Portugal and Spain players have observed a period of silence before their Women's European Championship opening game in tribute to Portugal and Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother.

An emotional Portugal side took on Spain, while Italy beat Belgium. Here's what you need to know from Thursday's Euro 2025 action.

Spoiler alert: Euro 2025 went to a “small country”. The tournament starts on Wednesday, with Switzerland taking on Norway at St Jakob-Park on the opening day. For the next 26 days, Switzerland, a country that shares its borders with Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein, is at the epicentre of women’s European football.

Switzerland took the lead against Norway but fell to a 2-1 defeat on home soil after scoring an own goal on the opening day of the Women's Euro 2025 championship on Wednesday, with Norwegian captain Ada Hegerberg netting the equaliser and missing a penalty.

Switzerland's temperatures skyrocketed, while Iceland's fans took center stage. Here's what you need to know from Wednesday's Euro 2025 action.