UEFA Women’s Euro Tournament Preview

July kicks off with the start of the UEFA Women’s Euro Tournament, which will be held in Switzerland from July 2 to 27. Sixteen teams will compete to dethrone England, who won the title three years ago on home soil.

This will be the 16th edition of the tournament and the third since it was expanded to 16 national teams. Poland and Wales are making their debut appearances, while Germany remains the most successful nation, having won eight of the 13 titles contested so far.

The competition will feature four groups of four teams each, with the top two from each group advancing to the quarterfinals, where the knockout stage begins and leads all the way to the final in Basel.

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Spain arrives in Switzerland with a real chance to win their first-ever Euro title. Led by Montse Tomé, they have arguably the strongest squad in their history. They were crowned champions of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and won the inaugural UEFA Nations League in 2024—marking the first official titles for Spain’s senior women’s team.

But their dominance doesn’t end there. Spain also won both the U-20 and U-17 Women’s World Cups in 2022 (and the U-17 in 2018), has captured four consecutive UEFA U-19 Championships from 2022 to 2025—winning six of the last seven and reaching nine of the previous ten finals—and claimed the UEFA U-17 title in 2024.

Their roster features Aitana Bonmatí, the current Ballon d’Or winner, and Salma Paralluelo, who finished third in that same voting. The squad includes many Barcelona players, whose club was runner-up in the UEFA Women’s Champions League this year, ending a streak of two consecutive titles. It was Barcelona’s fifth straight final, which they lost 1–0 to Arsenal. That Arsenal side includes Spanish star Mariona Caldentey, while Barça’s Claudia Pina finished as the Champions League top scorer.

Spain comes into the tournament having topped their Nations League group—beating Portugal and Belgium, who are also in their Euro group, as well as England, another top favorite, in a 2–1 victory.

Speaking of England, the Lionesses are looking to defend their title after winning their first-ever UEFA Women’s Euro in 2022, defeating Germany 2–1 in extra time. Since then, they’ve enjoyed strong performances: runners-up at the 2023 World Cup and winners of the 2023 Finalissima, where they beat Brazil on penalties.

Backed by a strong domestic league, English clubs are thriving too—most notably Arsenal, who recently claimed the Women’s Champions League title with a surprise 1–0 win over Barcelona. The Gunners feature English stars like forwards Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo—the latter finishing second in the Champions League scoring charts with seven goals in 10 matches.

Lastly, no preview is complete without mentioning the giants of European women’s football: Germany. The Germans have won eight of the 13 editions of the tournament, although their last title came in 2013. They reached the final in the previous edition, losing to England in what was their first-ever Euro final defeat.

Germany also boasts two World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal. Though they may not be at their peak right now, they remain a team to watch closely. They come into the tournament unbeaten in their Nations League group, with five wins and a draw (2–2) away to the Netherlands.

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One team that shouldn’t be overlooked is France. While they’ve never won the tournament, they achieved their best-ever result in the last Women’s Euro by reaching the semifinals. They come into this edition in top form, having won their Nations League group with a perfect record—six wins in six matches.

Now, let’s talk about Sweden. They were champions of the inaugural Euro in 1984, also finished as runners-up in 1987 and 2001, and have reached the semifinals five additional times, including in the previous edition. They topped their Nations League group unbeaten and feature star players spread across major European clubs—such as Stina Blackstenius, who scored the decisive goal to crown Arsenal as Champions League winners.

Lastly, we can’t forget about Norway, another Scandinavian powerhouse. Euro champions in 1987 and 1993, they’ve also finished as runners-up four times and reached the semifinals on three other occasions. While they may not be at their peak right now, Scandinavian women’s football has always been a force to be reckoned with.

Prize bag

The total prize money of the Women’s Euro is 41,000,000 euros, which means an increase of 156% from the previous edition in 2022.The champion could win up to 5.1 million euros.