Friday, 4 July 2025

Euro 2025 Network Diagrams - An Update

Every time, I forget that the teams have up until their first game to make injury swaps. And because I try to get the figures ready in time for the first match that means I need to make an update now. 

The unlucky players this time are: 
Adelina Engman (Finland) withdrawing because of a thigh injury (https://yle.fi/a/7-10080591). Her replacement is Anni Hartikainen. 

Luana Bühler (Switzerland) might win unluckiest, because she had to withdraw from a home tournament with a knee injury (https://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/a-team-frauen/UWNL/news/frauen-nationalteam-luana-buehler-faellt-fuer-das-heim-turnier-aus.aspx). Her replacement is Laia Ballesté. 

Chiara Beccari (Italy) is out with a thigh strain (https://total-italianfootball.com/womens-euro-2025-italy-beccari-out-injury-bergamaschi-in/). Her replacement is another Juventus player, Valentina Bergamaschi. 

Martyna Brodzik (Poland) is out ill (https://pzpn.pl/federacja/aktualnosci/2025-06-22/zmiana-w-liscie-zawodniczek-powolanych-na-uefa-euro-2025). She has been replaced by Małgorzata Mesjasz. Because Mesjasz plays for AC Milan, this caused a fair amount of movement in the diagram. 

The major changes to the diagram is that because of Poland moving up slightly, Germany and Norway have been split. The move has also pulled Italy in so they are directly above Denmark. Network graph of the connections between the teams at Euro 2025. It looks a lot like the map of France. From the top left corner, along the top edge which is a descending diagonal line, are Belgium, Iceland and Italy. Denmark are directly below Italy. Sweden are directly below them. England are down and to the right from them. Diagonally down left from England are France, then Spain. Portugal are in a straight line left from Spain. Poland are above Portugal. Finland are above them, then it is Wales, who are down and left from Belgium. In the centre, slightly left from Sweden, are Switzerland, Germany, Norway and Netherlands. 

In the community view, Switzerland and Germany are still together in one community but Sweden and England are now separate communities. Same diagram as before, but this time coloured in by community view. From the top left corner, along the top edge which is a descending diagonal line, are Belgium (dark green), Iceland (brown) and Italy (red pink). Denmark (mid-green) are directly below Italy. Sweden (mint green) are directly below them. England (fake apple green) are down and to the right from them. Diagonally down left from England are France (red brown), then Spain (olive yellow). Portugal (salmon pink) are in a straight line left from Spain. Poland (orange) are above Portugal. Finland (electric blue) are above them, then it is Wales (shock pink), who are down and left from Belgium. In the centre, slightly left from Sweden, are Switzerland, Germany (both mid-blue), Norway (lilac) and Netherlands (RAF blue). 

The changes bring no clarity to any predictions.
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