Germany - Poland today on free TV & live ticker: Who is broadcasting the European Championship opener?
The 2025 Women's European Football Championship kicked off in Switzerland on Wednesday, July 2. Two days after the opening match, the German team is now entering the tournament. Their opponent in Group C is Poland on Friday evening.
Expectations are certainly high for national coach Christian Wück's team – after all, Germany is traditionally considered one of the favorites. However, since its last European Championship triumph in 2013 and its Olympic victory in 2016, the national team has experienced a few turbulent years. This was followed by changes in the coaching bench, sporting setbacks – and the effort to return to former glory. However, the current squad combines experience with promising talent, and Germany is internationally competitive, especially in attack: players like Klara Bühl, Jule Brand, Lea Schüller, and defensive leader Giulia Gwinn are among the crème de la crème of Europe.
Here you can find out everything you need to know about the game, including broadcast, venue, kick-off and opponents.
Poland only qualified late through the playoffs – a feat in which star striker Ewa Pajor in particular made the difference and led the team to the finals.
The match in St. Gallen not only marks the European Championship debut of the Polish women's national team , but also provides a grand showcase for one of Europe's best strikers. The 28-year-old Pajor is to the Polish national team what Robert Lewandowski is to the men's team: a role model, captain, and goalscorer.
Like her prominent compatriot, Pajor now plays for FC Barcelona . Before that, she, like Lewandowski, caused a stir in the Bundesliga for years: 137 goals in 195 matches, plus five league titles and nine cup wins, are her stats for VfL Wolfsburg . Therefore, she knows many of the German national team's players very well.
In her first season in Spain, she scored an impressive 43 goals and provided 14 assists . Failure to score in the Champions League final against Arsenal was one of the few disappointments for the Pole last season.
The match between Germany and Poland will take place on Friday, July 4, 2025 , at Kybunpark in St. Gallen . Kickoff is at 9:00 p.m. The modern arena, home of FC St. Gallen, opened in 2008 and has a capacity of almost 20,000 spectators. Located 652 meters above sea level, it is also the highest stadium in Swiss professional football.
Thanks to the exclusive rights of ARD and ZDF, all matches of the Women's European Championship 2025 can be seen live on free-to-air television. The opening match between Germany and Poland will be broadcast on ARD. A free live stream is also available via ARD Mediathek and sportschau.de are available.
All broadcast information at a glance:
- Competition: Women's European Championship 2025, Group Stage, Matchday 1
- Match: Germany – Poland
- Date: Friday, July 4, 2025
- Kick-off: 9 p.m.
- Location: Kybunpark, St. Gallen (Switzerland)
- Broadcast on TV: ARD
- Stream: ARD Mediathek, sportschau.de
In international history, there have been six encounters between Germany and Poland, all of which the German national team has won. Germany also prevailed in the 2025 European Championship qualifiers: 4-1 in Rostock in May 2024 and 3-1 in Gdansk in July 2024. The overall goal difference for the German women's team is 28:3.
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