Euro 2025 Draw: England and Wales to Learn Opponents

England’s Lionesses, who secured their sole major tournament victory at the 2022 Euros, along with Wales, are set to discover their opponents for next summer’s Euro 2025 tournament in Switzerland on Monday. Wales, participating for the first time, achieved a historic qualification for their inaugural major women’s tournament by defeating the Republic of Ireland 3-2 on aggregate in their play-off match. England, the reigning European champions, had already secured their spot by finishing as runners-up in their respective qualification group. The draw for the tournament is scheduled to occur in Lausanne, Switzerland, at 17:00 GMT, with live coverage available for viewing and following on the BBC. As the host nation, Switzerland automatically qualified for the 16-team tournament, which is slated to be held across eight venues from 2 to 27 July. Joining them are the 2023 World Cup champions Spain, France, and Germany, who have won the tournament eight times; these nations are all designated as top seeds and assigned to pot one. England is positioned in pot two, while the Netherlands, winners of the 2017 European championship, are in pot three. The qualified teams, along with their world rankings (in italics), are: Spain (2), Germany (3), England (4), Sweden (5), Netherlands (10), France (11), Denmark (12), Italy (13), Iceland (14), Norway (16), Belgium (19), Portugal (22), Switzerland (23), Finland (26), Poland (28), Wales (30). For the final tournament, the 16 participating teams will be divided into four groups, each comprising four teams. Seeding for these teams is determined by their overall rankings from the European qualifying league stage. The seeding pots are structured as follows: * Hosts (placed in position one in Group A): Switzerland * Pot one: Spain, Germany, France * Pot two: Italy, Iceland, Denmark, England * Pot three: Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Belgium * Pot four: Finland, Poland, Portugal, Wales Switzerland, as the host nation, will occupy position A1, while the three seeded teams from pot one will be drawn into position one in groups B through D. The remaining 12 teams will then be drawn, ensuring that each group includes one team from pot two, one from pot three, and one from pot four. The assigned group positions will dictate the sequence of matches during the group stage. On 16 December, the draw’s coverage will be accessible for viewing on BBC Two, iPlayer, and the BBC Sport website, commencing at 16:55 GMT. Additionally, BBC Radio 5 Live will broadcast coverage of the draw, and live text commentary will be provided on the BBC Sport website and app. All matches of the tournament, which commences on 2 July, are scheduled for broadcast in the UK on either the BBC or ITV, with the final on 27 July being available on both broadcasters. In addition to live television coverage and highlights provided by the BBC and iPlayer, radio commentary will also be offered on BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra. The tournament schedule includes: * Group stage matchday one: 2-5 July * Group stage matchday two: 6-9 July * Group stage matchday three: 10-13 July * Quarter-finals: 16-19 July * Semi-finals: 22-23 July * Final: 27 July Tickets for Euro 2025 have been available for purchase since 1 October 2024, with more than 250,000 tickets released for all 31 matches of the competition. Approximately 120,000 supplementary tickets have been reserved specifically for fans of the qualified national teams; these will become available after the tournament draw.