Can Germany get their hands back on trophy? Group C guide

From the astir decorated squad successful Europe to first-timers, there's a scope of large tourney acquisition among the teams successful Group C.

Germany missed retired connected a record-extending ninth Euros rubric successful 2022 erstwhile England snatched triumph with an extra-time victor astatine Wembley successful the final.

Can they get their hands backmost connected the trophy this summer? They are joined by debutants Poland, arsenic good arsenic erstwhile finalists Denmark and inaugural winners Sweden successful their Euro 2025 group.

BBC Sport takes a person look astatine the teams involved.

Form: Denmark enjoyed a affirmative qualifying campaign, lone missing retired connected the apical spot of their radical to satellite champions Spain.

However, they caput into the Euros connected a disappointing tally of 2 defeats successful 3 games successful the Women's Nations League, including a 6-1 hammering by Sweden successful their past lucifer - successful which they conceded 3 goals successful the archetypal 11 minutes - arsenic they finished 3rd successful their group.

Tournament hopes: Denmark are often overlooked erstwhile it comes to large tournaments but the federation did scope the last of Euro 2017, losing 4-2 to the Netherlands.

However, they failed to marque it retired of the radical signifier successful 2022 and this volition beryllium their archetypal and lone tourney nether Andree Jeglertz who took complaint aft the 2023 World Cup, erstwhile they mislaid to hosts Australia successful the past 16. Jeglertz, who volition beryllium replaced by Jakob Michelsen aft the Euros, has been linked with Manchester City's vacant caput manager role.

Form: Germany cruised done qualifying, with a 3-0 decision by Iceland their lone blip arsenic they topped their group.

The Olympic bronze medallists are connected a good tally of form, winning their past 5 games successful the Nations League and scoring astatine slightest 4 goals successful each of those, including a 4-0 thrashing of 2017 European champions the Netherlands.

Tournament hopes: Having won the contention a grounds 8 times - retired of the 11 tournaments they person entered - Germany volition ever beryllium expected to spell far.

However, occurrence is not guaranteed. After reaching the last of the Euros successful 2022, Germany crashed retired of the radical signifier astatine the World Cup a twelvemonth aboriginal - finishing down Colombia and Morocco.

Christian Wuck, who took complaint aft the Paris Olympics, volition beryllium without highly rated midfielder Lena Oberdorf. The 23-year-old won the champion young subordinate grant astatine Euro 2022 but has failed to retrieve from a genu injury. However, they person plentifulness of different attacking threats astatine their disposal, including Bayern Munich duo Lea Schuller and Klara Buhl.

Form: Poland mislaid each six of their qualifying matches for this tourney and were relegated to League B successful a dismal run but they managed to seal their spot done the play-offs.

That was the opening of a 10-game unbeaten tally for the Poles but the bulk of those wins person been against weaker absorption successful League B of the Nations League.

Tournament hopes: The barroom is debased for Poland. This is their archetypal ever large tourney quality truthful getting to Switzerland is an accomplishment successful itself.

However, Nina Patalon's squad volition beryllium keen to marque an content and each eyes volition beryllium connected prolific goalscorer Ewa Pajor, who netted 25 goals successful 28 league games for Barcelona this season.

Form: Sweden finished down France and England successful their qualifying radical for Euro 2025 but they breezed done the play-offs with a 12-0 triumph implicit Luxembourg and a 8-0 thrashing of Serbia.

Their struggles person been evident successful 2 draws person against Wales, ranked 25 places lower, but they looked convincing successful an emphatic 6-1 triumph implicit chap Group C broadside Denmark astatine the commencement of June.

Tournament hopes: Sweden person reached the semi-finals successful each of their past 3 large tournaments truthful there's ever an anticipation that they volition spell far.

However, they person an ageing squad and Euro 2025 is apt to beryllium the past European Championship for respective players, including skipper Kosovare Asllani.

There mightiness beryllium other motivation, though, to triumph a trophy earlier caput manager Peter Gerhardsson, who has been successful complaint since 2017, steps down aft the tournament.