They were crowned champions of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and won the inaugural UEFA Nations League in 2024<\/strong>\u2014marking the first official titles for Spain’s senior women’s team.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBut 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\u2014winning six of the last seven and reaching nine of the previous ten finals\u2014and claimed the UEFA U-17 title in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their roster features Aitana Bonmat\u00ed, 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\u20130 to Arsenal. That Arsenal side includes Spanish star Mariona Caldentey, while Bar\u00e7a’s Claudia Pina finished as the Champions League top scorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spain comes into the tournament having topped their Nations League group<\/strong>\u2014beating Portugal and Belgium, who are also in their Euro group, as well as England, another top favorite, in a 2\u20131 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSpeaking of England, the Lionesses are looking to defend their title after winning their first-ever UEFA Women’s Euro in 2022, defeating Germany 2\u20131 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBacked by a strong domestic league, English clubs are thriving too\u2014most notably Arsenal, who recently claimed the Women’s Champions League title with a surprise 1\u20130 win over Barcelona. The Gunners feature English stars like forwards Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo\u2014the latter finishing second in the Champions League scoring charts with seven goals in 10 matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/strong> They reached the final in the previous edition, losing to England in what was their first-ever Euro final defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGermany 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\u20132) away to the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2025 UEFA Women’s Euro Tournament Outside picks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nOne 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\u2014six wins in six matches.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nNow, 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. <\/strong>They topped their Nations League group unbeaten and feature star players spread across major European clubs\u2014such as Stina Blackstenius, who scored the decisive goal to crown Arsenal as Champions League winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLastly, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prize bag<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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