England qualified for Euro 2025 from Group A3 alongside France; Lionesses will bid to defend the title they won in 2022; Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland will compete in play-offs to try to reach finals; the tournament runs from July 2 to July 29 in Switzerland
Friday 19 July 2024 12:56, UK
England Women have secured their spot at Euro 2025 and will attempt to defend their crown in Switzerland next summer - all you need to know about the tournament.
The 16-team tournament will take place in eight venues across Switzerland. The final will be played in Basel.
Seven more places are set to be allocated via the play-off system, taking place in October and December. Tickets for the tournament are due to go on sale on October 1.
There will be two paths and two rounds in the Euro 2025 qualifiers. Each game will be played over two legs.
Round One, Path One - third and fourth-place League A teams to face the five group winners and three best-ranked runners-up in League C. The eight winners progress to the second round.
The Republic of Ireland qualified for this part of the play-offs as a seeded team, alongside Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, Poland and Sweden.
The draw is as follows:
Romania vs Poland
Greece vs Belgium
Montenegro vs Finland
Georgia vs Republic of Ireland
Slovenia vs Austria
Luxembourg vs Sweden
Belarus vs Czech Republic
Albania vs Norway
Round One, Path Two - the four group winners and two best-ranked runners-up in League B will be drawn against the remaining two runners-up and four third-placed teams in League B. The six winners progress to the second round.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland qualified for this section of the play-offs as a seeded team, along with Portugal, Serbia, and Ukraine.
The draw is as follows:
Turkey vs Ukraine
Croatia vs Northern Ireland
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Serbia
Azerbaijan vs Portugal
Hungary vs Scotland
Slovakia vs Wales
Round Two - all 14 winners from round one of the play-offs are drawn together in seven ties. Seven teams will be seeded based on their European qualifying overall ranking.
The draw is as follows:
Azerbaijan/Portugal vs Belarus/Czech Republic
Hungary/Scotland vs Montenegro/Finland
Turkey/Ukraine vs Greece/Belgium
Slovakia/Wales vs Georgia/Republic of Ireland
Romania/Poland vs Slovenia/Austria
Croatia/Northern Ireland vs Albania/Norway
Bosnia and Herzegovina/Serbia vs Luxembourg/Sweden
Play-off round one (two legs): October 23 to 29 2024
Play-off round two (two legs): November 27 to December 3 2024
Euro 2025 finals draw: December 16 2024
Euro 2025 finals: July 2 to 27 2025 (Switzerland)
Matchday 1
July 2
Group A: Switzerland vs A2 (Basel)
Group A: A3 vs A4 (Thun)
July 3
Group B fixture (Bern)
Group B fixture (Sion)
July 4
Group C fixture (St.Gallen)
Group C fixture (Geneva)
July 5
Group D fixture (Zurich)
Group D fixture (Lucerne)
Matchday 2
July 6
Group A: Switzerland vs A3 (Bern)
Group A: A2 vs A4 (Sion)
July 7
Group B fixture (Geneva)
Group B fixture (Thun)
July 8
Group C fixture (Basel)
Group C fixture (Lucerne)
July 9
Group D fixture (Zurich)
Group D fixture (St.Gallen)
Matchday 3
July 10
Group A: A4 vs Switzerland (Geneva)
Group A: A2 vs A3 (Thun)
July 11
Group B fixture (Bern)
Group B fixture (Sion)
July 12
Group C fixture (Zurich)
Group C fixture (Lucerne)
July 13
Group D fixture (Basel)
Group D fixture (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)
July 27
Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (Basel)
