Live l Reactions after the Orange Women draw for European Championship qualification

Live l Reactions after the Orange Women draw for European Championship qualification

Good afternoon and welcome to this live blog! Here we will keep you informed of the draw for the European Championship qualification of the Orange Women. Have fun!

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• The Dutch team meets Italy, Norway and Finland

Updates

Tuesday March 5 at 2:07 PM

Wiegman: ‘Everything will be fine’
Sarina Wiegman isn’t that worried. The England coach has been placed in the group of death with France, Sweden and Ireland. She appears briefly on screen during a Zoom meeting with Dutch national coach Andries Jonker. “Everything will be fine!”, says Wiegman cheerfully.

Tuesday March 5 at 2:03 PM

Jonker: ‘It could have been even easier’
Despite the favorable draw, Andries Jonker does not think that the loot has already been won. “That would show arrogance and it is based on nothing,” the national coach told NU.nl. “It could have been even easier.”

Tuesday March 5 at 1:59 PM

It’s all about the European Championships in Switzerland next summer, but how did the Dutch actually do at the previous European Championships? The previous edition was held in England in 2022. The Dutch team was beaten by France in the quarter-finals after extra time. England crowned themselves champions in their own country by beating Germany in the final.

Tuesday March 5 at 1:46 PM

Sarina Wiegman will be less happy after the draw for qualifying for the European Championship in 2025. The England coach will face France, Sweden and Ireland. You can safely call that the pool of death.

Tuesday March 5 at 1:33 PM

The last opponent of the Dutch team is Finland. The group therefore consists of the Netherlands, Italy, Norway and Finland.

Tuesday March 5 at 1:32 PM

In addition to Italy, the Dutch also meet Norway and are once again lucky to avoid Sweden, the number three of the last World Cup.

Tuesday March 5 at 1:30 PM

The Netherlands will meet Italy and thus avoid Sarina Wiegman’s England.

Tuesday March 5 at 1:29 PM

Division A classification:

Pool 1: The NetherlandsItaly, Norway, Finland

Pool 2: Spain, Denmark, Belgium, Czech Republic

Pool 3: France, England, Sweden, Ireland

Pool 4: Germany, Austria, Iceland, Poland

Tuesday March 5 at 1:28 PM

It happened immediately. The Netherlands comes out first and is in group 1 of division A.

Tuesday March 5 at 1:28 PM

Now it’s all about tension! Orange in the balls!

Tuesday March 5 at 1:28 PM

The Dutch team can also only meet countries in division B if they do not qualify directly for the European Championship.

Division B classification:

Pool 1: Switzerland, Hungary, Turkey, Azerbaijan

Pool 2: Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Israel

Pool 3: Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, Malta

Pool 4: Wales, Croatia, Ukraine, Kosovo

Tuesday March 5 at 1:21 PM

The Dutch team can only meet teams from division C if they do not qualify directly for the European Championship.

Division C classification:

Pool 1: Belarus, Lithuania, Cyprus, Georgia

Pool 2: Slovenia, Latvia, North Macedonia, Moldova

Pool 3: Greece, Montenegro, Andorra, Faroe Islands

Pool 4: Romania, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Armenia

Pool 5: Albania, Estonia, Luxembourg

Tuesday March 5 at 1:12 PM

We have to be patient a little longer. We first go to the draw for division C, then the draw for B and then A, which includes the Dutch team.

Tuesday March 5 at 1:08 PM

Gaëlle Thalmann takes the stage in Nyon. The former Swiss goalkeeper has 109 international appearances to her name and will now play an important role in the draw.

Tuesday March 5 at 1:02 PM

The draw has begun! The party starts with a short look back at the denouement of the Nations League, although the Dutch will probably prefer to skip that…

Tuesday March 5 at 12:58

In any case, the Orange Women avoid Spain, France and Germany. That is a relief, because in the battle for an Olympic ticket things went wrong against two of those countries. Two weeks ago, the Dutch team lost 3-0 to Spain (3-0), last week it went wrong against Germany: 0-2.

Tuesday March 5 at 12:48

The preparations have been made. The draw starts in twelve minutes!

Tuesday March 5 at 12:00

And for the agenda: the schedule of the European Championship qualification, which will be completed in an ultra-short time frame:

Regular round

• Playing rounds 1 and 2: April 3-9
• Playing rounds 3 and 4: May 29-June 4
• Playing rounds 5 and 6: July 10-16

Play-offs

• Round 1: October 23-29
• Round 2: November 27-December 3

Tuesday March 5 at 11:58 am

The best two countries in the group qualify directly for the European Championship, which consists of sixteen countries (including host country Switzerland). There is still an escape route if the Netherlands ends up outside the top two in the group. In that case, play-offs will follow with 27 other countries for the last seven tickets.

Tuesday March 5 at 11:30 am

In pot 2, former Dutch national coach Sarina Wiegman’s England is the toughest possible opponent. In pot 3, Sweden, which took bronze at the last World Cup, seems to be the most difficult opponent. This is the entire pot layout of division A:

• Pot 1: Spain, France, Germany and The Netherlands
• Pot 2: England, Denmark, Italy and Austria
• Pot 3: Iceland, Belgium, Sweden and Norway
• Pot 4: Ireland, Finland, Poland and the Czech Republic

Tuesday March 5 at 11:10

UEFA is using a new new qualifying format for the 2025 European Championship in Switzerland. A total of 51 countries are divided into divisions A, B and C. Each division is divided into four pots. The Netherlands is classified in pot 1 of division A. Germany, Spain and France are also group winners and are in the same pot. Orange therefore avoids those countries. However, it will face three countries from pots 2, 3 and 4 of division A.

Tuesday March 5 at 11:09 am

The Orange Women will soon hear, six days after missing out on a ticket for the Olympic Games, who their opponents are in the qualifying series for the 2025 European Championship. The Netherlands can again be linked to England of national coach Sarina Wiegman in the draw, just like in the most recent Nations League. The draw will take place in Nyon, Switzerland at 1 p.m.

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