Italy has secured what could prove to be a pivotal opening victory in the Women’s European Championship by beating Belgium 1-0.

Italy won their first match in the Women's European Championship since 2017 as Arianna Caruso struck in the 44th minute to give them a 1-0 win over Belgium in their Group B opener on Thursday.Lucia Di Guglielmo's quick pass from the right found Caruso unguarded just outside the box and the Bayern Munich midfielder calmly curled a right-footed shot away from keeper Lisa Lichtfus to find the net by the near post.

Watch Belgium v Italy on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on Thursday 3 July, with kick off at 5pm BST. Jeanette Kwakye presents live coverage as Belgium take on Italy in the first Group B game at the Women’s Euro 2025 tournament in Switzerland.