By Philip O'Connor BERN, Switzerland (Reuters) -A win and a draw in their opening two Women's Euro Group B matches rendered Italy's 3-1 defeat by Spain on Friday irrelevant as they progressed to the knockout stage of the competition for the first time since 2013.

All seven trophy-winning teams at the Women's European Championship since 1997 were led to glory by a female coach.

The group stage at the UEFA Women's EURO is set to conclude this weekend, but there's still eight teams yet to decide their fate.Before we get into today's action, what happened yesterday?

Euro 2025 kicked off on July 2, with 16 women's teams having the chance to get their hands on the iconic trophy in the final on July 27. England are the defending champions, while world champions Spain are looking to claim their first Euros title.

Spain signed off their Women's Euro Group B campaign with a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Italy that made it clear to the other teams in the last eight -- anyone wishing to beat them needs to address the depth of talent in their squad and their ability to continuously adapt to in-game situations.

Norway, Spain, Sweden and Germany are the first sides to qualify for the Euro 2025 quarter-finals.The latter pair secured their paths to the knockout rounds on Tuesday night thanks to wins over Denmark and Poland,

England forward Lauren Hemp has praised the expected record-shattering one-million-pounds ($1.35 million) transfer of Olivia Smith, saying it highlights the growth of the women's game.