By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Italy coach Andrea Soncin found solace in heartbreak after his side came within one minute of reaching the Euro 2025 final, saying it was an encouraging sign that they came so close before losing 2-1 to England in extra time on Tuesday.

A team mixing youth and experience has delivered the country's first semi-final in a major women's tournament since the 1990s

England target their second consecutive trip to the Women's Euro final, while Italy aim to reach the final for the first time since 1997

On July 22 in Genève, Switzerland, England will clash with Italy in UEFA Women’s Euro 2025, with a start time of 3 p.m. ET. Who will take home the win? Our prediction for this matchup can be found below.

Mark Ogden believes England will have to "raise their game" for the final after their 2-1 win over Italy in the Euro 2025 semifinal.

SportsLine's Jon Eimer reveals his picks for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 semifinal match featuring Italy and England

Italy are looking to create history as they take on reigning champions England in the semi-finals of Euro 2025 on Tuesday.

England scored late goals at the end of both regular-time and extra-time to come back from behind to reach the final of Euro 2025, defeating Italy 2-1.Italy took the lead in the first half through