Euro 2025: Meet the four semi-finalists: England, Spain, Germany and Italy

He scored goals: Five TARGETS ACCEPTED: Five Wins: Fly Best Euro Performance: Second, 1993 and 1997

EURO 2025 chance of winning (OPTA): 8.9 %

Italy is the lowest team left in the tournament in the FIFA ranking, but it would be stupid to underestimate them after their impressive performances against Norway in the last eight.

Between 2003 and 2015, they could not participate in the four consecutive World Cups, and since 1997 they flew under the radar in Switzerland to reach the first European semi-finals.

In Group B, the Underdogs were the Underdogs, who went to the quarter -finals against the European champion Norway, twice behind Spain, but their tempo was impressed by their control and natural width.

Key player: Enter Captain Cristiana He scored both goals in a 2-1 victory and an important winning goal is a dramatic stop time.

Former British defender Anita Asante said that it was “special” for a “senior veteran in the team”.

“They reflect the growth of Italian women’s football. Italy, really important and found a little quality when written in capital letters,” he said.

What did the experts say: Houghton said the defense champions should “pay attention” to Italy’s Underdog status.

“To overthrow Norway, which is higher than them, it was probably not expectation from the outside,” he said.

“They have experiences in their teams. Especially in large areas and really good midfield players have some threats.

“This is the monumental for them. They made another historical progress, so they will be good.”

Standing Stat: In 84 days, Girelli was the oldest player who scored more than once for a European country in a single match in a big tournament.