England will face France, Netherlands and Wales at next summer’s Women’s European Championship in Switzerland.
Sarina Wiegman’s side are the reigning European champions after beating Germany in the final of Euro 2022.
They will begin the defence of their crown on July 5 against France, who they faced during qualifying for Euro 2025.
Wales, making their Euros debut in Switzerland, join England in Group D alongside the Netherlands, who Wiegman guided to glory in the 2017 edition of the tournament.
England and Wales will meet in the final round of group-stage fixtures on July 13 in St Gallen.
The Lionesses avoided an early meeting with world champions Spain, who were drawn in Group D alongside Portugal, Belgium and Italy.
Spain beat England to win their first major trophy at the 2023 World Cup and followed this up with victory in the inaugural women’s Nations League.
Germany, the most decorated side in Women’s European Championship history having won the tournament on eight occasions, will play Poland, Denmark and 1984 winners Sweden.
Poland are the other nation to be making their women’s European Championship bow in Switzerland.
The full Euro 2025 match schedule is set to be published shortly after the draw.
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Euro 2025 group stage draw
- Group A: Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Finland
- Group B: Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy
- Group C: Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden
- Group D: France, England, Wales, Netherlands
Key Euro 2025 dates
- Group stage Matchday 1: July 2–5
- Group stage Matchday 2: July 6–9
- Group stage Matchday 3: July 10–13
- Quarter-finals: July 16–19
- Semi-finals: July 22–23
- Final: July 27
Euro 2025 knockout stage bracket
Quarter-finals
QF1: Winners Group A vs Runners-up Group B: Wednesday July 16 (Stade de Geneve, Geneva)
QF2: Winners Group C vs Runners-up Group D: Thursday July 17 (Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich)
QF3: Winners Group B vs Runners-up Group A: Friday July 18 (Stadion Wankdorf, Bern)
QF4: Winners Group D vs Runners-up Group C: Saturday July 19 (St. Jakob-Park, Basel)
Semi-finals
SF1: Winners QF1 vs Winners QF2: Tuesday July 22 (Stade de Geneve, Geneva)
SF2: Winners QF4 vs Winners QF3: Wednesday July 23 (Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich)
Final
Sunday July 27 (St. Jakob-Park Basel)
Euro 2025 ticket details
The first round of Euro 2025 ticket sales took place on October 1, with over 250,000 tickets made available by UEFA on a first-come-first-served basis.
Over 120,000 tickets were held back for fans of the 16 competing countries and these will be made available shortly after the draw and fixture schedule is confirmed.
A further release of general sale tickets is scheduled for February 2025, before UEFA’s resale platform becomes available in the spring of 2025.
Tickets for the group stages are priced at either CHF 25 (£22.15, $28) to CHF 40 (£35.44, $44.82), while tickets for the final range between CHF 30 (£26.58, $33.61) to CHF 90 (£80, $100).
(Top photo: Arnd Wiegmann/Getty Images)
