UEFA Women’s Euro 2025: Full match schedule, groups, format, how to watch

England volition look to clasp connected to their crown erstwhile the 14th variation of the UEFA European Women’s Championship, oregon Women’s Euro 2025, begins successful Switzerland connected Wednesday.

The continent’s apical nations volition vie implicit the people of the 26-day tourney crossed 8 big cities.

Here’s everything you request to cognize astir the championship:

When and wherever is Euro 2025?

Switzerland is playing big to the Women’s Euro for the archetypal time.

The tourney begins successful Thun connected Wednesday, July 2 and concludes successful Basel connected Sunday, July 27.

How galore countries are participating successful the Women’s Euro 2025?

Of the 51 nationalist women’s bodies associated with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), 16 person qualified for the championship.

They volition beryllium divided into 4 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

Which teams are favourites to triumph Women’s Euro 2025?

Apart from holders England and satellite champions Spain, erstwhile Olympic golden medal winners Germany are steadfast favourites to assistance the trophy. Here’s a little look astatine each team’s pedigree:

• England: The defending champions volition summation assurance from their apical fertile successful UEFA’s rankings heading into the tournament. Under the enactment of their trusted coach, Sarina Wiegman, the Lionesses participate the tourney connected the backmost of mixed results successful their UEFA Nations League matches. The young-looking squad volition thin connected the experienced Lucy Bronze, who volition beryllium playing successful her 4th Euro, arsenic they look to physique connected the occurrence of their predecessors.
• Spain: Arguably the astir breathtaking women’s squad to ticker acknowledgment to their prowess successful beforehand of the goal, Spain are the existent satellite champions. The women successful reddish and golden would similar to 1 up their men’s squad of the aboriginal 2010s by winning the Euro connected apical of a World Cup title. La Roja person won 5 of their six competitory matches successful 2025, scoring 21 goals successful the process.
• Germany: Germans are the undeniable queens of European football, having won the tourney connected a whopping 8 occasions, including six consecutive titles from 1995 to 2013. Also the satellite champions twice, they are different in-form team, having won 5 of their six games successful 2025 with 26 goals scored and lone 3 conceded.

Spain volition beryllium favourites to adhd the European rubric to their FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 triumph [File: Rick Rycroft/AP Photo]

Will Aitana Bonmati play successful Euro 2025?

Up until Friday, Bonmati’s information successful the tourney was unquestionable arsenic the superstar midfielder is the centrepiece of the Spanish side. However, the 27-year-old tested affirmative for viral meningitis and was hospitalised successful Madrid.

The Spanish shot federation, RFEF, however, is hopeful that the prima subordinate volition instrumentality to the squad successful a fewer days contempt not being portion of the contingent travelling to Switzerland connected Sunday.

“After respective days hospitalised with viral meningitis, Aitana Bonmati has been discharged from the infirmary and volition articulation the Spanish nationalist squad successful the coming days,” RFEF said successful a little statement.

The Barcelona player, victor of the Ballon d’Or grant successful 2023 and 2024, posted a photograph from her infirmary furniture connected societal media connected Sunday, giving a thumbs-up and stating: “Fortunately, everything is going well. I anticipation to instrumentality soon.”

Bonmati has been pivotal for Spain, scoring 30 goals successful 78 appearances and helping them triumph the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and past year’s UEFA Nations League.

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Who are the cardinal players to ticker astatine Euro 2025?

• Ewa Pajor (Poland): The Barcelona guardant is ranked among the world’s apical strikers and has scored 43 goals successful her 45 appearances for the nine successful the past season. She has won much than 100 caps for her country, scoring 68 goals successful the process and has been named the nation’s apical women’s subordinate connected 5 occasions. The tourney debutantes volition trust connected Pajor’s red-hot signifier to spot them done to the knockouts and beyond.
• Alexia Putellas (Spain): Arguably 1 of the top women to play the game, Putellas volition beryllium the mainstay of Spain’s midfield and onslaught arsenic the satellite champions question a 3rd title. The Barcelona subordinate had different unthinkable play for the Spanish champions, scoring 17 goals successful 25 appearances to adhd to her power of the team’s midfield. Putellas missed retired connected the FIFA Women’s World Cup successful 2023 and would similar to marque up for it with a Euro win.
• Klara Buhl (Germany): The German winger has been playing for the European giants Bayern Munich since 2020 and has made 102 appearances. Making her planetary debut successful 2019, Buhl has scored 28 goals for Germany successful 67 games. She volition beryllium among the apical young players astatine the 2025 championship.
• Lauren James (England): Another agleam young European footballer, James has swiftly climbed up the ranks successful Wiegman’s squad. The 23-year-old volition person plentifulness of eyes connected her arsenic she leads England’s onslaught successful Switzerland. She scored 22 goals for Chelsea successful the past play and has 7 goals successful 27 planetary appearances.

Ewa Pajor was instrumental successful Poland’s qualification for the Euro title [File: Lisa Leutner/Reuters]

Who are the past winners of the Women’s Euro championships?

• 1984: Sweden
• 1987: Norway
• 1989: West Germany
• 1991: West Germany
• 1993: Norway
• 1995: Germany
• 1997: Germany
• 2001: Germany
• 2005: Germany
• 2009: Germany
• 2013: Germany
• 2017: Netherlands
• 2022: England

Germany person won the Women’s Euro a grounds 8 times, with their past triumph coming successful 2013 [File: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]

Where are the Women’s Euro 2025 venues?

From stadiums located successful the bosom of Switzerland’s main cities, to picturesque arenas sitting successful the thigh of the Alps, these are the 8 venues hosting the championship:

• Basel (St Jakob-Park): The venue successful Switzerland’s astir populous metropolis volition big 5 games, including the location team’s opener, the past quarterfinal and the final. The 35,000-capacity stadium was opened successful March 2001 and is the location crushed for the city’s eponymous squad successful the Swiss league.
• Bern (Stadion Wankdorf): The 32,000-capacity location of the Young Boys shot nine was rebuilt connected the tract of the 1925-built Wankdorf Stadium, which hosted the celebrated “Miracle of Bern” FIFA World Cup 1954 last betwixt West Germany and Hungary. It volition big 4 Women’s Euro 2025 fixtures, including the 3rd quarterfinal.
• Geneva (Stade de Geneve): The venue was 1 of the co-hosts for the UEFA Euro 2008 and has besides held rugby games. In the Women’s Euro 2025, the 30,000-capacity stadium volition big 5 matches, including the archetypal quarterfinal and the archetypal semifinal.
• Lucerne (Allmend Stadion): The glittering aureate operation of the Swissporarena stands retired successful the metropolis of Lucerne and is location to its Swiss Super League side. It volition big 3 group-stage games during the tournament.
• St Gallen (Arena St Gallen): The venue successful the northwest of Switzerland tin big adjacent to 20,000 shot fans. It volition besides big 3 group-stage games.
• Sion (Stade de Tourbillon): A picturesque shot venue, the Stade de Tourbillon sits amid the Alps, overlooked by 2 prehistoric castles. It is the smallest venue by capacity, 9,570, and volition big 3 group-stage games.
• Thun (Arena Thun): Spectators volition person a presumption of a shot lucifer connected the tract and the Alps successful the inheritance erstwhile they be 1 of the 3 group-stage games successful Thun.
• Zurich (Stadion Letzigrund): The Stadion Letzigrund successful Switzerland’s largest metropolis volition big 3 group-stage fixtures, arsenic good arsenic the 2nd quarterfinal and the 2nd semifinal. The location crushed for 2 of the city’s shot clubs has a capableness of much than 24,000.

A drone presumption shows the picturesque Arena Thun, 1 of the venues for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 [File: Denis Balibouse/Reuters]

What is the prize wealth for the Women’s Euro 2025?

According to UEFA, the full prize cookware for the tourney is 41 cardinal euros ($48m), much than treble the 16 cardinal euros (about $19m) fixed successful 2022.

The champions tin get a maximum of 5.1 cardinal euros (about $6m) if they besides triumph each 3 of their group-stage matches.

All 16 teams volition person a information interest of 1.8 cardinal euros ($2.1m).

How to bargain tickets for the Women’s Euro 2025?

Tickets for each games spell connected merchantability astatine 09:00 GMT connected each lucifer time from the radical signifier up until the knockouts. They volition beryllium disposable connected the UEFA ticketing website and commencement from 22 Swiss Francs ($27.5) and spell up to 90 Swiss Francs ($112).

How to ticker Euro 2025?

The tourney volition beryllium streamed unrecorded connected the UEFA.tv website, arsenic good arsenic determination broadcasters and streaming services.

Al Jazeera Sport volition supply unrecorded substance and photograph commentary watercourse for a enactment of knockout matches, including the final.

Hosts England won the Women’s Euro 2022 by beating eight-time winners Germany astatine Wembley Stadium successful London connected July 31, 2022 [Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo]

What is the format and afloat lucifer docket of the Women’s Euro 2025?

Format: All 4 teams successful each of the 4 groups volition play each different once, and the apical 2 teams volition advancement to the knockout stage, which begins with the quarterfinals.

⚽ Women’s Euro 2025 radical signifier schedule

Wednesday, July 2
Group A: Iceland vs Finland (16:00 GMT, Thun)
Group A: Switzerland vs Norway (19:00 GMT, Basel)

Thursday, July 3
Group B: Belgium vs Italy (16:00 GMT, Sion)
Group B: Spain vs Portugal (19:00 GMT, Bern)

Friday, July 4
Group C: Denmark vs Sweden (16:00 GMT, Geneva)
Group C: Germany vs Poland (19:00 GMT, St Gallen)

Saturday, July 5
Group D: Wales vs Netherlands (16:00 GMT, Lucerne)
Group D: France vs England (19:00 GMT, Zurich)

Sunday, July 6
Group A: Norway vs Finland (16:00 GMT, Sion)
Group A: Switzerland vs Iceland (19:00 GMT, Bern)

Monday, July 7
Group B: Spain vs Belgium (16:00 GMT, Thun)
Group B: Portugal vs Italy (19:00 GMT, Geneva)

Tuesday, July 8
Group C: Germany vs Denmark (16:00 GMT, Basel)
Group C: Poland vs Sweden (19:00 GMT, Lucerne)

Wednesday, July 9
Group D: England vs Netherlands (16:00 GMT, Zurich)
Group D: France vs Wales (19:00 GMT, St Gallen)

Thursday, July 10
Group A: Finland vs Switzerland (19:00 GMT, Geneva)
Group A: Norway vs Iceland (19:00 GMT, Thun)

Friday, July 11
Group B: Italy vs Spain (19:00 GMT, Bern)
Group B: Portugal vs Belgium (19:00 GMT, Sion)

Saturday, July 12
Group C: Sweden vs Germany (19:00 GMT, Zurich)
Group C: Poland vs Denmark (19:00 GMT, Lucerne)

Sunday, July 13
Group D: Netherlands vs France (19:00 GMT, Basel)
Group D: England vs Wales (19:00 GMT, St Gallen)

⚽ Women’s Euro 2025 quarterfinals

Wednesday, July 16
Winners of Group A vs Runners-up of Group B (Geneva, 19:00 GMT)

Thursday, July 17
Winners of Group C vs Runners-up of Group D (Zurich, 19:00 GMT)

Friday, July 18
Winners of Group B vs Runners-up of Group A (Bern, 19:00 GMT)

Saturday, July 19
Winners of Group D vs Runners-up of Group C (Basel, 19:00 GMT)

⚽ Women’s Euro 2025 semifinals

Tuesday, July 22
Winners of quarterfinal 3 vs winners of quarterfinal 1 (Geneva, 19:00 GMT)

Wednesday, July 23
Winners of quarterfinal 4 vs winners of quarterfinal 2 (Zurich, 19:00 GMT)

⚽ Women’s Euro 2025 final

Sunday, July 27
Winners of semifinal 1 vs winners of semifinal 2 (Basel, 19:00 GMT)