Moment of the tournament so far: Jess Fishlock sends Wales wild with first-ever major tournament goal

Jess Fishlock of Wales celebrates scoring her team's first goal after the VAR reviewed the on-field decision to disallow the goal before overturning and awarding the goal during the UEFA Womens EURO 2025 Group D match between France and Wales at Arena St. Gallen on July 09, 2025 in St Gallen, Switzerland.
Jess Fishlock celebrates Wales' first-ever women's Euros goal (Image credit: Getty Images)

Wales legend Jess Fishlock was made to wait to celebrate but once she did she sent the stadium - and the whole of the nation - wild.

The star scored her country's first-ever major tournament goal for the women's team.

Euro 2025 is the first major tournament Wales women have ever qualified for and Fishlock's goal came following a VAR check against France.

Jess Fishlock: It had to be her

Partying hard in Dublin; Jess started young; still got it; her glittering club career took in a Champions League win at Lyon in 2019; celebrating with Megan Rapinoe and Lauren Barnes in 2021, the year Fishlock was crowned NWSL MVP

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Fishlock scored after a good break from Wales, who were 1-0 down, but the goal was checked by VAR in case there was an offside in the build-up.

Fishlock, who is in FourFourTwo's 100 best players of all time, muted her celebrations until the check was over and then ran with a beaming smile towards the bench.

Jess Fishlock celebrates

Jess Fishlock is a legend for Wales (Image credit: Getty Images)

She jumped on the substitutes as the rest of the team ran after her to celebrate the moment of history.

The goal added to Fishlock's record goalscoring tally for her country.

She has the most for Wales of any male or female player.

The star, who plays her club football in America, was a key part of Wales qualifying for the Euros. Fishlock believes they are capable of an upset at the tournament.

Jess Fishlock celebrates

Jess Fishlock believes Wales can beat France (Image credit: Getty Images)

Wales lost 3-0 to the Netherlands in their opening game but Fishlock told the BBC prior to playing France: "I know us as a group, we will refocus, we will learn really fast and we're really excited to get back on the field.

"If you're going to ask me if I still believe that, then I will say, wholeheartedly, I still believe.

"The biggest message is not to dwell too much on the game and the loss. I think we really need to take what we need to take from it, move forward and throw the rest in the bin.

"That's my favourite saying: take what you need to take and throw the rest in the bin. It's not going to help you and if it's not going to help you, it's just going to hurt you."

Sarah Rendell
Women's football editor

Sarah joined the FourFourTwo team in September 2024 in a freelance role. She also writes for The Guardian, BBC and Rugby World where she specialises in women's football and rugby. Sarah has a bachelors degree in English and a master's in newspaper journalism.

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