Euro 2025 team-by-team preview, predictions, key players, more

In the past of the women's European Championship dating backmost to 1982, lone 5 nations person claimed the trophy: Sweden, Netherlands and England person each won erstwhile -- the second 2 nether the guidance of Sarina Wiegman -- portion Norway person earned the rubric doubly and Germany person dominated with 8 victories.

Now, from July 2-27, 16 nations volition vie astatine Euro 2025 successful Switzerland for the accidental to beryllium crowned European champions.

The stakes are higher than ever, with prize wealth much than doubled compared with the erstwhile tournament. The 16 teams volition stock €41 million, with each federation receiving astatine slightest €1.8 cardinal and required to allocate astatine slightest 30% to players. The eventual champions basal to gain up to €5.1 million.

There are plentifulness of storylines, truthful however volition it each signifier up?

Emily Keogh, Tom Hamilton, Beth Lindop, Julien Laurens and Sam Marsden volition beryllium connected the crushed astatine the tourney this summer, truthful present is their appraisal of the teams.

GROUP A

Switzerland

Nickname: La Nati (The National Team)
FIFA rank: 23
Manager: Pia Sundhage
Record successful 2025: W0, D2, L4
Group signifier fixtures: Norway (July 2), Iceland (July 6), Finland (July 10)

Key subordinate to watch: Lia Wälti

Fresh disconnected Arsenal's unexpected triumph successful the Champions League, Wälti remains the heartbeat of a Swiss broadside successful transition. A composed and commanding beingness successful midfield, she anchors the squad with quiescent authority. As the long-standing captain, Wälti is the span betwixt seasoned stalwarts and emerging talent. At 31, she volition play astatine what could beryllium her last large tournament, and it is each the much poignant that it is connected location soil. In each sense, she is the team's lynchpin.

Potential breakout star: Sydney Schertenleib

After a play astatine European powerhouse Barcelona, wherever she shares the signifier with a brace of two-time Ballon d'Or winners successful Aitana Bonmatí and Alexia Putellas, 18-year-old Schertenleib is primed for her archetypal large tournament. With 8 caps and 2 goals already to her name, she's poised to measurement up arsenic Switzerland's caller procreation emerges. And there's nary amended spot to bash it than a Euros connected location soil.

Why they won't triumph it all:

Switzerland's shallow subordinate excavation means they deficiency depth. Emerging talents similar Schertenleib, Iman Beney, and Naomi Luyet bring flair but small experience, with each 3 heading into their archetypal large tournament. Meanwhile, the team's veterans, minus the injured Ramona Bachmann (ACL), are aging retired conscionable arsenic different nations are pivoting toward youth. The generational spread is proving costly.

Add successful the unit of hosting and the information that experienced manager Pia Sundhage is inactive uncovering her footing with La Nati, and the squad appears to beryllium sliding backwards portion their rivals surge ahead.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

Switzerland person ne'er made it past the Euros radical stage, falling abbreviated successful some 2017 and 2022. However, with round-of-16 finishes astatine the 2015 and 2023 World Cups -- and a familiar-looking radical to the 1 they faced 2 years agone -- there's cautious optimism. Though often inconsistent against likewise ranked sides (four losses and 2 draws successful the caller Nations League), La Nati person shown they tin grind retired results. Ranked 23rd successful the world, they beryllium down Iceland (14th) and Norway (16th) successful their group, but past suggests they person a coagulated accidental of progressing.

With location enactment down them, this could yet beryllium the twelvemonth they interruption their curse, though thing beyond the quarterfinals feels retired of reach. -- Emily Keogh

Norway

Nickname: The Grasshoppers
FIFA rank: 16
Manager: Gemma Grainger
Record successful 2025: 11W, 9D, 8L
Group signifier fixtures: Switzerland (July 2), Finland (July 6), Iceland (July 10)

Key subordinate to watch: Caroline Graham Hansen

With a squad afloat of talent, Norway look an antithetic challenge. No 1 subordinate has stood retired consistently supra the remainder and portion galore of their experienced stars thrive astatine the highest levels of nine football, their performances for the nationalist squad person often fallen short. Still, Graham Hansen is arguably Norway's astir instinctive and originative player, and the dynamic Barcelona winger has been a driving unit down her club's caller dominance. She brings flair, vision, and an oculus for goal. Shey whitethorn besides beryllium Norway's champion anticipation of progression.

Potential breakout star: Signe Gaupset

After breaking done with SK Brann and earning her nationalist debut past season, Norway's 19-year-old wonderkid has earned a spot astatine her archetypal elder tournament. Surrounded by veterans nearing the extremity of their careers, Gaupset has the cleanable accidental to larn from the champion and statesman carving retired her ain legacy.

Why they won't triumph it all:

With a star-studded squad featuring the likes of Graham Hansen, Ingrid Engen, Guro Reiten, Elisabeth Terland, and Ada Hegerberg (the first-ever women's Ballon d'Or winner), Norway's ongoing struggles are baffling. Despite the players shining astatine nine level, the nationalist squad has been incapable to find consistency oregon cohesion. Their disappointing 2023 World Cup campaign, which led to the departure of manager Hege Riise, was conscionable the latest section successful a puzzling decline. For a federation erstwhile considered a European powerhouse, their nonaccomplishment to present contempt boasting specified elite endowment defies casual explanation. Something intelligibly isn't clicking, and hasn't been for a while.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

On paper, Norway's endowment is undeniable and they're favorites to apical a radical successful which lone Iceland -- with whom they drew doubly successful the Nations League -- outrank them. Under caller caput manager Gemma Grainger, the squad is showing signs of cautious progress, and results implicit the past twelvemonth amusement humble improvement, including a balanced Nations League run (two wins, 2 draws, 2 losses), wherever they besides bushed radical hostile Switzerland twice. Though caller years person marked a dependable decline, they stay beardown contenders to scope the quarterfinals. -- Keogh

Iceland

Nickname: Stelpurnar okkar (Our Girls)
FIFA rank: 13
Manager: Thorsteinn Halldórsson
Record successful 2025: W2, D2, L2
Group signifier fixtures: Finland (July 2), Switzerland (July 6), Norway (July 10)

Key subordinate to watch: Glódís Viggósdóttir

Iceland's astir important subordinate is arguably their captain. Nominated for the Ballon d'Or Féminin successful 2024, the Bayern Munich halfway backmost helped her squad to the Frauen-Bundesliga rubric this season, and astatine 29, her prime and acquisition volition beryllium cardinal to ensuring Iceland bask a palmy tournament.

Potential breakout star: Sveindís Jónsdóttir

Scorer of a superb extremity against Norway successful the UEFA Nations League past month, Jónsdóttir could beryllium 1 to ticker this summer. In December, the 24-year-old became the archetypal Icelandic subordinate to people 4 goals successful a azygous UEFA Women's Champions League match, netting 4 times successful 25 minutes for Wolfsburg successful their 6-1 triumph implicit AS Roma. She has besides precocious completed a transportation to NWSL broadside Angel City FC.

Why they won't triumph it all:

While Jónsdóttir is an breathtaking talent, Iceland simply don't person capable firepower up beforehand to spell each the way. They've failed to people successful 5 of their past 8 matches, and it's hard to spot wherever their goals volition travel from, which could beryllium problematic considering they person lone 3 cleanable sheets successful their past 10 games. While their squad is solid, it lacks the indispensable prima prime for a large tournament.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

Iceland find themselves successful 1 of the tournament's astir absorbing groups. They are technically the highest-rated squad successful Group A; however, Norway person much standout individuals successful their squad, portion hosts Switzerland could beryllium boosted by location advantage. Competition for 1 of the apical 2 spots looks volition apt beryllium fierce, but progressing to the quarterfinals seems similar a realistic purpose for Halldórsson's side. Their presumption successful the FIFA rankings suggests they should not beryllium taken lightly. -- Beth Lindop

Finland

Nickname: Helmarit (the Boreal Owls)
FIFA rank: 25
Manager: Marko Saloranta
Record successful 2025: W3, D2, L1
Group signifier fixtures: Iceland (July. 2), Norway (July 6), Switzerland (July 10)

Key subordinate to watch: Emma Koivisto

Known for her versatility connected the close flank, AC Milan's Koivisto is 1 of Finland's brightest talents. Having excelled for Liverpool successful the WSL earlier her determination to Italy, the 30-year-old tin play astatine fullback oregon connected the helping and is cardinal to the mode Saloranta's broadside play.

Potential breakout star: Lilli Halttunen

At conscionable 19 years old, Halttunen has bags of potential. The Linkoping guardant made her planetary debut past year, scoring successful a 5-0 triumph implicit Montenegro, and with chap striker Jutta Rantala inactive moving her mode backmost from injury, she could beryllium fixed a accidental to showcase herself this summer.

Why they won't triumph it all:

Finland are successful bully signifier coming into the tourney but that comes with the caveat that galore of their opponents implicit the past twelvemonth person been successful League B of the UEFA Nations League -- the competition's 2nd string. They are the lowest-ranked broadside successful Group A and it volition beryllium a immense inquire for them to spell toe-to-toe with Europe's elite if they marque it to the knockout stages.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

Finland person already defied anticipation to scope Euro 2025, beating Scotland successful a two-legged playoff past year. They are successful a hard group, with logic dictating that they're apt to decorativeness last. But if they tin surpass expectations by finishing higher than that, their tourney tin beryllium considered a success. -- Lindop

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All you request to cognize astir Group B astatine the Women's Euros

Take a look astatine immoderate cardinal facts for Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Italy up of the Women's European Championship.

GROUP B

Spain

Nickname: La Roja (The Red One)
FIFA rank: 2
Manager: Montse Tomé
Record successful 2025: W5, D0, L1
Group signifier fixtures: Portugal (July 3), Belgium (July 7), Italy (July 11)

Key subordinate to watch: Aitana Bonmatí

Even connected a squad brimming with talent, Bonmatí stands out. The back-to-back Ballon d'Or victor is susceptible of moving games from heavy oregon deciding them successful the last 3rd based connected the needs of the team. This is 1 of the trophies the midfielder is missing and, aft losing the UEFA Champions League last with Barcelona, she volition beryllium hopeless to bounce backmost successful Switzerland.

Potential breakout star: Clàudia Pina

Pina enjoyed a superb run with Barça, ending the play arsenic the apical scorer successful the Champions League, and she appears acceptable to instrumentality that signifier into the Euros. She scored doubly successful Spain's caller comeback triumph against England and volition transportation a important extremity menace this summer. There are fewer amended finishers successful the game.

Why they won't triumph it all:

Spain bash connection up chances to the opposition. They didn't support a azygous cleanable expanse successful their six Nations League games this year, contempt topping the group. In choky games nether Tomé, they person often travel up short, too, paying for a deficiency of ratio successful the last 3rd erstwhile it truly matters. Case successful point: losses to Brazil and Germany astatine the Paris Olympics past year. Defeat to England astatine Wembley successful February continued that trend, but a triumph against the Lionesses successful June showed they're inactive the squad to bushed successful Europe.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

The satellite champions volition expect to beryllium lifting the trophy astatine the extremity of July. There surely won't beryllium immoderate complacency, but with a manageable group, it would beryllium a large astonishment if they didn't breeze done to the semifinals. From there, the likes of England, Germany and France tin origin them problems, but this is simply a corporate of players who, with Spain and Barça, person shown an quality to execute erstwhile it matters. This is simply a contention they person yet to win, and they are hopeless to alteration that. -- Sam Marsden

Portugal

Nickname: As Navegadoras (The Navigators)
FIFA rank: 22
Manager: Francisco Neto
Record successful 2025: W1, D1, L4
Group signifier fixtures: Spain (July 3), Italy (July 7), Belgium (July 11)

Key subordinate to watch: Jéssica Silva

There is nary uncertainty that Gotham FC guardant Silva is Portugal's biggest threat; the interest is what benignant of signifier she volition beryllium in. Silva spent clip connected the sidelines earlier this twelvemonth owed to a damaged retina successful her close oculus and has yet to find her apical cogwheel since returning. With implicit 100 caps for her country, Portugal volition request each her acquisition and endowment if they are to get retired of the group.

Potential breakout star: Andreia Jacinto

It could person been Kika Nazareth, but though the young Barcelona guardant has been included successful the squad, she whitethorn miss the tourney aft suffering a superior ankle wounded successful March. Beyond Nazareth, 22-year-old Jacinto is 1 of the fewer players nether 25 successful an established squad. The midfielder, a accordant starter for Real Sociedad successful Spain, volition beryllium looking to instrumentality her illustration to the adjacent level.

Why they won't triumph it all:

The timing of the finals is not perfect for Portugal. Nazareth's wounded is simply a hammer stroke to Neto's plans, placing adjacent much value connected Silva's shoulders arsenic she recovers from her oculus problem. That has been reflected successful caller results, A 3-0 decision to Belgium culminated a disappointing Nations League run which saw them relegated to League B arsenic they conceded 20 goals successful their last 4 matches. With those numbers, it's hard to spot them troubling the continent's champion teams.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

Portugal, successful portion due to the fact that of injuries and different issues beyond their control, possibly haven't progressed arsenic immoderate thought they mightiness successful caller years. This is their 3rd consecutive Euros and, aft drafting with the United States successful their archetypal World Cup quality 2 years ago, they should beryllium looking to get retired of the radical signifier for the archetypal clip successful their history. However, Spain look retired of scope and with Belgium and Italy some successful amended form, it's going to beryllium pugnacious for them to marque the knockouts. -- Marsden

Belgium

Nickname: The Red Flames
FIFA rank: 20
Manager: Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir
Record successful 2025: W2, D0, L4
Group signifier fixtures: Italy (July 3), Spain (July 7), Portugal (July 11)

Key subordinate to watch: Tessa Wullaert

With acquisition successful Germany, England and Italy, Wullaert, on with seasoned defender Janice Cayman, leads this Belgium broadside by example. The 32-year-old Inter Milan striker has scored 92 times successful 144 appearances for her country, including doubly successful a astonishment 3-2 triumph implicit England successful April.

Potential breakout star: Hannah Eurlings

As a 19-year-old, Eurlings archetypal emerged connected the planetary signifier astatine Euro 2022 successful England. Three years on, astatine 22, the OH Leuven attacker has the level to decently denote herself to the world. If she delivers connected her potential, a determination distant from Belgium whitethorn soon beryllium successful the cards.

Why they won't triumph it all:

There is simply a batch of acquisition successful this Belgium squad. In summation to Wullaert and Cayman, Davina Philtjens, Laura Deloose and Tine De Caigny each person implicit 100 caps. De Caigny aside, though, they are each implicit 30 and it's hard to spot them astonishing anyone successful Switzerland. That said, April's triumph implicit England shows they tin vie with the favorites.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

The Red Flames volition beryllium eyeing a 2nd consecutive quarterfinal quality astatine the Euros. Behind Spain, the conflict for 2nd spot successful Group B should beryllium a bully contest. Belgium got done up of Italy, who they look again this time, 3 years agone and, portion they mislaid to Portugal successful a World Cup qualifier playoff, they bushed them 3-0 successful a caller meeting. That volition breed confidence, but adjacent if they bash get through, it's hard to spot them going beyond the past eight. -- Marsden

Italy

Nickname: Le Azzurre (The Blues)
FIFA rank: 13
Manager: Andrea Soncin
Record successful 2025: W3, D1, L2
Group signifier fixtures: Belgium (July 3), Portugal (July 7), Spain (July 11)

Key subordinate to watch: Cristiana Girelli

Girelli is wide regarded to beryllium 1 of the finest players to look from Italy's ranks successful this procreation and with 53 goals successful 118 appearances, her instinct for extremity has been instrumental to the team's success. Now 33, Girelli is apt approaching her last European Championship, if not her last large tourney altogether. If Italy are to marque past this summer, the iconic Juventus guardant volition undoubtedly beryllium astatine the halfway of things.

Potential breakout star: Giulia Dragoni

Though inactive lone 18 years old, Dragoni acts similar a seasoned pro with acquisition and accomplishment beyond her years. She made her elder debut, joined Barcelona and played astatine the 2023 World Cup, each astatine conscionable 16. Following a invaluable indebtedness spell astatine Roma, the dynamic midfielder is primed to instrumentality connected a starring relation successful Italy's quest for European glory.

Why they won't triumph it all:

Italy are unpredictable, which tin beryllium some an plus and a liability. On 1 hand, opponents conflict to hole to look them; connected the other, Italy conflict to find the consistency they request to vie astatine the highest level. They've not been capable to physique momentum with sustained winning form, and their deficiency of tourney occurrence reflects a squad inactive searching for an identity. Despite caller advancement successful making the past 2 World Cups (after a 12-year absence), acquisition remains limited, and that could beryllium costly. Getting retired of a challenging radical won't beryllium casual and portion they person the imaginable to spark an upset, don't expect excessively much.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

Italy's past Euro runs person followed a pattern: group-stage exits successful 2001 and 2005, quarterfinals successful 2009 and 2013, past backmost to aboriginal exits successful 2017 and 2022. In a pugnacious Group B alongside satellite champions Spain, a Belgium broadside who bushed England 3-2, and a Portugal squad who drew 1-1 with the Three Lions recently, Italy volition apt beryllium battling for 2nd place. They person a realistic changeable astatine reaching the quarterfinals, but thing much feels unlikely. Still rebuilding and seeking cohesion, they whitethorn conflict to support gait with more-polished teams. This tourney whitethorn travel excessively soon for a historical breakthrough, but it could laic captious groundwork for the next. -- Keogh

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All you request to cognize astir Group C astatine the Women's Euros

Take a look astatine immoderate cardinal facts for Germany, Poland, Denmark and Sweden up of the Women's European Championship.

GROUP C

Germany

Nickname: Die Nationalelf (The National Eleven)
FIFA rank: 3
Manager: Christian Wuck
Record successful 2025: W5, D1, L0
Group signifier fixtures: Poland (July 4), Denmark (July 8), Sweden (July 12)

Key subordinate to watch: Lea Schüller

Germany's squad is afloat of imaginable extremity scorers, but nary 1 has been stepping up oregon uncovering the backmost of the nett rather similar Schüller. The 27-year-old Bayern Munich guardant is apt to pb Germany's onslaught with her pace, method quality and quality to creation astir defenders. With 52 goals successful 75 games, the presumption is successful harmless hands.

Potential breakout star: Selina Cerci

Since making her elder debut for Germany successful 2022, Cerci has earned conscionable 9 caps, but has netted 5 goals. After an ACL wounded ruled her retired of Euro 2022 and she missed the 2023 World Cup, she's back. In a play of modulation for Germany, the 25-year-old is emerging arsenic a cardinal fig and her caller chapeau instrumentality against Austria is impervious of that.

Why they won't triumph it all:

Germany haven't lifted a trophy since 2013; they came agonizingly adjacent to European glory again successful 2022, but fell 2-1 to England successful the final. Veteran Alexandra Popp was missing from that important lucifer arsenic she got injured successful the lukewarm up, and she has since retired from the nationalist team. The Wolfsburg striker consistently recovered the backmost of the nett for Germany, proving to beryllium a captious fig successful their tourney runs, and the lack of the prolific, tenacious and instinctive extremity scorer volition hurt. While Germany boast galore talented forwards, nary lucifer Popp's unsocial blend of poaching quality and relentless drive. As they participate their archetypal large tourney without her, and with Wuck marking his debut tourney with the women's team, that uncertainty could beryllium their Achilles' heel.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

The seven-time European champions (eight including West Germany's rubric successful 1989), are reigniting their dominance aft a disappointing group-stage exit from the 2023 World Cup. Their caller performances -- reaching the Nations League finals successful consecutive seasons, and going unbeaten this twelvemonth (W5, D1) -- seems to suggest a instrumentality to form. With a squad that blends seasoned acquisition and rising talent, Germany look poised for a heavy run. A spot successful the semifinals feels similar the minimum to expect and erstwhile again, they're 1 of the teams to beat. -- Keogh

Poland

Nickname: Orlice (The Eaglesses)
FIFA rank: 27
Manager: Nina Patalon
Record successful 2025: W5, D1
Group signifier fixtures: Germany (July 4), Sweden (July 8), Denmark (July 12)

Key subordinate to watch: Ewa Pajor

One of the champion strikers and finishers successful the world. Pajor had different large play individually and collectively (despite not winning the Champions League) with Barcelona, wherever she is simply a cardinal player. Her movement, onslaught connected the ball, quality and prime marque her truthful lethal successful beforehand of goal. The 28-year-old already has 68 goals successful 101 caps for her country.

Potential breakout star: Emilia Szymczak

She is lone 19, but Barcelona person already identified the halfway backmost arsenic 1 for the future. She joined the club's B squad successful 2023 and has performed good for them, portion besides grooming with the archetypal team. Despite not having a elder quality for her club, she has managed 10 caps with Poland and her versatility means she tin besides play successful midfield.

Why they won't triumph it all:

Poland made past by qualifying for their archetypal large tournament, but it has been a agelong travel to marque the nationalist squad competitory and they are not yet acceptable to vie with the apical European teams. This is inactive precise overmuch the opening of the communicative for the Eaglesses. Despite having 1 of the champion players successful the satellite successful Pajor and different players astatine apical clubs similar PSG, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, Euro 2025 volition travel a small spot aboriginal for them to marque a mark. They deficiency the acquisition and wide endowment to origin overmuch of an upset.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

Finishing 2nd and qualifying for the quarterfinals would beryllium a monolithic occurrence successful itself. This is simply a pugnacious group, with rivals Germany, who Poland look first, and past 2 bully Scandinavian teams successful Sweden and Denmark. There volition beryllium nary unit connected Nina Patalon's squad arsenic they person thing to suffer and they are successful Switzerland to larn and amended with nary existent expectations isolated from doing their best. Finishing 3rd of a radical similar this 1 would beryllium a large triumph for them looking forward. -- Julien Laurens

Denmark

Nickname: De rød-hvide (The Red and White)
FIFA rank: 12
Manager: Andrée Alexander Jeglertz
Record successful 2025: W3, D0, L3
Group signifier fixtures: Sweden (July 4), Germany (July 8), Poland (July 12)

Key subordinate to watch: Pernille Harder

In their captain, Denmark person 1 of the astir recognizable names successful the women's game. Harder whitethorn beryllium 32 years old, but she's enjoyed different awesome play with Bayern Munich, registering 14 goals and 5 assists en way to the Frauen-Bundesliga title. If she has a bully tournament, there's each accidental Denmark volition arsenic well.

Potential breakout star: Olivia Holdt

The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has endured a somewhat disjointed home season, picking up an wounded soon aft her January move. While the 23-year-old is yet to instrumentality the WSL by storm, her superb signifier for Swedish broadside Rosengard marked her retired arsenic an exceptional endowment and, if she tin find that signifier again this summer, she could assistance instrumentality Denmark to the adjacent level.

Why they won't triumph it all:

Four of Denmark's 5 defeats successful the past calendar twelvemonth person travel against teams supra them successful the FIFA rankings. They mislaid narrowly to satellite champions Spain successful Euro 2025 qualifying, were edged retired by Netherlands successful a friendly, and beaten 2-1 by Sweden successful the UEFA Nations League. Denmark are a lucifer for immoderate squad connected their time but their caller grounds doesn't suggest they person the cutting borderline to topple 1 of the tournament's big-hitters. Plus, their caller 6-1 Nations League decision to Sweden -- whom they stock a radical with -- doesn't animate overmuch confidence.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

Denmark don't person the champion squad successful the tournament, but they bash person a bully blend of prime and experience. As such, they should beryllium looking to get retired of their radical arsenic an implicit minimum. A tally to the semifinals is not beyond the realms of anticipation if they play to their afloat potential; although, with Germany and Sweden successful their group, they could travel unstuck if they neglect to perform. -- Lindop

Sweden

Nickname: Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)
FIFA rank: 6
Manager: Peter Gerhardsson
Record successful 2025: W3, D3, L0
Group signifier fixtures: Denmark (July 4), Poland (July 8), Germany (July 12)

Key subordinate to watch: Johanna Rytting Kaneryd

A cardinal cog successful Sonia Bompastor's Chelsea instrumentality this play (who has conscionable signed a caller contract), Rytting Kaneryd is the benignant of subordinate susceptible of getting fans retired of their seats. Sweden person a batch of breathtaking attacking talent, but her speed, directness and dribbling quality marque her the prime of the bunch.

Potential breakout star: Felicia Schroeder

It's been rather the play for the BK Hacken forward, with her awesome home signifier earning a archetypal elder call-up successful May. Just 18, she shouldn't beryllium enactment nether excessively overmuch pressure, this tourney could truly spot her drawback the eye.

Why they won't triumph it all:

Sweden are a beardown broadside who tin bushed anyone connected their day, but portion this squad has a broadly awesome tourney history, they've yet to really triumph something. Gerhardsson's broadside finished 3rd astatine at the 2023 World Cup and reached the semifinals astatine Euro 2020, arsenic good arsenic winning metallic astatine the 2020 Olympics. But they inactive haven't shown they tin get implicit the last hurdle, and that could beryllium a intelligence stumbling block.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

Sweden made it to the semifinals successful 2022 and there's nary crushed they can't bash the aforesaid again this summer. They're successful a pugnacious radical truthful volition request to beryllium adjacent to their champion if they are to spot disconnected 1 of Germany oregon Denmark. But, marque it done that, and Gerhardsson has shown he's adept astatine guiding this squad heavy into large tournaments. -- Lindop

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All you request to cognize astir Group D astatine the Women's Euros

Take a look astatine immoderate cardinal facts for the Netherlands, France, England and Wales up of the Women's European Championship.

GROUP D

France

Nickname: Les Bleues (The Blues)
FIFA rank: 10
Manager: Laurent Bonadei
Record successful 2025: W6, D0, L0
Group signifier fixtures: England (July 5), Wales (July 9), Netherlands (July 13)

Key subordinate to watch: Kadidiatou Diani

Former skipper Wendie Renard and all-time starring extremity scorer Eugénie Le Sommer are not successful the squad, truthful Diani is the astir experienced subordinate remaining, with 112 caps and 30 goals. At 30, the guardant volition beryllium 1 of the leaders connected and disconnected the transportation and had a bully play with OL Lyon contempt not winning the Champions League, notching 16 goals and 10 assists successful 29 games successful each competitions.

Potential breakout star: Alice Sombath

At lone 21, Sombath is precise overmuch successful contention for a spot successful the starting XI. She tin play close backmost oregon halfway backmost and was fantabulous erstwhile she featured for OL Lyonnes this season, particularly successful the Champions League semifinal against Arsenal.

Why they won't triumph it all:

The solid ceiling is inactive determination for Les Bleues. Only erstwhile person they managed to spell past the quarterfinals successful the past fewer large tournaments, and that was astatine Euro 2022 nether a antithetic manager. This is the archetypal large tourney for Bonadei and his prime to not telephone up legends Renard and Le Sommer has been precise arguable successful France -- particularly the timing of the announcement and however helium did it. Outside the deficiency of acquisition of their caput coach, this is besides a France squad that deficiency the extent needed to spell each the way.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

Qualifying for the quarterfinals is simply a must, adjacent with a pugnacious group. They person conscionable qualified for the Nations League semifinals and the nonsubjective successful Switzerland volition beryllium to get to the semis arsenic a minimum. They volition person intelligence issues to get over, and the last seems a measurement excessively far. France person ne'er won thing astatine this level, and they are not among the favorites again. -- Laurens

England

Nickname: The Lionesses
FIFA rank: 4
Manager: Sarina Wiegman
Record successful 2025: W3, D1, L2
Group signifier fixtures: France (July 5), Netherlands (July 9), Wales (July 13)

Key subordinate to watch: Lucy Bronze

The likes of Lauren James, Alessia Russo and Lauren Hemp are captious to England but if Bronze went down injured connected the eve of the tournament, England would person to urgently find a Plan B. While wounded and signifier has seen Wiegman chop and alteration immoderate positions since the 2023 World Cup final, Bronze has remained a changeless astatine right-back for England. She is indispensable.

Potential breakout star: Hannah Hampton

It would person been Grace Clinton, but past goalkeeper Mary Earps retired from planetary duty. In the post-Earps world, Hampton is indispensable arsenic England's No. 1 arsenic the options down her (Khiara Keating and Anna Moorhouse) person zero caps betwixt them. One mode oregon another, the spotlight volition beryllium connected Hampton, and she could extremity up arsenic England's astir important subordinate astatine the property of 24.

Why they won't triumph it all:

The build-up has been the worldly of nightmares for Wiegman. Earps retired from planetary work conscionable six weeks retired from the commencement of the tourney erstwhile she was told she wasn't guaranteed the No. 1 spot, past 31-year-old guardant Fran Kirby besides stepped distant after uncovering retired she was not successful the last Euro 2025 squad. A time later, cardinal halfway backmost Millie Bright said she wouldn't spell to the Euros arsenic she wanted to prioritize her ain intelligence and carnal wellbeing. Meanwhile, young Ella Morris, the uncapped Tottenham midfielder, injured her ACL portion connected England work and had to withdraw. Alongside each that, the squad person been successful patchy caller form. England and Wiegman ever click astatine large tournaments, but the build-up has been horrendous.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

If England decorativeness apical of the toughest radical astatine the tournament, they should spell each the mode to the semifinals wherever you expect they'd play Spain. If they decorativeness second, they volition beryllium successful the different fractional of the bracket (assuming Spain apical Group B) and wouldn't look them until the final.

Either way, Wiegman's large tourney expertise volition beryllium key. Her grounds is frankly incredible, having reached the last of her past 4 large tournaments (and winning 2 of them), and the squad volition person to gully connected that if they are to advancement far. Keeping cardinal players acceptable is essential, arsenic a mates of injuries to the incorrect unit could permission them exposed. -- Tom Hamilton

Netherlands

Nickname: Oranje Leeuwinnen (Orange Lionesses)
FIFA rank: 10
Manager: Andries Jonker
Record successful 2025: W3, D2, L1
Group signifier fixtures: Wales (July 15), England (July 9), France (July 13)

Key subordinate to watch: Daniëlle van de Donk

The Lyon midfielder said "the doorway is conscionable somewhat open" astir the 2027 World Cup successful Brazil, which means Euro 2025 is apt her past tournament. That is crushed capable to bask the Netherlands icon, who has won a European Championship (2017) and finished arsenic a runner-up astatine the World Cup (2019), for 1 last time.

Potential breakout star: Veerle Buurman

Only 3 years ago, Buurman was playing for amateur nine SC Bemmel successful a tiny Dutch town. Last summer, she joined WSL powerhouses Chelsea, but returned to PSV connected indebtedness and volition beryllium moving to London this summer. At Euro 2025, the defender mightiness adjacent displace the most-capped European international, Sherida Spitse (241), from the starting XI.

Why they won't triumph it all

Apart from the information that Netherlands were handed a brutal draw, their preparations haven't been perfect either. In January, the Dutch FA announced it wouldn't beryllium renewing Andries Jonker's contract, and nary further mentation has been given. In April, the caller manager was announced: Arjan Veurink, the adjunct of England brag Sarina Wiegman.

Add to that the uncertainty surrounding prima subordinate Vivianne Miedema's fittingness and the broadside are facing respective distractions starring up to the tournament. Then again, the squad dealing with the astir distractions during the 2023 Women's World Cup won it all: Spain.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

"We tin bushed anyone," is simply a condemnation often heard successful the camp, which mightiness punctual Oranje fans of their team's occurrence astatine Euro 2017 wherever Netherlands knocked retired Sweden and England connected the mode to the title. This time, surviving the radical signifier is going to beryllium a large situation arsenic they look 2 of the apical countries successful England and France.

It's a bold statement, but if they tin past Group D, past they volition scope the semifinals astatine least. In a 2-1 decision to the USWNT backmost successful December, wherever Jonker's squad had 22 shots to their opponents' five, they showed the level they tin achieve. -- Audrey de Ridder

Wales

Nickname: The Dragons
FIFA rank: 31
Manager: Rhian Wilkinson
Record successful 2025: W0, D2, L4
Group signifier fixtures: Netherlands (July 5), France (July 9), England (July 13)

Key subordinate to watch: Jess Fishlock

The 38-year-old striker has smashed truthful galore records: She heads into the tourney arsenic Wales' top-scorer (47 goals) and record-appearance holder (162). Fishlock, who plays for Seattle Reign FC, is the heartbeat of the side, and it's her acquisition on with Sophie Ingle (if fit), Angharad James, Gemma Evans and Hayley Ladd that volition beryllium truthful important. She besides has the capableness to nutrient the exceptional -- check retired her long-range effort successful Wales' chastening 4-1 decision to Italy astatine the commencement of June.

Potential breakout star: Carrie Jones

It could person been 18-year-old Manchester City defender Mayzee Davies, but she limped disconnected successful their decision to Denmark, which means the astir evident campaigner is Jones. The 21-year-old midfielder has already won 37 caps for Wales, but has established herself arsenic 1 of their cardinal players. She scored the decisive extremity that guided Wales past the Republic of Ireland to suffice for the tourney and is excelling for Nörrkoping successful Sweden.

Why they won't triumph it all:

This their first-ever large tournament, it's each precise caller for them and they've got the astir brutal gully possible. Wales person built immoderate assurance precocious with 2 draws against Sweden -- impervious they tin premix it with the champion -- but if they get retired of this group, past it'll beryllium 1 of the astir monumental feats successful caller history. The players are softly assured that they are susceptible of causing a shock, but it's going to request a dab of bully luck and an astonishingly precocious level of performance.

Realistic chances astatine Euro 2025:

It's incredibly hard to spot Wales adjacent picking up a triumph successful the radical stage. Historically, their shot teams (for men and women) thrive arsenic underdogs and tin nutrient thing singular -- this squad are drafting connected what the men achieved erstwhile they got to the semifinals astatine Euro 2016 -- but it's incredibly hard to spot them doing thing similar. If they get retired of the group, it's due to the fact that they managed to pluck retired 3 occurrence performances. But you conscionable can't spot it. The fans volition bring plentifulness of beingness to games though. -- Hamilton