England will face Italy in the semi-finals of the Women’s European Championship if the Lionesses can beat Sweden in Thursday’s quarter-final.
England will face Italy in the semi-finals of the Women’s European Championship if the Lionesses can beat Sweden in Thursday’s quarter-final.
Italy reached the last four when, on a night of goals and drama for two veteran star strikers, Cristiana Girelli got the better of Ada Hegerberg.
Girelli’s 90th-minute header, her second goal of the game, sealed a 2-1 win over Norway, whose captain Hegerberg had tied the game after missing a penalty.
Italy will return to Geneva on July 22 to face either Sweden or England for their first Women’s Euros semi-final since 1997.
The 35-year-old Girelli had seized the lead for Italy in the 50th minute by deftly guiding in a shot fired across the Norway goal by Sofia Cantore.
With extra time looming, Girelli met Cantore’s perfectly weighted cross with a graceful leap at the far post to direct her header just under the crossbar.
Hegerberg levelled the score in the 66th minute with her first scoring chance just six minutes after missing a penalty kick for the second time at Euro 2025.
Hegerberg ran clear to a long pass and poked a shot past onrushing goalkeeper Laura Giuliani. The slow-rolling ball just beat the Italian defenders in a race to the goal-line.
For more detail on every team at Euro 2025, see our team-by-team guide.
All games will be shown on free-to-air television.
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When are England’s Euro 2025 fixtures?
When are Wales’ Euro 2025 fixtures?
- Wales 0 Netherlands 3
- France 4 Wales 1
- England 6 Wales 1
When is the Women’s Euros? Key dates
The 16-team tournament starts on July 2 and finishes with the final, in Basel, on July 27.
Where is the Women’s Euros being held? Host cities and stadiums
Women’s Euro 2025, the 14th edition of the tournament, is being held in Switzerland. The Swiss beat off competition to host from Poland, France and jointly Denmark/Finland/Norway/Sweden.
Euro 2025 will take place across eight venues:
- St. Jakob-Park, Basel
- Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
- Stade de Genève, Geneva
- Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich
- Arena St Gallen, St Gallen
- Allmend Stadion Luzern, Lucerne
- Arena Thun, Thun
- Stade de Tourbillon, Sion
What teams are playing in Euro 2025?
Switzerland qualified automatically as hosts while France, Germany, Italy and Spain booked their places by winning their Nations League groups. The other automatic qualifiers were Nations League group runners-up Denmark, England, Iceland and Netherlands.
Play-offs then determined the final seven teams for the tournament, with Belgium, Finland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and Wales securing their spots.
A Hannah Cain penalty and Carrie Jones goal for Wales helped them defeat Republic of Ireland 2-1 in Dublin (3-2 on aggregate) to secure their ticket to Switzerland.
What were the groups for Euro 2025?
At the draw in December, the 16 teams were split into four pots, with one team from each pot drawn in each group for the tournament.
The tournament format involves the teams in each group playing each other in a single round-robin format, with the top two progressing to the knockout stage.
The groups were:
Group A: Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Finland
Group B: Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy
Group C: Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden
Group D: France, England, Wales, Netherlands
What are the fixtures for Euro 2025 in full?
Here are all the fixtures for the summer tournament, including the knockout stages. All kick-off times are BST.
Group stage
Wednesday, July 2
Iceland 0 Finland 1
Switzerland 1 Norway 2
Thursday, July 3
Belgium 0 Italy 1
Spain 5 Portugal 0
Friday, July 4
Denmark 0 Sweden 1
Germany 2 Poland 0
Saturday, July 5
Wales 0 Netherlands 3
France 2 England 1
Sunday, July 6
Norway 2 Finland 1
Switzerland 2 Iceland 0
Monday, July 7
Spain 6 Belgium 2
Portugal 1 Italy 1
Tuesday, July 8
Germany 2 Denmark 1
Poland 0 Sweden 3
Wednesday, July 9
England 4 Netherlands 0
France 4 Wales 1
Thursday, July 10
Finland 1 Switzerland 1
Norway 4 Iceland 3
Friday, July 11
Italy 1-3 Spain
Portugal 1-2 Belgium
Saturday, July 12
Sweden 4-1 Germany
Poland 3-2 Denmark
Sunday, July 13
Netherlands 2 France 5
England 6 Wales 1
Quarter-finals
Wednesday, July 16
Norway 1 Italy 2
Thursday, July 17
Sweden vs England (8pm, Zurich) Live on BBC
Friday, July 18
Spain vs Switzerland (8pm, Bern) Live on BBC
Saturday, July 19
France vs Germany (8pm, Basel) Live on ITV
Semi-finals
Tuesday, July 22 Italy vs Winner QF2 (8pm, Geneva)
Wednesday, July 23 Winner QF3 vs Winner QF4 (8pm, Zurich)
Final
Sunday, July 27 (5pm, Basel)
How can I watch the Women’s Euro 2025?
BBC and ITV will share television coverage for the Women’s European Championship, with half of the matches shown live across BBC channels and iPlayer and the other half shown live across ITV1 and ITV4.
ITV will show two of England’s group games, against France on July 5 and Wales on July 13. It will also show Wales’s match against France on July 9. BBC will broadcast both Wales’s and England’s matches against Netherlands, on July 5 and 9 respectively.
BBC will air three of the four quarter-finals while ITV will have first pick of the semi-finals. Both broadcasters will show the final on July 27.
BBC Radio 5 Live will also offer live commentary from the Euros while highlights and clips will be on the BBC Sport website and ITVX, the latter of which will also show matches on catch-up.
What is the punditry line-up for the Women’s Euro 2025?
Gabby Logan, who is one of the three replacements for Gary Lineker on Match of the Day from the start of the 2025-26 season, is also one of three hosts for the BBC’s coverage of the tournament, joining former England right-back Alex Scott and ex-Olympic sprinter Jeanette Kwakye.
Former Lionesses make up the heart of the punditry team with Jill Scott and Ellen White, winners last time out, linking up with Fara Williams, who won 172 caps, and Steph Houghton, the former captain, who won 121 and Anita Asante who went on to manage Bristol City Women. Helen Ward and Katie Sherwood will be on hand for Wales’ matches.
Arsenal’s Champions League-winning head coach Renée Slegers will be part of the panel with Scotland’s Rachel Corsie, former Germany centre-half Josie Henning and former Manchester City and QPR defender Nedum Onuoha, while former England players Rachel Brown-Finnis, Gilly Flaherty and Izzy Christiansen are on co-commentary duties with Match of the Day regulars Robyn Cowen, Jonathan Pearce and Vicki Sparks.
How can I buy Women’s Euro 2025 tickets?
Ticket prices can be seen here and be purchased here.
What happened at the last women’s Euros in 2022?
England won on home soil, beating Germany 2-1 in the final after extra-time.
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