football went through ups and downs, they always held on to their belief that they would qualify for a major tournament.
Rhian Wilkinson’s side can now look forward to taking part in next summer’s European Championships in Switzerland after securing by far the most significant victory in their history.
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Roundup of other matches
Norway confirmed their place at Euro championships 2025 in Switzerland with a 7-0 aggregate victory over Northern Ireland. Caroline Graham Hansen, Frida Maanum and Synne Jensen scored a goal each to help Norway to a 3-0 second-leg victory in Oslo, having won 4-0 in the reverse fixture.
Scotland, however, will miss a third successive major tournament after falling to a 2-0 defeat away to Finland in their decisive play-off match. Despite 67% of the ball and 20 attempts on goal, Pedro Martinez Losa’s side were unable to find the back of the net following a goalless draw in the first leg.
On the other hand, Sweden decimated Serbia 6-0 at home to complete an 8-0 aggregate victory, booking their spot at next year’s European Championships.
Filippa Angeldal, Kosovare Asllani scored a goal each in the first-half with a brace from Stina Blackstenius. Second-half goals from Hanna Bennison and Anna Anvegard delivered them a dominant win.