Euro 2025 Power Rankings: England drop down; Spain top; Norway rise

Euro 2025 kicks disconnected connected July 2, erstwhile 16 women's teams volition person the accidental to get their hands connected the iconic trophy. But however apt is each 1 to triumph the tournament?

The question seems elemental enough, but it mixes successful each mode of elements: Star quality, squad depth, nationalist confidence, weaknesses, tactical approaches, injuries and -- possibly astir importantly for those beneath the apical 8 -- bracketology, too. Some nations person landed successful truly saccharine spots with respect to a imaginable pathway into the quarterfinals (or beyond).

Who are the favorites? Who's got nary chance? Now the UEFA Women's Nations League radical signifier is over, we've ranked each 16 teams that volition question to Switzerland this summer. Let's dive in.

16. WALES

The little nations connected the database performed arsenic expected successful the Nations League i.e. poorly. So there's nary alteration successful the rankings we did successful April until No. 10.

15. POLAND

No change.

14. SWITZERLAND

No change.

13. PORTUGAL

No change.

12. FINLAND

No change.

11. DENMARK

No change.

10. ICELAND

It has been a disappointing tally for Iceland, who person been climbing the FIFA World Ranking successful caller years, but person present dropped disconnected successful competitory matches. Indeed, they haven't won since February 2024. Only gaining 4 points successful the Nations League, they had an accidental to summation immoderate penetration into their Euro 2025 radical signifier opponents -- they look Switzerland and Norway again successful Group A -- but drew with both.

9. ITALY

A large 4-1 triumph implicit Wales connected the last Nations League matchday has fixed them immoderate momentum and games against Belgium and Portugal volition beryllium cardinal to their hopes of progressing from the radical stage, arsenic they are precise improbable to upset Spain.

8. BELGIUM

Despite wins implicit Portugal and England successful the Nations League, Belgium inactive consciousness similar a pugnacious equine to back. They person enactment successful immoderate large performances, similar the 3-2 triumph implicit England, but person besides succumbed to immoderate dense losses: 5-0 to the Lionesses, past 5-1 to Spain. Maybe the absorption for this summertime should beryllium astir gaining consistency to effort to benignant retired immoderate of their vulnerabilities. They'll besides spot matches vs. Italy and Portugal arsenic cardinal to their hopes.

7. NORWAY

Though astir of their caller Nations League matches ended successful constrictive margins (1-0 triumph implicit Switzerland, 1-1 gully with Iceland, 2-0 nonaccomplishment to France), Norway look 2 of their caller opponents (Switzerland and Iceland) positive Finland, which volition springiness them a boost. After falling abbreviated astatine caller tournaments, assurance volition beryllium precocious that if they play to their gameplan they could apical the group.

6. SWEDEN

After falling abbreviated during the Euro 2025 qualifiers and having to conflict it retired successful the playoffs, reaching the Nations League finals (after topping a radical of Italy, Denmark and Wales) has fixed them a assurance boost up of this summer's tournament. While they're inactive acold from their erstwhile glory, Sweden are dilatory gaining momentum.

5. NETHERLANDS

A mixed container successful the Nations League saw them gully 2-2 with Germany earlier losing 4-0 successful the return, portion beating Austria twice. A 1-1 gully vs. Scotland successful their last crippled suggests that things mightiness not beryllium casual for them this summer, and they are inactive waiting connected quality of Vivianne Miedema's fitness.

4. ENGLAND

The daze status of goalkeeper Mary Earps leaves the squad with a highly inexperienced goalkeeper portion and, with the nonaccomplishment of seasoned Fran Kirby (who retired aft being told she wasn't successful the Euro 2025 squad) and Millie Bright (who said she couldn't springiness 100% mentally oregon physically), the defending champions person dropped immoderate large tourney experience. Losing retired connected a spot successful the Nations League finals aft a 2-1 decision to Spain besides raises questions implicit the Lionesses' spot among Europe's apical pedigree.

3. FRANCE

A cleanable expanse of six wins successful six games (the lone League A squad to person a 100% record) successful the Nations League volition beryllium a boost. But it's not France's quality to bushed lower-ranked teams that's their issue, it's beating teams that are categorically amended than them.

Indeed, the nonaccomplishment of veterans Wendie Renard and Eugénie Le Sommer from the most-recent squad -- and the information they haven't faced oregon beaten a squad ranked higher than them successful sixth months -- does not bode well. Still, reaching the Nations League finals is simply a affirmative measurement for a squad who person underperformed successful each tourney they've been in.

2. GERMANY

Reaching the Nations League finals for a 2nd clip running, with 5 wins and a draw, is bully quality up of a summertime that offers the erstwhile winners a accidental astatine redemption. They'll besides beryllium pleased to person scored the astir goald (26) successful the Nations League, with Lea Schüller and Selina Cerci starring the way.

1. SPAIN

Despite a nonaccomplishment to England successful February, Spain reclaimed bragging rights (and a spot successful the Nations League finals) with a 2-1 triumph successful Barcelona connected Tuesday. Though determination was uncertainty that they would scope the finals, Spain proved wherefore they are satellite champions and are the squad to beat. They'll surely hammer the smaller teams and apt acceptable up a semifinal against the winners of Group D: England, France, oregon Netherlands.