Spain aims to turn World Cup success into continental glory at the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025, while defending champions England look to stay on top, and Germany pushes for a record-extending ninth title.

The tournament begins Wednesday next week, featuring 31 matches across eight Swiss cities. The opener sees Iceland face Finland in Thun, followed by hosts Switzerland clashing with Norway in Basel. The final will take place on July 27 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel.

**The favorites**

World champions Spain come into the competition brimming with confidence. England, winners of the last Euros held in 2022, will try to repeat their historic run. Germany, who last lifted the trophy in 2013, have won it eight times overall and remain a serious threat.

**Tournament structure**

There are 16 teams divided into four groups of four. Each team plays the others in its group once. The top two from each group advance to the quarterfinals. If teams are level on points, head-to-head results come first, then goal difference, and finally total goals scored.

**Group stage matchups**

Group A: Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Finland
Group B: Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy
Group C: Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden
Group D: France, England, Wales, Netherlands

**Stadiums in use**

St. Jakob-Park, Basel (34,250 capacity)
Stadion Wankdorf, Bern (29,800)
Stade de Genève, Geneva (26,750)
Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich (22,700)
Arena St. Gallen, St. Gallen (16,300)
Allmend Stadion, Lucerne (14,350)
Arena Thun, Thun (8,100)
Stade de Tourbillon, Sion (7,750)

**Past champions**

Germany is the most successful team with eight titles. Norway follows with two. England, the Netherlands, and Sweden each have one European title. Sweden were the first-ever winners in 1984.

Poland and Wales will be making their tournament debut.

**Ticket sales and prize money**

The last edition in England shattered attendance records with over 87,000 fans at the final and nearly 575,000 spectators across the tournament. For Euro 2025, over 550,000 tickets have already been sold. The prize pool has been raised to a record 41 million euros, more than double the 16 million euros distributed in 2022.

**Where to watch**

In the United States, matches will be shown on FOX Sports and ViX. Canadian viewers can tune in via TSN. Broadcasters for other countries are listed on UEFA’s official website.

**Players to watch**

Spain’s Aitana Bonmatí and Alexia Putellas lead the star-studded lineup. Bonmatí, winner of the last two Ballon d’Or awards, continues the legacy of her teammate Putellas, who also claimed back-to-back wins. Norway’s Caroline Graham Hansen, runner-up in last year’s voting, will also be key. England’s Beth Mead, player of the tournament in 2022, returns from injury. Young Spanish talent Vicky López could be one of the surprise packages of the tournament.