The Women’s Euros are up and running as England look to defend their crown against the continent’s best.
Spain, led by two-time Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati are the favourites to lift the trophy at the end of the month, and they sent out a message by thumping Portugal on Thursday night. Alexia Putellas was among the scorers in a 5-0 win, sending her nation straight to the top of Group B.
Italy had briefly topped the table thanks to a 1-0 win over Belgium with Arianna Caruso netting the only goal of the game.
Switzerland plays host to 15 other nations across four weeks, culminating with the final in Basel on July 27, 2025. However, they are facing an uphill battle to reach the knockout phase after losing to Norway.
Despite taking the lead just before the half hour mark, they were caught cold in the space of four second half minutes with Julia Stierli’s own goal proving decisive. Norway had the chance to extend their lead but Ada Hegerberg couldn’t convert her penalty, thus denying her a brace and a chance to set the pace for the Golden Boot award.
Finland were the first nation to put points on the board as they overcame Iceland in the tournament opener. Katariina Kosola netted the only goal of the game in the 70th minute after Hildur Antonsdottir had been sent-off for Iceland for two bookable offences.
When are Lionesses playing?
England have three group matches.
- France, July 5 (8pm BST)
- Netherlands, July 9 (5pm BST)
- Wales, July 13 (8pm BST)
How to watch Women’s Euro 2025
TV channel: Every match of the tournament will be broadcast across BBC One, BBC Two and ITV1 or ITV4.
Live stream: UK viewers will be able to stream games on the BBC Sport website, iPlayer or ITVX streaming service.
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Women’s Euro 2025 group stage schedule
Wednesday, July 2
Group A: Iceland 0-1 Finland
Group A: Switzerland 1-2 Norway
Thursday, July 3
Group B: Belgium 0-1 Italy
Group B: Spain 5-0 Portugal
Friday, July 4
Group C: Denmark vs Sweden (5pm BST, Geneva)
Group C: Germany vs Poland (8pm BST, St Gallen)
Saturday, July 5
Group D: Wales vs Netherlands (5pm BST, Lucerne)
Group D: France vs England (8pm BST, Zurich)
Sunday, July 6
Group A: Norway vs Finland (5pm BST, Sion)
Group A: Switzerland vs Iceland (8pm BST, Bern)
Monday, July 7
Group B: Spain vs Belgium (5pm BST, Thun)
Group B: Portugal vs Italy (8pm BST, Geneva)
Tuesday, July 8
Group C: Germany vs Denmark (5pm BST, Basel)
Group C: Poland vs Sweden (8pm BST, Lucerne)
Wednesday, July 9
Group D: England vs Netherlands (5pm BST, Zurich)
Group D: France vs Wales (8pm BST, St Gallen)
Thursday, July 10
Group A: Finland vs Switzerland (8pm BST, Geneva)
Group A: Norway vs Iceland (8pm BST, Thun)
Friday, July 11
Group B: Italy vs Spain (8pm BST, Bern)
Group B: Portugal vs Belgium (8pm BST, Sion)
Saturday, July 12
Group C: Sweden vs Germany (8pm BST, Zurich)
Group C: Poland vs Denmark (8pm BST, Lucerne)
Sunday, July 13
Group D: Netherlands vs France (8pm BST, Basel)
Group D: England vs Wales (8pm BST, St Gallen)
Group A standings
Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
Norway |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
3 |
2 |
Iceland |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
3 |
3 |
Switzerland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
Finland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
Group B standings
Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
Spain |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
+5 |
3 |
2 |
Italy |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
3 |
3 |
Belgium |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
Portugal |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-5 |
0 |
Group C standings
Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
Germany |
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2 |
Poand |
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3 |
Denmark |
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4 |
Sweden |
Group D standings
Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
France |
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2 |
England |
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3 |
Wales |
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4 |
Netherlands |
Quarter-final fixtures
Wednesday, July 16
Winners of Group A vs Runners-up of Group B (Geneva, 8pm BST)
Thursday, July 17
Winners of Group C vs Runners-up of Group D (Zurich, 8pm BST)
Friday, July 18
Winners of Group B vs Runners-up of Group A (Bern, 8pm BST)
Saturday, July 19
Winners of Group D vs Runners-up of Group C (Basel, 8pm BST)
Semi-final fixtures
Tuesday, July 22
Winners of quarter-final 3 vs winners of quarter-final 1 (Geneva, 8pm BST)
Wednesday, July 23
Winners of quarter-final 4 vs winners of quarter-final 2 (Zurich, 8pm BST)
Final
Sunday, July 27
Winners of semi-final 1 vs winners of semi-final 2 (Basel, 8pm BST)
