When is the group stage draw?
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The qualification campaign for UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 drew to a close this week and full attention can shift to next summer’s showpiece event in Switzerland.
Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Finland, Poland, Wales and Portugal were the final seven teams to book their place at the tournament via the play-offs, while it was heartbreak for the likes of Scotland, the Republic of Ireland, Ukraine and Austria as they fell short at the final hurdle.
England, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Iceland, Denmark and the Netherlands all qualified at the end of the group stage over the summer, and have spent the last two international camps playing friendlies in preparation for the tournament. Switzerland automatically qualified as hosts.
After the final matches of the qualification campaign took place this week, the full 16 team line-up for next summer’s tournament has now been confirmed. The group stage draw will take place on Monday 16 December at the Swiss Tech Convention Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland and will commence at 18:00 (CET) or 17:00 (GMT).
In the UK, the Euro 2025 draw will be broadcast live on BBC Two, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website from 16:55 GMT on December 16. The ceremony will also be streamed live on UEFA’s official website, YouTube channel and social media platforms.
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Pot 1 |
Pot 2 |
Pot 3 |
Pot 4 |
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Switzerland |
England |
Netherlands |
Finland |
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Spain |
Italy |
Sweden |
Poland |
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Germany |
Iceland |
Norway |
Portugal |
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France |
Denmark |
Belgium |
Wales |
The draw will begin with pot one where each team will be drawn and placed into position one of groups A-D. It will then continue with pot two, where the first ball drawn will be assigned to group A.
In order to determine the position of that team in pot A (e.g A2, A3 or A4), a further ball will be drawn from pot A. The process will then continue with the rest of pot two until all have been assigned a group and a position.
When pot two is complete, the same will take place for pot three and four using the same procedure. The match schedule and fixtures will be confirmed by UEFA as soon as possible after the draw has taken place.
The provisional schedule indicates matchday one of the group stage will take place from July 2-5, with the host nation likely kicking off the tournament. Matchday two will then take place between July 6 and 9, with the third and final round of group stage fixtures to follow between July 10 and 13.
The quarter-finals will begin on July 16 and conclude three days later. The semi-finals will take place on July 22 and 23, followed by the final at St. Jakob-Park in Basel on July 27.
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