Can anybody stop Spain? Group B guide

Can anyone halt the satellite champions winning a European crown?

Spain are successful Group B on with neighbours Portugal, Belgium and two-time runners-up Italy.

After defeating England successful the 2023 World Cup final, Spain - the highest ranked squad astatine the tourney - are wide favourites to triumph Euro 2025.

But Belgium, Italy and Portugal person taken large steps guardant during the past mates of years and volition beryllium keen to marque a connection against the satellite champions.

BBC Sport takes a person look astatine the teams.

Form: Belgium won conscionable 1 of their qualifying games but they comfortably made it done the play-offs with large wins implicit Greece and Ukraine.

The Red Flames finished 3rd successful their Women's Nations League group, which besides contained Spain and Portugal. They ended a three-game losing tally with an awesome triumph implicit England successful April earlier falling to a dense 5-1 decision by Spain successful the past planetary window. However, they ended the run with a 3-0 triumph implicit Portugal.

Tournament hopes: It's a caller epoch for Belgium. After much than 14 years successful charge, long-time brag Ives Serneels was replaced by Icelander Elisabet Gunnarsdottir successful January - conscionable 7 months earlier the commencement of Euros.

During her abbreviated reign truthful far, Belgium person beaten England and pushed Spain adjacent but their occurrence successful Switzerland seems to beryllium heavy connected striker Tessa Wullaert, who has shown she tin occupation immoderate team's defence.

Form: Italy whitethorn person lone won 2 games successful qualifying but they inactive managed to pip erstwhile European champions Netherlands and Norway to the apical of their group.

With wins against Wales and Denmark successful the Nations League, and a gully against Sweden, they caput into the Euros connected a bully tally of form.

Tournament hopes: Italy could beryllium the acheronian horses of Euro 2025. After failing to beforehand past the radical signifier astatine the past World Cup and Euros, Italy person changed managers, with Andre Soncin taking complaint and starring their resurgence.

Since then, the Azurre person defeated top-10 sides Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. However, incapable to drawstring a tally of 2 oregon much wins together, they person struggled for consistency.

Form: After earning a spot successful the Euro 2025 play-offs by winning 5 of their six qualifying games, Portugal booked their summons to Switzerland with wins implicit Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic successful the play-offs.

Since past they've held reigning European champions England to a 1-1 gully successful the Nations League but the Lionesses deed six past them earlier this period and they besides mislaid to Belgium.

Tournament hopes: In their 3 erstwhile large tourney appearances, Portugal person ne'er made it past the radical stage.

However, they person shown they tin vie with the world's champion connected the biggest signifier aft holding the USA to a goalless gully astatine the 2023 World Cup.

Francisco Neto's broadside are boosted by the instrumentality of Jessica Silva aft the winger recovered from a superior oculus wounded but they are apt to beryllium without Barcelona guardant Kika Nazareth, who was ruled retired for 4 months successful mid-March aft undergoing country connected her near ankle.

Manager: Montse Tome Nationality: Spanish Appointed: 2023

Captain: Irene Paredes Position: Centre-back Club: Barcelona

Key player: Aitana Bonmati Position: Midfielder Club: Barcelona

Form: Spain sailed done qualifying by topping their radical though they did autumn to a astonishment decision by the Czech Republic.

They were beaten by Germany and Brazil astatine the Olympic Games past summertime but since then, a constrictive 1-0 decision by England successful the Nations League has been their lone nonaccomplishment successful their past 10 games.

Tournament hopes: Spain are the nailed-on favourites to triumph the tourney but determination are question marks implicit whether Montse Tome tin present a large trophy.

The erstwhile Spain international, who is successful her archetypal caput manager role, replaced Jorge Vilda amid the sexism ungraded involving the past Spanish shot federation president Luis Rubiales.

However, Tome has galore world-class players astatine her disposal successful Ballon d'Or winners Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmati, on with rising stars including Salma Paralluelo and Vicky Lopez.