From Basel to Geneva, via Zurich or Saint-Gall, the women’s football female elite has an appointment in Switzerland from Wednesday, July 2 and until July 27. Sixteen nations divided into four groups before the final phase, or 31 games in total. With a French team in ambush, which will start its tournament this Saturday, July 5 against England, title holder. Here is everything you need to know about Euro 2025.
Favorite Spain and England
2023 world champion, winner of the 2024 Nations League, Spain stopped its quest for perfection during the Paris Olympic Games, built by Brazil during a crazy semi-final (4-2). A year later, the Roja wants to (re) prove that its inimitable style can earn titles. But will she be able to do it with her double Golden Ball Aitana Bonmatí? Victim of meningitis, the Barça star left the hospital on Monday and should join the group in the coming days. Without its mistress of play, Spain appears more vulnerable.
England, which had won Euro 2022 at home, targets a double, carried by the framework of Arsenal, winner of the Champions League. The attackers Alessia Russo and Beth Mead, the captain and defender Leah Williamson… so many big names for a second trophy in a row. Among bookmakers, the “lionesses” leave second on the starting line. In front of… France, his first opponent, this Saturday, July 5, and Germany, a finalist in 2022, eight times sacred on the continent.
Blue in outsiders
Blue qualifies themselves as “outsiders”. “We have not won a trophy yet and as long as we have won anything, we cannot be considered favorite,” said coach Laurent Bonadei. So should we still believe in the three-color chances? The 8 victories in as many matches in 2025 give a certain hope. In a very high group (England, Netherlands, Wales), France will not have time to start up.
Norway, Sweden, Italy or the Netherlands would like to surprise in one euro which announces several records, including that of attendance. The opening between Switzerland and Norway this Wednesday evening at Parc Saint-Jacques de Basel will compete at closed counters like 22 of the 31 games. In total, 600,000 tickets found takers for this tournament, disputed in eight host cities. In 2022, the English euro had attracted 574,875 spectators on all stadiums. The attendance record is therefore broken.
A classic format
The format of the competition is very classic: four groups of four teams, from which the two best nations will come out. Then make way for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final on dry matches with extension and then shots on goal in the event of equality. As with men, there is no small finish and, therefore, no bronze medal. The grand finale will be played in Basel on July 27.
Finally, for the first time, the referees of the Euro, including the French Stéphanie FRAPPART, will be helped by technology: in addition to the classic video assistance, the game will be practiced with a connected ball, the offside will be semi-automatized and the Goal-Line will be present on the stadiums to detect whether the ball has completely crossed the goal line.
Diffusion TV
The entire 2025 Women’s Euro will be broadcast by the TF1 and France Télévisions group.
The matches of the first round of the French team against England (July 5) and the Netherlands (July 13) will be broadcast on TF1 at 9 p.m. and that against Wales (July 9) on France 2.
The quarter and the half of France would be broadcast by the TF1 group. The final will be on TF1 on July 27 at 6 p.m.
