England have secured their spot at Euro 2025 but will need to navigate a tricky group if they are to defend their crown in Switzerland next summer.

Wales will join England after qualifying for their first major tournament thanks to a play-off win over Republic of Ireland, but Scotland missed out after a play-off defeat to Finland and Northern Ireland will watch on from home after a heavy aggregate defeat to Norway.

The draw for the finals has been made, with England pitted against Wales – as well as France and manager Sarina Wiegman’s native Netherlands – in a tricky group.

From format to key dates, here’s all you need to know about the 2025 Women’s European Championship.

When is Euro 2025?

The Women’s Euros kick off on Wednesday July 2, with the final on Sunday July 27.

Where are the Euro 2025 host cities?

The 16-team tournament will take place in eight venues across Switzerland. The final will be played in Basel.

• St Jakob-Park, Basel
• Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
• Stade de Geneve, Geneva
• Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich
• Arena St Gallen, St Gallen
• Allmend Stadion Luzern, Lucerne
• Arena Thun, Thun
• Stade de Tourbillon, Sion

Who has qualified for Euro 2025?

Eight teams that progressed directly from the qualifying league stage have been joined by seven teams who qualified via the play-offs: Belgium, Finland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and Wales. Switzerland automatically qualified as hosts.

• England (holders)
• Belgium
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Iceland
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Sweden
• Spain
• Switzerland (hosts)
• Wales

What are the Euro 2025 groups?

Group A: Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Finland

Group B: Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy

Group C: Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden

Group D: France, England, Wales, Netherlands

Euro 2025 format

The top two teams in each group will progress to the knockout stage, where games will be decided by extra-time and penalties if needed.

The knockout bracket pits the winner of Group D with the runner-up in Group C, meaning Germany, Poland, Denmark or Sweden could lie in wait for Wiegman’s side in the last eight.

Euro 2025 key dates

Group stage: July 2-13

Quarter-finals: July 16-19

Semi-finals: July 22-23

Final: July 27 (Basel)

Euro 2025 fixtures and match schedule

Group stage

Matchday 1

July 2
Group A: Iceland vs Finland (5pm, Thun)
Group A: Switzerland vs Norway (8pm, Basel)

July 3
Group B: Belgium vs Italy (5pm, Sion)
Group B: Spain vs Portugal (8pm, Bern)

July 4
Group C: Denmark v Sweden (5pm, Geneva)
Group C: Germany vs Poland (8pm, St.Gallen)

July 5
Group D: Wales vs Netherlands (5pm, Lucerne)
Group D: France vs England (8pm, Zurich)

Matchday 2

July 6
Group A: Norway vs Finland (5pm, Sion)
Group A: Switzerland vs Iceland (8pm, Bern)

July 7
Group B: Spain vs Belgium (5pm, Thun)
Group B: Portugal vs Italy (8pm, Geneva)

July 8
Group C: Germany vs Denmark (5pm, Basel)
Group C: Poland vs Sweden (8pm, Lucerne)

July 9
Group D: England vs Netherlands (5pm, Zurich)
Group D: France vs Wales (8pm, St.Gallen)

Matchday 3

July 10
Group A: Finland vs Switzerland (8pm, Geneva)
Group A: Norway vs Iceland (8pm, Thun)

July 11
Group B: Italy vs Spain (8pm, Bern)
Group B: Portugal vs Belgium (8pm, Sion)

July 12
Group C: Sweden vs Germany (8pm, Zurich)
Group C: Poland vs Denmark (8pm, Lucerne)

July 13
Group D: Netherlands vs France (8pm, Basel)
Group D: England vs Wales (8pm, St.Gallen)

Quarter-finals

July 16
QF1: Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group B (Geneva)

July 17
QF3: Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group D (Zurich)

July 18
QF2: Winner Group B vs Runner-up Group A (Bern)

July 19
QF4: Winner Group D vs Runner-up Group C (Basel)

Semi-finals

July 22
SF1: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF1 (Geneva)

July 23
SF2: Winner QF4 vs Winner QF2 (Zurich)

Euro 2025 final

July 27
Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (Basel)