England women learn UEFA EURO 2025 draw

England women’s senior team will face France, Wales and the Netherlands in the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 group stage.

Head coach Sarina Wiegman – who led the Lionesses to victory in the last edition of the tournament in 2022 – was in attendance at the Swiss Tech Convention Centre in Lausanne.

Wiegman’s side sealed their spot at the Finals earlier this year, and they now head to Switzerland to defend their title between 2 and 27 July 2025.

The 16 contenders were divided into groups of four teams, Groups A to D, with each group containing one team each from one of four seeding pots for the first stage of the tournament.

The pots were seeded in accordance with the overall Women's European Qualifiers league stage rankings, although Switzerland were placed in position A1 for scheduling purposes as the host nation. 

See the full draw below.

Group A: Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Finland
Group B: Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy
Group C: Germany, Poland Denmark, Sweden
Group D: France, England, Wales, Netherlands

England were allocated to Pot 2, alongside Italy, Iceland and Denmark before being drawn into Group D as the Lionesses look to secure their place in the quarter-final of the tournament, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stages.

Former England striker Ian Wright anchored the show, while ex-England international and European champion Jill Scott was involved in the draw, alongside a raft of players who have represented their country in the tournament.

Dates for UEFA Women's EURO 2025 games are as follows:

Group stage matchday one: 2–5 July
Group stage matchday two: 6–9 July
Group stage matchday three: 10–13 July
Quarter-finals: 16–19 July
Semi-finals: 22–23 July
Final: 27 July