The Athletic went to the town of Aberystwyth in search of a letter which was integral to the creation of Wales' women's national team

It's a big one in St. Gallen on Wednesday when France takes on Wales in a pivotal UEFA Women's Euro 2025 group stage showdown.

The UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 showdown between France and Wales in Sankt Gallen, Switzerland is scheduled for July 9 at 3 p.m. ET. Which side will prevail? Our prediction can be found below. In UEFA Women's Euro (one match), Delphine Cascarino has collected one assist (seventh in the 2025 UEFA Euro) for France without scoring a goal.

Wales coach Rhian Wilkinson said her players were shaken but otherwise fine after their bus crashed on the way to Stadion St Gallen for training on Tuesday ahead of their Women's Euro 2025 match against France.

11 hours after getting back to the Wales team hotel, Wales players Lois Joel and Ella Powell have their lie-ins curtailed to speak to the media at an eerily quiet training base in Weinfelden. The rest of the squad are back at the team hotel to recover from a 4-1 defeat to France in St Gallen.

The Wales team bus has been involved in a road traffic crash and its training session has been canceled at the stadium where it plays France at the Women’s European Championship on Wednesday.

France squares off against Wales on July 9 at 3 p.m. ET in UEFA Women’s Euro 2025, held in Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. Want to watch live on TV? Details are below in this article.

Wales midfielder Charlie Estcourt says has “mixed emotions” following the 3-0 defeat to the Netherlands in their opening game of Euro 2025