What you need to know about Women's Euro 2025
Euro 2025 is finally here, with 16 teams from across Europe ready to showdown!
The 2023 Women's World Cup ended in heartbreak for England's Lionesses, losing out in the final to Spain - but will they fare better this time around? And which of the home nations has qualified for the first time? Find out all this and more with this article from Bitesize!
1. Where is Women's Euro 2025 taking place?
Switzerland will be the host nation for Euro 2025, marking the first time they've played host to a major women's sporting event on this scale.
Games will be played right across the country, with the tournament kicking off in Thun and coming to a close at St-Jakob Park, in Basel.
The other host cities include St Gallen, Zurich, Lucerne, Bern, Sion and Geneva.
2. When does Women's Euro 2025 start?
Euro 2025 kicks off on Wednesday 2 July, as Iceland face off with Finland at the Stockhorn Arena in Thun. The game will kick off at 5pm UK time, with hosts Switzerland taking on Norway later that evening.
The group stage of the tournament will continue on through to 13 July, with the quarter-finals beginning on July 16 - all leading up to the final on Sunday 27 July.
3. Who qualified for Women's Euro 2025?
16 teams will compete for the crown of Euro 2025 champions this summer, including two of the home nations - one of them for the first time!
The nations who qualified are: Iceland, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Wales, Netherlands, France and England.
The teams will be split evenly across four groups, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the quarter-finals.
4. When do England and Wales play at Women's Euro 2025?
Euro 2025 marks the Euros debut of the Wales women's national football team, with Rhian Wilkinson's side joining England in Group D.
Wales will kick off their tournament in Lucerne, taking on Netherlands on Saturday 5 July at 5pm UK time. England will begin their campaign later that day, facing off against France at 8pm UK time.
Both teams will play their second match on Wednesday 9 July, with England playing Netherlands in Zurich, and Wales matching up against France in St Gallen.
For their final group stage game, England and Wales will come face to face with one another, kicking off in St Gallen at 8pm UK time on Sunday 13 July.
5. When was the first Women's Euro?
The first official UEFA Women's Euro took place between 1982 and 1984, with 16 teams across Europe coming together to compete for the trophy. England, Scotland, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland all took part - alongside nations like France, Italy and Portugal, amongst others.
The competition's first game took place on 18 August 1982, with Sweden comfortably beating out Finland in a 6-0 win.
The final took place in 1984, with England facing off against Sweden over a two-leg final. The Swedes beat England on home turf, before an England win at Kenilworth Road sent the final to a penalty shootout.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, England lost on penalties, with Sweden becoming the first ever Women's Euro champions!
6. Who won the last Women's Euro?
England go into the 2025 Euros as reigning champions, with the Lionesses roaring to victory over Germany in the final of Euro 2022. Chloe Kelly's goal in extra-time marked an end to over 50 years of hurt for England's men and women's national teams.
Germany hold the record for the most number of Women's Euro titles, having won eight of the 13 that have taken place as of this year. Other winners include Sweden, Netherlands and Norway with the possibility of a further nation being added to those ranks this summer!
