Injury rules Germany captain Gwinn out of Euro 2025

Germany captain Giulia Gwinn has been ruled out of Euro 2025 after a scan revealed she suffered a serious knee injury in her side's 2-0 win over Poland.

The 26-year-old was visibly upset as she was helped off the field during the Group C win in St Gallen on Friday.

Gwinn had a scan on Saturday which revealed a medial ligament injury in her left knee.

A Germany team statement said the Bayern Munich player was expected to be out for "several weeks".

"Giuli is out! The next steps will be discussed with everyone involved. We're with you, Giuli!," the statement added., external

The loss of such a highly experienced player is a major blow for record eight-time winners Germany, who are ranked number three in the world and one of the favourites to lift the trophy in Switzerland.

Gwinn helped her country reach the Euro 2022 final and was part of the team that won Olympic bronze at Paris 2024.

It is another personal blow for the two-time German national team player of the year, who suffered her latest injury making a challenge to deny Poland captain Ewa Pajor.

Gwinn, who has 14 goals in 64 international appearances, also missed the 2023 World Cup due to an ACL injury.

She also suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury in Germany's 3-0 home win, external over the Republic of Ireland in September 2020 and did not return to club football until August 2021.

Gwinn initially tried to continue after suffering the injury, but was eventually helped off by medics and replaced in the 40th minute.

After the game, team-mate Selina Cerci wore a Germany shirt with Gwinn's name on it as the team celebrated in front of their fans.

Head coach Christian Wuck refused to speculate on the extent of the injury until after Saturday's scan.

"I didn't see the foul, I just know she prevented an almost-sure goal and that would be really bad for us if it is something serious, but I will not speculate," he said on Friday.

Germany play Denmark in their next match on Tuesday (17:00 BST kick-off) before completing their group campaign against Sweden on 12 July (20:00).