All the squads
Where to watch
Schedule
Sion
Group stage
All times CET
Matchday 1
Wednesday 2 July
Group A: Iceland vs Finland (18:00, Thun)
Group A: Switzerland vs Norway (21:00, Basel)
Thursday 3 July
Group B: Belgium vs Italy (18:00, Sion)
Group B: Spain vs Portugal (21:00, Bern)
Friday 4 July
Group C: Denmark v Sweden (18:00, Geneva)
Group C: Germany vs Poland (21:00, St.Gallen)
Saturday 5 July
Group D: Wales vs Netherlands (18:00, Lucerne)
Group D: France vs England (21:00, Zurich)
Matchday 2
Sunday 6 July
Group A: Norway vs Finland (18:00, Sion)
Group A: Switzerland vs Iceland (21:00, Bern)
Monday 7 July
Group B: Spain vs Belgium (18:00, Thun)
Group B: Portugal vs Italy (21:00, Geneva)
Tuesday 8 July
Group C: Germany vs Denmark (18:00, Basel)
Group C: Poland vs Sweden (21:00, Lucerne)
Wednesday 9 July
Group D: England vs Netherlands (18:00, Zurich)
Group D: France vs Wales (21:00, St.Gallen)
Matchday 3
Thursday 10 July
Group A: Finland vs Switzerland (21:00, Geneva)
Group A: Norway vs Iceland (21:00, Thun)
Friday 11 July
Group B: Italy vs Spain (21:00, Bern)
Group B: Portugal vs Belgium (21:00, Sion)
Saturday 12 July
Group C: Sweden vs Germany (21:00, Zurich)
Group C: Poland vs Denmark (21:00, Lucerne)
Sunday 13 July
Group D: Netherlands vs France (21:00, Basel)
Group D: England vs Wales (21:00, St.Gallen)
Knockout phase
All times CET
Quarter-finals
Wednesday 16 July
QF1: Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group B (Geneva, 21:00)
Thursday 17 July
QF3: Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group D (Zurich, 21:00)
Friday 18 July
QF2: Winner Group B vs Runner-up Group A (Bern, 21:00)
Saturday 19 July
QF4: Winner Group D vs Runner-up Group C (Basel, 21:00)
Semi-finals
Tuesday 22 July
SF1: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF1 (Geneva, 21:00)
Wednesday 23 July
SF2: Winner QF4 vs Winner QF2 (Zurich, 21:00)
Final
Sunday 27 July
Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (Basel, 18:00)
The WEURO 2025 commences July 2 with World Champions Spain commencing as tournament favourites. Reigning champions England will look to retain their title however they are pitted in a awkward group and will need to start the tournament in good form. Among other favourites, Germany and Sweden start in the same group along with Denmark and Poland. Outsiders France and Netherlands are pitted together along with England in a tricky group.
Group A
Switzerland. The host enter the tournament bolstered by a 4-1 win over Czechia in a Preperation match. Drawn in a pretty equal group a experienced squad will hope to use home advantage to its favour, led upfront by Ana Maria Crnogorcevic, the form of midfield trio Riola Xhemaili, Coumba Sow and Geraldine Reuteler will be crucial along with Lia Walti. Noelle Maritz pivotal in defence which at times has been frail.
Norway, may have star names but none has yet produced in a major international tournament yet as time is starting to run out for the likes of Ada Hegerberg, Caroline Graham Hansen, can a team with some very good individual talents finally click crucial to the tournament is can the defense click and stay strong and lead them to being a strong dark horse. Elisabeth Terland, Guro Reiten adding strong goal potential. If the team can stay together they can surprise and no shenanigans of the 2023 WWC or 2017 euro’s.
Iceland. A very fun team to watch as they grow in experience and capability with great talent and team spirit and capable of progressing from the group, a team that can be very solid at the back lead by Glódis Viggósdóttir, talented midfield with the likes of Karólína Vilhjálmsdóttir, Katla Tryggvadóttir and excellent Forwards Svendis Jónsdóttir, Sandra Jessen build a excellent spine of the team.
Finland finalize Group A, they will enter the tournament with plenty of spirit and determination despite maybe not of their peak of three years ago and maybe find the group difficult. Nether the less they are capable of making the games difficult for all the teams though. They certainly are not short of good level individual talents Sanni Frannsi, Jutta Rantala, Linda Sällström, Oona Sevenius all very good forward players, Evelina Summanen, Ria Öling among the midfield Emma Koivisto, Eva Nyström, among well known names to marshall the defence.
Group B
Spain. Tournament favourites, World Champions enter with high expectations back home, as all fans know a highly talented squad with many players capable of turning a game. No need to put names we all know who they are. However a possible downside is a continuous falling behind in games and as in the Olympics sometimes you cannot come back. This will be one aspect of the team they will look to adjust and certainly can be got at with good pace.
Portugal. Enter the tournament with a poor nations league run and a big defeat to group rivals Belgium. A very talented technical squad with many good quality players. However a problem is overall lack of pace, opening and wasting opportunities not really having a clinical striker though on their day Kika, Telma and others are capable. Lapses in defence will need to be cut out of which they are capable of certainly pushing Italy and Belgium better to have a chance to progress. How they approach playing Spain mentally to and not fall big.
Belgium A team capable of pushing most of the best teams when they want to, as we saw recently they did lead Spain 2-0 before falling, very capable of progressing in the group with very experienced players, Caïman, De Caigny, Wullaert, Vanhaevermaet a good spine to the team, one of the teams friendly results can be deceiving to tournament play. The defensive aspect will be crucial as to how far they can go in a tricky group.
Italy Enter the tournament as a exciting team to see with new talent and progress from the 2023 WWC. With some of the old guard in defense Elena Linari, Lucia Di Guglielmo, Lisa Boattin, a experienced talented midfield and with eyes on Sofia Cantore to provide the ammunition along with the highly regarded Barbara Bonansea and Cristina Girelli. They are certainly favourites to advance in second place at minimum in the group and even go to the Semi Final given the draw possibilities.
Group C
Germany one of the favourites on paper but are in a group with Sweden, Poland and Denmark followed by a potential difficult Quarter Final. A highly rated squad that can be sometimes lapse in defence and on another day be unbeatable. They enter in high spirits and keen to avenge a disappointing World Cup. With stars over the pitch from Gwinn to Schüller, Jules Brand, and players like Linda Dallmann, Sjoeke Nüsken capable of providing goal ammunition they should be pushing for the title.
Poland, a tough group to test the team who possess very good individual talents we all know Ewa Pajor but there are more, Weronika Zawistowska capable of posing a threat Klaudia Jedlińska, Natalia Padilla-Bidas add to a forward line that knows how to score. However it is feeding them a big task for Ewelina Kamczyk, Dominika Grabowska in a group of strong midfields. There will be no shortage of spirit in the team who will learn alot as the nation builds it’s WNT to a new high level and with a talented base from very good work, the experience of the tournament however they do will be uplifting.
Denmark enter the tournament on the back of a drubbing from rivals Sweden a performance they will certainly want to bounce back from and show they are much better. Again lead by the great Pernille Harder a talented squad capable of giving all three opponents a tough game. A defence lead by veterans Veje and Troelsgaard who possess attacking threat to, it is how strong the middle can be Rikke Madsen, Emma Snerle, Sara Holmgaard do have a difficult task but as we have seen in the Euros before they can surprise but is a tough group for them to advance from.
Sweden another of the tournament favourites entering the tournament with a wealth of talent, spirit and experience. From Magdelena Eriksson, Filippa Angeldahl, Stína Blackstenius, Kosovare Asslani a great spine added with the youth of the exciting Hanna Bennison and Ellen Wangerheim capable of causing damage. Sweden a team that should be pushing for a final spot though it is noted a very tricky task from the Quarter Final onwards.
Group D
France, no doubt the talk is of the ommission of Wendie Renard so close to the tournament a option of the coach maybe a huge gamble even if at times with her age as looked more vulnerable in the defence, her scoring prowess and potential in the opposition box may well be missed more in a very tricky group. Certainly it is a new experiment defence for the future to build with and will be tested by very strong attacks therefore the presence of a strong midfield is vital and Sakina Karchaoui, Grace Geyoro and Sandy Baltimore have the capability of assisting both defence and attack. The forward line with Delphine Cascarino, Kadiatou Diani, Marie Antoinette Katoto can be hit and miss at the very high level it is a tournament like Hegerberg and Hansen to show they can produce consistently through major events. A opening game against the defending champions will be a huge test of a new era.
England reigning champions set with a intriguing and potentially difficult group certainly need to enter the tournament at a high level. Defence lapses where noted during the league of nations qualifying of mixed results but England are noted for raising their level when it comes to major tournaments and the form of Leah Williamson, Georgia Stanway, Keira Walsh, Alesia Russo in particular leaders and spine of the team be vital, with those around Lucy Bronze Ella Toone, Lauren Hemp do pose a huge threat to all and a vital element of youth who can keep a spark Grace Clinton who can emerge as a vital cog along with Michelle Agmeyang not forgetting others. The path though is very tough with high class opponents from start to finish.
Netherlands will certainly provide tough games for all the group opposition and are certainly capable of beating all on their day. Boasting a powerful attack lead by Lineth Beerensteyn, Viviane Miedema. However it can be frail in defense and certainly will be tested it will have to remain at a high level along with the midfield who can be snappy and all provide a punch to the attack Groenen, Egurrola, Kaptein, Pelova, Roord, Van de Donk they will all need to do defensive duty to. 8 years has passed since their great achievement of winning the European Championship in a vibrant environment at home followed by a World Cup Final appearance in 2019 however since has been a delight to watch without the feeling will get to the heights despite a squad with many talents.
Wales enter the tournament very much underdog in the group but they will battle and fight every minute and gain a wealth of experience particularly for the younger members of the squad. No doubt Jess Fishlock, Sophie Ingle are the stars of the team and will aim to inspire all around them against very high level opposition. They will aim to frustrate all and provide a punch on the break and potentially damage one teams run, all will have to be up for a fight against them.
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