In the evening the groups for the women’s European Football Championship were drawn. Who meets who? The German team was spared a hammer draw.
The German soccer players have taken on tricky but doable tasks for next year’s European Championships in Switzerland. The team of national coach Christian Wück has to play in Group C against Poland, Denmark and Sweden. This was the result of the draw for the four groups of four for the tournament (July 2nd to 27th) on Monday evening in Lausanne.
The exact game plan should be published by UEFA in a timely manner. Switzerland is in first place in Group A, the hosts will play the opening game of the European Championship against Norway, which, like the final, will take place in St. Jakob-Park in Basel. The other venues are: Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St. Gallen, Lucerne, Thun and Sion.
“It’s sometimes better to play directly against very strong teams in the group. It can help to be fully involved in the tournament right from the start,” the women’s national coach told the SID in the run-up to the draw: “But that doesn’t mean “I really want to have England and Sweden in the group.” At least one wish was granted.
After the winter break, the rejuvenated selection of the German Football Association (DFB) must use the new Nations League season to prepare for the EURO. Starting in February, the group stage will feature home and away games against Austria, the Netherlands and Scotland.
At the 2022 European Championships, the DFB team lost in the final against hosts England.
Group A: Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Finland
Group B: Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy
Group C: Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden
Group D: France, England, Wales, Netherlands
6:42 p.m.: This ends the draw. ARD expert and ex-national goalkeeper Almuth Schult says: “It’s not a group of death, but it’s interesting.”
6:40 p.m.: Sami Khedira loses Poland as the last team in the German group, which is now complete: Germany meets Denmark, Sweden and Poland.
6:37 p.m.: And the German team’s next opponent is clear: it is Sweden.
6:34 p.m.: European champion Leonardo Bonucci draws Denmark as the first opponent for national coach Christian Wück’s team. European champions England end up in Group D, where they play their opening match against France.
6:30 p.m.: The first round of draws shows that the German team is head of Group C. World champions Spain lead Group B. Switzerland was set as the group leader of Season A. France is at the top of Group D.
6:27 p.m.: After the procedure has been explained, you can now get started.
6:21 p.m.: In addition to Lara Dickenmann, the lottery fairies are Raphael Varane, Leonardo Bonucci, Veronica Boquete, Caroline Seger, Xherdan Shaqiri, Sami Khedira and Jill Scott. UEFA women’s football representative Nadine Kessler and UEFA deputy general secretary Giorgio Marchetti will be the draw monitors.
6:17 p.m.: The drawing is getting closer. The teams from pot 1 (see above) are presented. Also there: The German team, which will form a group leader.
6:14 p.m.: Tournament ambassador Lara Dickenmann has the floor. The former VfL Wolfsburg player hopes that the European Championships will give women’s football a big boost in Switzerland. The current 40,000 active players should become 80,000.
6:10 p.m.: First, the eight venues and stadiums are presented. Among others: Zurich’s Letzigrund, Basel’s St. Jakobspark and the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. Also: Sion, Geneva, Lucerne, St. Gallen and Thun. The final takes place in Basel.
6:06 p.m.: Swiss TV presenter Annette Fetscherin and ex-Arsenal star Ian Wright will now moderate the draw.
6:03 p.m.: Before the formal part takes place, the event opens with a show act by a rapper duo from Lausanne.
5:59 p.m.: The ceremony begins and the lots will be drawn in a few minutes.
Before the start – With a little bit of luck, Germany could get into a group against England, Sweden and Portugal. That would make the preliminary round a real challenge. But national coach Christian Wück remained calm. “It’s sometimes better to play directly against very strong teams in the group. It can help to be fully involved in the tournament from the start.”
Before the start – Welcome to the live ticker for the group draw for the European Championship 2025. The draw starts at 6 p.m.