Denmarks Bruun seeks revenge at Womens Euros after Swedish drubbing

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Soccer Football - Womens Euro 2025 Qualifier - Denmark v Czech Republic - Vejle Stadion, Vejle, Denmark - July 16, 2024 Denmarks Signe Bruun celebrates scoring their first goal Claus Fisker/Ritzau Scanpix via REUTERS/File Photo

NEUCHATEL, Switzerland - Denmarks Signe Bruun wont be holding back with her tackles when they kick off their Womens Euro 2025 campaign against Sweden on Friday, with the attacker still smarting from a 6-1 Nations League defeat by the Swedes in Stockholm last month.

Bruun got the assist for Denmarks goal that evening, but it was about the only thing that went right for the Danes as they conceded three goals in the opening 11 minutes to their Scandinavian rivals en route to a heavy defeat.

It was a tough, tough game. We were so disappointed, it hurts. We kind of took a step back, looked at some basic stuff, and now were building from that one step back to two steps forward, a confident Bruun, her nails painted in Denmarks colours, told Reuters in an interview at the Danish team hotel on Wednesday.

A lot of the tools, the physical (things),quality on the ball, all this basic football stuff, sometimes you need to reset and go from there.

Playing her club football for Real Madrid, the forward said she is used to dealing with the kind of heatwave that currently has temperatures soaring in Switzerland, and she expects plenty of open play form the 16 teams at