Women's Euro 2025 dates, fixture schedule, qualified teams and venues as England, Wales book Switzerland spots

England have secured their spot at Euro 2025 but will need to navigate a tricky group if they are to defend their crown in Switzerland next summer.

Wales will join England after qualifying for their first major tournament thanks to a play-off win over Republic of Ireland, but Scotland missed out after a play-off defeat to Finland and Northern Ireland will watch on from home after a heavy aggregate defeat to Norway.

The draw for the finals has been made, with England pitted against Wales - as well as France and manager Sarina Wiegman's native Netherlands - in a tricky group.

From format to key dates, here's all you need to know about the 2025 Women's European Championship.

The Women's Euros kick off on Wednesday July 2, with the final on Sunday July 27.

The 16-team tournament will take place in eight venues across Switzerland. The final will be played in Basel.

Eight teams that progressed directly from the qualifying league stage have been joined by seven teams who qualified via the play-offs: Belgium, Finland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and Wales. Switzerland automatically qualified as hosts.

Group A: Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Finland

Group B: Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy

Group C: Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden

Group D: France, England, Wales, Netherlands

The top two teams in each group will progress to the knockout stage, where games will be decided by extra-time and penalties if needed.

The knockout bracket pits the winner of Group D with the runner-up in Group C, meaning Germany, Poland, Denmark or Sweden could lie in wait for Wiegman's side in the last eight.

Group stage: July 2-13

Quarter-finals: July 16-19

Semi-finals: July 22-23

Final: July 27 (Basel)

UEFA will publish the full schedule with kick-off times following the draw.