Soccer Football - UEFA Women's Euro 2025 - Group B - Spain v Belgium - Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland - July 7, 2025 Spain's Alexia Putellas celebrates scoring their sixth goal REUTERS/Matthew Childs
THUN, Switzerland (Reuters) -Striker Alexia Putellas scored twice for world champions Spain as they shook off a slow start to beat Belgium 6-2 in their Women's Euros Group B clash on Monday, a result that will guarantee the Spaniards' progress to the knockout stage if Portugal fail to beat Italy later in the day.
On a chilly, windswept evening far removed from the recent Swiss heatwave, Putellas blasted Spain into the lead, picking up the ball after some deft one-touch passing and lashing it into the net in the 22nd minute with a characteristically powerful left-foot shot.
