England learn Euro 2025 group stage schedule after tough draw
The Euro 2025 group stage draw took place in Lausanne on Monday evening as England revealed their opponents and the schedule for next summer’s final tournament.
Sarina Wiegman’s team is the reigning champion after her The triumph of 2022defeating Germany in the final at Wembley Stadium. The Dutch coach also won the tournament with her native country in 2017, but the 2025 Euros will be her toughest challenge yet.
the lionesses they joined Group D alongside France, Wales and the Netherlands. In another place, World Cup 2023 winners Spain are in Group B with Belgium, Portugal and Italy, while Euro 2022 runners-up Germany are in Group C and face Sweden, Denmark and Poland.
Hosts Switzerland have been placed in Group A and will face Iceland, Norway and Finland when the tournament kicks off in Basel on July 2. The top two teams in each group will advance to the knockout stage starting on July 16, followed by the final on July 27, also in Basel.
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group |
Teams |
|---|---|
|
A |
Switzerland (H), Norway, Iceland, Finland |
|
B |
Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy |
|
c |
Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden |
|
d |
France, England, Wales, Netherlands |
Group stage
France v England (8pm, Zurich) – 5 July 2025
England v Netherlands (17:00, Zurich) – 9 July 2025
England v Wales (8pm, St Gallen) – 13 July 2025
Quarter finals
If England progress, their quarter-final opponents depend on finishing first or second in Group D…
QF3: Group C winner vs Group D runner-up (Zurich) – 17 July 2025
…or…
QF4: Group D winner vs Group C runner-up (Basel) – 19 July 2025
semi-finals
If England finish second in Group D and win their quarter-final…
SF1: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF1 (Geneva) – 22 July 2025
If England finish top of Group D and win their quarter-final…
SF2: Winner QF4 vs Winner QF2 (Zurich) – 23 July 2025
Euro 2025 final
Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (Basel) – 27 July 2025
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