Women's Euro 2025 Final Draw: The lowdown ahead of Monday's draw

Rodrigo Coimbra

This Monday at 17:00 at the Swiss Tech Convention Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland, the groups for the final phase of the 2025 women's European Championship, which will be held on Swiss soil between 2 and 27 July, will be drawn. Flashscore explains everything about the draw and the competition.

Pots

Pot 1: Switzerland (hosts), Spain, Germany and France.

Pot 2: Italy, Iceland, Denmark and England.

Pot 3: Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Belgium.

Pot 4: Finland, Poland, Portugal and Wales.

How does the tournament work?

The final phase of Euro 2025 will see the participation of 16 teams and will be played in four groups of four, with the top two from each group progressing to the knockout phase.

The opening match (involving hosts Switzerland) and the final will be played at St Jakob-Park, home of Basel, which is the largest football stadium on Swiss soil.

In the draw, which takes place this Monday at 18:00 CET, the teams will be divided into four pots. Each group will include one team from each of the four pots.

When do the matches take place?

The Women's European Championship will take place from 2 to 27 July and will be played in eight Swiss cities: Basel, Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St. Gallen, Lucerne, Thun and Sion. Group matches will kick off at 17:00 and 20:00.

Maddli, the Euro 2025 mascotDaniela Porcelli / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / Getty Images via AFP

Matchday 1

Wednesday 2 July

Group A: Switzerland - A2 (Basel)

Group A: A3 - A4 (Thun)

Thursday 3 July

Group B match (Bern)

Group B match (Sion)

Friday 4 July

Group C match (St.Gallen)

Group C match (Geneva)

Saturday 5 July

Group D match (Zurich)

Group D match (Lucerne)

Matchday 2

Sunday 6 July

Group A: Switzerland - A3 (Bern)

Group A: A2 - A4 (Sion)

Monday 7 July

Group B match (Geneva)

Group B match (Thun)

Tuesday 8 July

Group C match (Basel)

Group C match (Lucerne)

Wednesday 9 July

Group D match (Zurich)

Group D match (St Gallen)

Matchday 3

Thursday 10 July

Group A: A4 - Switzerland (Geneva)

Group A: A2 - A3 (Thun)

Friday 11 July

Group B match (Bern)

Group B match (Sion)

Saturday 12 July

Group C match (Zurich)

Group C match (Lucerne)

Sunday 13 July

Group D match (Basel)

Group D match (St.Gallen)

The 2025 European Championship takes place in SwitzerlandFabrice COFFRINI / AFP

Quarter-finals

Wednesday 16 July

QF1: Group A winners vs Group B runners-up (Geneva, 20:00)

Thursday 17 July

QF3: Group C winners vs Group D runners-up (Zurich, 20:00)

Friday 18 July

QF2: Group B winner vs Group A runner-up (Bern, 20:00)

Saturday 19 July

QF4: Group D winners vs Group C runners-up (Basel, 20:00)

Semi-finals

Tuesday 22 July

SF1: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF1 (Geneva, 20:00)

Wednesday 23 July

SF2: Winner QF4 vs Winner QF2 (Zurich, 20:00)

Final

Sunday 27 July

Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (Basel, 17:00)

Some of the Euro 2025 requirements:

- A minimum of three rest days is guaranteed for each team between matches.

- There are two geographical groups to optimise the teams' travel.

- Switzerland will play at three different venues across the country in the group stage.

Stadiums and cities

The matches will be played in eight stadiums in eight different cities. With a combined capacity of over 175,000 seats, more than 700,000 tickets will be made available during the event.