Sixteen teams will play a total of 31 matches in eight host cities throughout Switzerland from 2 to 27 July 2025, culminating in the crowning of Europe’s best women’s national team.

Today, with one year to go, the host cities have begun celebrating this important milestone and will continue to mark the occasion with various activities and events throughout the week.

A ticket launch event will take place on 1 October at one of Switzerland’s most famous mountain peaks, the Jungfraujoch, which features Europe’s highest-altitude railway station at 3,454 metres above sea level. This location perfectly highlights the tournament’s narrative, ‘The Summit of Emotions’, evoking the pinnacle of European competitive sport, while paying tribute to Switzerland’s stunning mountain landscape.

Ticket prices for group stage matches will range from CHF 25 to CHF 40. A category 3 ticket for the opening match featuring Switzerland or the final will be available from CHF 30, and a category 1 ticket for CHF 90. Both matches will be held at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland’s largest stadium with a gross capacity of 37,500. Switzerland will play the two remaining group stage matches in Bern and Geneva.

The exact price breakdown can be found here. Fans are encouraged to register before ticket sales commence, to facilitate the purchasing process. The official ticket sales will work on a first-come, first-served basis in a seamless purchasing process.

Free public transport for women’s EURO ticket holders

Travelling by train and public transport will be the most convenient and sustainable option for getting around during the event. Ticket holders traveling within Switzerland will enjoy free public transport.

On the matchday, match tickets will be valid for a second-class return journey from any Swiss locality to the match venue.

A family of four (two adults and two children) will be able to travel and watch some of the world’s best players from CHF 100.

Aleksander Čeferin, UEFA President, said:

“I do not doubt that UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 will be a great success of women’s football. Over the past years, we’ve worked hard with our national associations and partners to support this progress through strategic investments.

“We aim to further develop the women’s game for national teams, and the upcoming Women’s EURO will be a great step in the right direction. We anticipate an outstanding tournament that will create a lasting legacy in Switzerland and beyond, with fans coming to enjoy another wonderful celebration of football.”

Dominique Blanc, President of the Swiss Football Association, added:

“The 2025 women’s EURO is getting closer and closer, and now we are just one year away from the big opening match.

“We are delighted that the planning with the cities and authorities is progressing and that we will be able to offer the fans a great tournament next year.”

Nadine Kessler, UEFA Managing Director of Women’s Football, said:

“We are excited to continue the impressive success story of the UEFA Women’s EURO and want to ensure its momentum will be heard of, carried further and accelerated in Switzerland, Europe and beyond.”

Lia Wälti appointed tournament ambassador:

To promote the tournament, current Swiss national team captain and Arsenal player Lia Wälti has been announced as the first ambassador of UEFA Women’s EURO 2025.

Nadine Kessler added, “We are delighted to have secured Lia Wälti as one of our first tournament ambassadors. Lia is not only a Swiss footballing legend with an outstanding international career, but also a great personality and role model who cares about leaving a lasting legacy for future generations.”

Wälti said: “Competing in UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 in my home country is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The Swiss national team is eagerly anticipating the summer of 2025. Our goal is to perform at our best and help make this tournament a nationwide celebration. To achieve this, we need to start building awareness and engaging with our local communities now. We aim to deliver an outstanding performance on the pitch and share our joy and excitement with the crowd.”

Final draw to take place on 16 December

The final draw will take place on 16 December. Hosts Switzerland will be joined in the final tournament by eight teams that progress directly from the women’s European Qualifiers league stage and seven further play-off winners

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UEFA allocates €20,000 to research menstrual cycle effects on athletes’ performance and help teams and clubs improve their players’ health and well-being.

Two players, Barcelona teammates Patri Guijarro and Mapi León, opted to leave the training camp in the eastern city of Valencia after receiving guarantees from the government that they would not be sanctioned, with the rest staying after being told that some of their demands for reform would be met.

The players reported to camp on Tuesday after being picked by new coach Montse Tomé against their will the day before in the latest twist in the crisis that has engulfed Spanish soccer since former federation president Luis Rubiales kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the awards ceremony following Spain’s Women’s World Cup title in Australia last month.

They had been in open rebellion for more than three weeks, ever since the players said on Aug. 25 that they would not play again for their country until the federation had new leadership. After Rubiales stepped down, the players still refused to come back until federation underwent thorough reform.

Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas was among the majority who stayed. Even so, during practice in Valencia she told reporters that “I don’t feel great about being here.”

Although no specifics of the agreement were immediately announced following the meeting that concluded at nearly 5 a.m. on Wednesday, the federation took only a few hours before announcing that its secretary general, Andreu Camps, was being relieved of his duties. Camps was considered to be close to Rubiales, and his removal had been one of the changes demanded by the players.

The president of the FUTPRO players’ union, Amanda Gutiérrez, said steps had been made toward establishing the same treatment for Spain’s women’s and men’s national teams.

“An agreement has been reached to make changes to the structure of women’s soccer, so that the executive and administrative staff will match that of the men’s team, to further professionalize the team and staff,” Gutiérrez said.

Víctor Francos, Spain’s Secretary for Sports and president of the Higher Council for Sports, said the “cordial meetings” led to the creation of a committee involving players, the federation and the government. He said the agreements should promote advances in gender policies and equal pay, as well as lead to structural changes in women’s soccer.

Another step taken by the federation was the elimination of the term “de fútbol femenino,” “women’s soccer,” from the name of the team. The federation said in a statement that both the men’s and women’s national teams would officially be known as “Selección Española de Fútbol,” or “Spain’s national soccer team.”

“More than a symbolic change, we want this to represent a conceptual shift, and recognition that soccer is soccer, regardless of who plays it,” Pedro Rocha, the federation’s interim president, said in the statement.

Among the demands by the players was to have Rocha, who took over after Rubiales’ resignation, to also step down.

León and Guijarro have not played for Spain since they formed part of a player revolt by 15 team members last year when they refused to play for the national team until the federation established a more “professional” working environment, in what turned out to be prequel to the current uprising.

“The situation for Patri (Guijarro) and me is different from our teammates,” León said when leaving the team. “This was not the proper way to come back (to the team). We were not ready to just say, OK, we are back. This is a process. (However) it is true that we are happy that changes are being made.”

Spain’s acting Minister for Culture and Sports, Miquel Iceta, said he was hopeful the expected reforms by the federation would create an environment in which “the players truly feel motivated, comfortable and happy to play and to win.”

Iceta said the federation plans to hold early elections in the first months of 2024.

“We hope that that the renewal of the federation will be a turning point,” Iceta said.

PERFECTLY TIMED GOAL Match-winner was Chloe Kelly in the second half of extra time whose first goal in international football could not have been timed more perfectly. Earlier England had grabbed the lead midway through the second half through substitute Elle Toone only to be taken to the extra halfhour by an equaliser by Lina Magull.

England’s players danced their way through the celebrations. The evening was theirs but, beyond that, an even greater winner was the overall cause of women’s football.

Six-goal top scorer Beth Mead was named player of the tournament by UEFA with Germany’s Lena Oberdorf hailed as best young player.

FIRST MAJOR SINCE 1966 Coach Sarina Wiegman thus repeated with England the title-winning triumph she had managed with her own host nation Netherlands five years ago. This was an England national team’s first major prize since the men won the World Cup in 1966 – also against German opposition and also in extra time.

RECORD CROWD ATTENDANCE Germany had taken to the pitch in front of a Euro record 87,192 attendance determined to regain the European crown they had ceded five years earlier in Netherlands. They had won it eight times, including in 2009 when they despatched England 6-2 on the only previous occasion the Lionesses had reached the final.

FIESTY COLLISION They were the better team for several passages in a feisty collision between the two most outstanding teams in a tournament which set all sorts of attendance and television viewing figures. In the end, however, they will regret the warm-up injury which cost them the services of their top-scoring centre-forward Alex Popp.

Outstanding above all in a hard-working England team were goalkeeper Mary Earps and midfielder Keira Walsh.

UNDEFEATED WIEGMAN Wiegman, undefeated in 20 games in charge including 18 wins, said: “What we’ve done is really incredible. I’m so proud of the team.

“It was so tight but who cares? We won 2-1 and we are European champions. If you really want to win and become better every single day, that’s what I have noticed the whole year. It’s been incredible. We agreed a couple of things on behaviours, they weren’t just words, we lived it – and this is the result.”

UNHAPPY VOSS-TECKLENBURG Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg was unhappy with an early failure of VAR to award her team a penalty.

In the 26th minute the ball ricocheted off the arm of England captain Leah Williamson’s but referee Kateryna Monzul waved play on. VAR Paolo Valeri checked the incident but allowed the game to continue.

Voss-Tecklenburg said: “It was a handball, you have to see that.” However she refused to blame defeat on this one incident.

She said: “England deserved the win after such a strong tournament. We can be proud of what we’ve achieved, even if it wasn’t quite enough.”

UEFA awards:

Player of the Tournament: Beth Mead (England)

Young Player of the Tournament: Lena Oberdorf (Germany).

Top scorers: Mead and Alex Popp (Ger) each six goals but Mead was awarded the Golden Boot for a 5-0 advantage in tournament assists.

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Kelly’s goal in the second half of extra time — the first time she had ever scored in a competitive international game — propelled England to its first major women’s soccer title on Sunday, beating Germany 2-1.

By the time Kelly scored, England looked to be tiring, even with the boost of the home crowd, and struggling to deal with Germany’s fresh substitute players. The game had finished 1-1 after 90 minutes at Wembley Stadium with Lina Magull for Germany canceling out Ella Toone’s goal for England.

Then Kelly prodded in a loose ball at the second attempt in the 110th minute after Germany failed to clear a corner. Cue the celebrations, chants on Trafalgar Square, and congratulations from the queen.

“I always believed I’d be here, but to be here and score the winner, wow. These girls are amazing,” said Kelly, who returned from a serious knee injury in April. “This is amazing, I just want to celebrate now.”

Kelly took her shirt off to celebrate her goal, earning a yellow card but also a shout-out from Brandi Chastain, who celebrated in similar style when her penalty kick won the World Cup for the U.S. in 1999. “Enjoy the free rounds of pints and dinners for the rest of your life from all of England. Cheers!” Chastain wrote on Twitter.

After the final whistle, the England players danced and the crowd sang their anthem “Sweet Caroline.” The good-natured atmosphere inside the stadium Sunday drew contrasts with the violent scenes when the England men’s team lost its European Championship final to Italy at the same stadium a year ago.

The tournament-record crowd of more than 87,000 underlined the growth of women’s soccer in Europe since the last time England and Germany played for a continental title 13 years ago.

On that occasion, Germany surged to a 6-2 win over an England team which still relied on part-time players. Two years later, England launched its Women’s Super League, which has professionalized the game and grown into one of the main competitions worldwide.

[tps_header][/tps_header]That has meant increasing competition for Germany, which was a pioneering nation in European women’s soccer and increasingly faces well-funded rivals like England, Spain and France.

England’s title comes 56 years after the nation’s only major men’s title which was also an extra-time win at Wembley over Germany at the 1966 World Cup. Queen Elizabeth II’s congratulatory message called the England team an “inspiration for girls and women today, and for future generations.”

The players, too, are conscious of how their success has important consequences.

“We talked and talked and finally we did it,” England captain Leah Williamson said. “It’s the proudest moment of my life so I’m going to lap it up and take every single second in. The legacy of this tournament and this team is a change in society. We’ve brought everyone together.”

On Sunday, Germany was without captain Alexandra Popp — the team’s leading scorer with six goals — after she reported a muscle problem in the warmup. She was replaced in the lineup by Schüller while Svenja Huth took over as captain.

The game was goalless after a physical first half in which Ellen White shot narrowly over the bar for England, while Marina Hegering nearly forced the ball in for Germany at a corner before Williamson and Earps intervened.

Either team could have had a penalty in the opening half, first when the ball seemed to touch Williamson’s arm as she cleared, and later when Hegering dived to clear the ball and collided with Lucy Bronze.

Ella Toone latched onto a long pass from Keira Walsh to get in behind the German defense in the 62nd minute and cleverly sent a lobbed shot over goalkeeper Merle Frohms and into the net for the opening goal.

Toone’s goal, six minutes after she entered the game from the bench, sparked celebrations as England manager Sarina Wiegman — the winning coach with the Netherlands in 2017 — raised both arms in joy.

Facing its first defeat in nine European finals, Germany came close when Lea Schüller hit the post and then leveled the score in the 79th when Lina Magull knocked a low cross past England goalkeeper Mary Earps, taking the game to extra time.

When the game went to extra time there were echoes of another European Championship final at the same venue the year before, when the England men’s team had a 1-0 lead but lost on penalties to Italy, but Kelly’s goal changed all that. England took control of the game in the final minutes, denying Germany chances for a second equalizer.

After the final whistle, Popp joined her teammates on the field and, with midfielder Lena Oberdorf, was comforted by England’s Georgia Stanway.

England’s jubilant players entered Wiegman’s post-match news conference singing “It’s Coming Home” as they celebrated their dramatic win.

Wiegman was in the middle of the news conference when her squad burst into the room, singing and dancing around the top table.

Goalkeeper Earps even climbed on top of the table to continue dancing as the celebrations looked set to continue late into the evening.

Wiegman remains unbeaten in 12 games as coach at the European Championships after winning the tournament first with the Netherlands and now with England. One of her first moves after England won was to share a hug with 35-year-old midfielder Jill Scott, the only remaining player on either team from England’s 2009 loss to Germany.

The game was refereed by Ukrainian Kateryna Monzul, who fled her home country after Russia invaded. One of Europe’s leading referees, Monzul left her home in Kharkiv — a major city which has been heavily bombarded by Russian forces — and spent five days living in a basement at her parents’ house before leaving the country and eventually living and working in Italy.

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Since 6 July, teams that represent the excellence of European football have been going head to head with the aim of claiming the continental crown, and the overwhelming interest in the tournament marked by record attendances is proof to the development of women’s football in Europe and beyond.

England made this edition of the Women’s EURO even more memorable with their ruthless and record-breaking performance against Norway, in front of more than 28,000 fans. No team in the history of the European Championships (both men and women) had ever scored more than six goals in a match.

A very strong signal for competition has been sent from AMEX Arena in Brighton: the team coached by Sarina Wiegman can count on not only the support of their fans but also on a talented, passionate squad that truly wants to achieve victory in the tournament for the first time in their history.

LIKE NONE BEFORE As mentioned earlier, the Lionesses’ achievement against Norway is a first in the history of the competition – scoring eight goals in a single game. This number had been reached only two times before yesterday and only by combining goals from both teams on the field: The 2005 clash between Norway and Italy in Preston in the group stage of that year’s edition (5-3 was the final score in favour of Norway) and the 2009 dramatic clash between England and Germany in Helsinki (6-2 was the final score in favour of Germany).

THE MATCH Leah Williamson and her teammates approached the match in Brighton with the right attitude from the very beginning, after their hard-fought 1-0 over Austria on Matchday 1 at Old Trafford in front of more than 68,000 fans. Enthusiasm and organization were key factors in the tactics of Sarina Wiegman’s team, putting Norway in trouble from the start.

In the 12th minute, Bayern Munich forward Georgia Stanway opened the scoring from the spot after Ellen White was fouled Manchester United defender Maria Thorisdottir. It took only three minutes for England to double the score: although Manchester City striker Lauren Hemp was initially flagged offside, the decision was overturned by VAR, with both Hemp and White onside. In the 29th minute another duel between White and Thorisdottir was won by the Manchester City player, who stole the ball to give England a 3-0 lead.

Bethany Mead’s hat trick (in minutes 34, 38 and 81) – which makes the Arsenal striker the current top scorer of the tournament with four goals – Ellen White’s second goal and a final strike by Manchester United forward Alessia Russo totally overcame Norway, as England gave a clear signal to all rivals.

SARINA WIEGMAN’S FACTOR A key element not to be underestimated is also the experience and achievement of coach Sarina Wiegman. She holds a peculiar record when it comes to European Championships: in the two editions she has attended so far as coach she holds a 100% win record. In 2017 her leadership and technical knowledge helped The Netherlands to victory with 6 wins from six matched. Now she wants to repeat that achievement with England and from this first stage of the competition, there are promising signs for England fans who want to celebrate the title for the first time in their history.

A SPOT ENSURED

With this record-breaking result, England ensured a spot for themselves in the next stage of the tournament as the first to qualify from Group A. In the other clash of the group, Austria overcame Northern Ireland 2-0, making Kenny Shiels’ team mathematically the first to be knocked out of the competition. Katharina Schiechtl scored the opener with a fancy free kick from a distance in the 19th minute. The second goal came in the final minutes of the match through Hoffenheim defender Katharina Naschenweng. On the final day of the group stage, Norway and Austria will fight for second place in Group A which will ensure a spot in the quarter-finals.

CURRENT STANDINGS Find below the group standings updated after matches occurred on July 11:

GROUP A (the only group that have already played two matches)
England, 6 points
Norway, 3 points
Austria, 3 points
Nothern Ireland, 0 points

GROUP B
Germany, 3 points
Spain, 3 points
Finland, 0 points
Denmark, 0 points

GROUP C
Portugal, 1 point
Switzerland, 1 point
Netherlands, 1 point
Sweden, 1 point

GROUP D
France, 3 points
Iceland, 1 point
Belgium, 1 point
Italy, 0 points

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Three draws (Portugal-Switzerland 2-2, The Netherlands-Sweden 1-1 and Belgium-Iceland 1-1) and five goals marked by France against Italy completed Day 1 of the group stage campaign.

PORTUGAL-SWITZERLAND 2-2

The first draw in this Euro 2022 campaign came in the fifth game of the women’s European Championship group stage. In the first match of Group C, at Leigh Sports Village in Leigh, the clash between Portugal and Switzerland ended up with a 2-2 as the final score. Nils Nielsen’s team perfectly approached the first half of the match: after only five minutes of playing they already doubled the score thanks to Paris FC midfielder Coumba Sow and Zurich star Rahel Kiwic, who perfectly led the defensive department in the first 45 minutes, not giving to the Portugal team many chances for a comeback.

In the second half, however, Cláudia Neto and her mates made a dramatic comeback after an eager and quality reaction. At minute 58 Diana Gomes shortened the distance in score on the development of a corner kick, after a header saved by Betis goalkeeper Gaëlle Thalmann. Eight minutes later the score was eventually tied by Benfica striker Jéssica Silva. During the second half, Portugal’s organisation and attitude made them lead the game, balancing the game in comparison with the first 45 minutes. Both teams could have won the game, considering all 90 minutes; the teams shared one point per part.

HOLLAND VS SWEDEN

On the other side The Netherlands started this Euro 2022 campaign with a draw against Sweden. 1-1 was the final score registered at Bramall Lane Stadium in Sheffield. The defending champions had some difficulties in the first half: the Swedish team put organization and enthusiasm into their game, unlocking the score after 35 minutes of playing. Chelsea defender Jonna Andersson marked the first goal in the Sweden campaign with a chance born from AC Milan forward Kosovare Asllani’s football inspiration.

In the second half, at minute 52, the equal of Jill Roord from Wolfsburg, on an action from the left by Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema. Final substitutions – Blackstenius, Kaneyrd and Bennison in place of Hurtig, Andersson and Angeldal respectively for Sweden and Pelova and Beerensteyn in place of Van de Donk and Roord for The Netherlands – did not change the score, which ended with a draw and one point shared per part. Four teams with one point then in Group C after Day 1.

BELGIUM-ICELAND, ONE POINT PER PART

Belgium and Iceland shared the stakes in the first match of group D, the same group as Italy and France. The clash at Manchester City Academy Stadium showed the respective qualities of both teams: more manoeuvres and organization by Belgium, more physical and run by Iceland. Everything happened in the second half, after the first 45 minutes of balance shown on the field: Brann striker Berglind Björg Thorvaldsdottir – after having missed a penalty in the first half after the VAR decision to concede the kick for a handball by Philtjens – unlocked the score at minute 50.

17 minutes later Reading forward Justine Vanhaevermaet found the equalizer shot from the penalty kick, after another handball, this time from Brynjarsdottir. A general balance between the two teams made the final score unchanged until the end of the confrontation. Therefore a third draw came out from the first weekend of this Euro 2022 campaign.

OVERWHELMING FRANCE

The French national team made a brilliant debut in their Euro 2022 campaign by overcoming Italy on Day 1 with a flashy 5-1 at New York Stadium, Rotherham. Corinne Diacre’s team maintained control of the match from the very first beginning, scoring all their five marks in the first half: PSG midfielder Grace Geyoro unlocked the score after nine minutes, marking the goal two more times in the match (at minutes 40 and 45). Italy could not resist France’s enthusiasm, conceding two more marks in the first half scored by Paris Saint Germain striker Marie-Antoinette Katoto (12’) and by OL attacker Delphine Cascarino (minute 38).

The so-called flag goal was marked for Italy during the second half when France decreased the rhythm of the match by deciding to control the score: AC Milan striker Martina Piemonte scored the first goal in the Italian campaign at Euro 2022, making their loss less bitter. Italy, which had lost only one of their last 18 games (against Switzerland, 2-1 in the world qualifiers in Palermo) will have to react immediately, counting on the fact that the draw between Iceland and Belgium made their loss at the debut less bad. On the other hand, France leads alone Group D with 3 points, having given their opponents a clear signal for the outcome of the tournament.

CURRENT STANDINGS

Find below the standings of the 16 teams that are competing in the final stage of the UEFA Euro 2022, at the end of Day 1:

GROUP A

Norway, 3 points
England, 3 points
Austria, 0 points
Nothern Ireland, 0 points

GROUP B

Germany, 3 points
Spain, 3 points
Finland, 0 points
Denmark, 0 points

GROUP C

Portugal, 1 point
Switzerland, 1 point
Netherlands, 1 point
Sweden, 1 point

GROUP D

France, 3 points
Iceland, 1 point
Belgium, 1 point
Italy, 0 points

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