Admin phantom Posted March 4 Admin Report Share Posted March 4 Of Uefa's 55 countries, 51 will enter the draw including Switzerland who have automatically qualified for next year's tournament as the host nation. Defending champions England are in the draw, hoping to qualify and retain their crown. Qualifying takes place between April and July. The new-look format will see 15 teams earn qualification. BBC Sport explains the draw and looks at who the home nations could face. How does the draw work? The 51 teams hoping to qualify for next year's tournament in Switzerland have been split into three leagues - A, B and C. Which teams enter which league was determined by the results of the 2023-24 Nations League campaign. Leagues A and B consist of 16 teams, while League C has 19 teams. In each league, the teams have been split up into four seeding pots. In Leagues A and B, four groups will be drawn consisting of a team from each pot. League C has five groups, with only three teams in one of them. The top two sides from each League A group will automatically qualify for Euro 2025. The remaining seven spots will be decided via play-offs involving the best-ranked sides not to automatically qualify. The qualifiers, taking place between April and July, will see each team play six games, facing the other teams in their group home and away. Which pot are teams in and who could home nations face? Although hosts Switzerland have already qualified for the tournament, they will still enter the draw as one of the top-ranked teams in League B. Holders England could be drawn in the same group as Republic of Ireland, while Northern Ireland could face either Scotland or Wales in their group. League A Pot 1: Spain, France, Germany, Netherlands Pot 2: England, Denmark, Italy, Austria Pot 3: Iceland, Belgium, Sweden, Norway Pot 4: Republic of Ireland, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic League B Pot 1: Portugal, Switzerland, Scotland, Wales Pot 2: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary Pot 3: Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Ukraine, Turkey Pot 4: Malta, Israel, Kosovo, Azerbaijan League C Pot 1: Slovakia, Greece, Belarus, Romania, Albania Pot 2: Latvia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania Pot 3: Luxembourg, Kazakhstan, North Macedonia, Cyprus, Andorra Pot 4: Georgia, Moldova, Faroe Islands, Armenia Who are in the play-offs? After the group winners and runners up from each League A group have qualified, the remaining seven places will be taken by the best-ranked sides from all three leagues. All third and fourth-placed teams from League A will qualify for the play-offs. The top three teams in each League B group will also make the play-offs. If Switzerland finish in the top three of their group, then the best ranked fourth-place team from League B will qualify for the play-offs. From League C, the five group winners and three best-ranked runners-up will reach the play-offs. The 28 teams making the play-offs will be whittled down to seven, with the first round being split into two teams. The eight sides from League A will be drawn against the eight sides from League C. The six best teams from League B will face the six worst teams from League B. Both sets of matches are two-legged. In the second play-off round, the 14 teams will be split in seedings. The top seven ranked winners will be drawn against the other seven winners, and the winners of those fixtures will take up the final seven play-off spots. TAKEN FROM: Women's Euro 2025 qualifying: Draw to take place on Tuesday - BBC Sport 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Full draw. England in group A3 with France, Republic of Ireland & Sweden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 All of England's qualifiers confirmed. All games either on a Friday or Tuesday. KO times & venues to be confirmed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 The game on Ireland will be taking place at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Tempting, especially with the cheap flights from Bristol... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 On 07/03/2024 at 14:25, shahanshahan said: All of England's qualifiers confirmed. All games either on a Friday or Tuesday. KO times & venues to be confirmed So, Sweden (H) Wembley, Ireland (A) Dublin, France (H) Newcastle, France (A) St Etienne, Ireland (H) Norwich, Sweden (A) tbc - prob Gothenberg. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 8 Author Admin Report Share Posted March 8 1 hour ago, Eco said: So, Sweden (H) Wembley, Ireland (A) Dublin, France (H) Newcastle, France (A) St Etienne, Ireland (H) Norwich, Sweden (A) tbc - prob Gothenberg. Are they confirmed or your assumption? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 10 minutes ago, phantom said: Are they confirmed or your assumption? This was a Girls on the Ball tweet, confirmed according to them, bar Sweden away. Now on BBC so official! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 (edited) England team to face Sweden. KO 8pm, live on ITV1. First of their Euro 2025 qualifiers I'm not at the game (my recent trip to Wembley was enough!), and neither is my flag, but I know a few City fans there. Edited April 5 by shahanshahan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted April 5 Author Admin Report Share Posted April 5 I know I say the same thing after every England game now, but every time I have seen them play in the past 18 months to two years they seem to get gradually worse Apart from Clinton there's just not enough quality pushing the Euro winning players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 The Swedes are pretty good and England are find it tough to break them down. I wish England would have tried some shots from distance.. Female goalkeepers aren’t known for the shot stopping ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 5 minutes ago, Robbored said: The Swedes are pretty good and England are find it tough to break them down. I wish England would have tried some shots from distance.. Female goalkeepers aren’t known for the shot stopping ability. But the woman cant kick it that hard mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellist Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 13 minutes ago, Robbored said: The Swedes are pretty good and England are find it tough to break them down. I wish England would have tried some shots from distance.. Female goalkeepers aren’t known for the shot stopping ability. Reckon the gaffer had a word at half time? "Shoot on sight lasses, they've got a woman in goal!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted April 6 Author Admin Report Share Posted April 6 This made me laugh, from last night's pre match team photo Kiera looks like she's been on the piss all night, whilst Lucy is still partying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 Brooke Aspin was in the matchday programme from Friday's game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 England squad for tonight. Leah Williamson starts for the Lionesses for the first time in a year. England's first meeting with the Republic of Ireland for nearly 40 years. Game live on ITV1, KO 7.30pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted April 9 Author Admin Report Share Posted April 9 Good to see a bit of a shake up of the team tonight Has anyone else lost ITV HD? Having to watch on SD on sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 1 minute ago, phantom said: Good to see a bit of a shake up of the team tonight Has anyone else lost ITV HD? Having to watch on SD on sky Yes. I've lost ITV HD. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 1 minute ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said: Yes. I've lost ITV HD. Just come back on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 2-0 to England at half time. Wasn't fully sure if the two penalties should be awarded. Surprised Greenwood couldn't convert the second one Good goal from Lauren James too 5 minutes ago, phantom said: Good to see a bit of a shake up of the team tonight Has anyone else lost ITV HD? Having to watch on SD on sky Am watching ITV1 HD through my aerial plugged into Now TV box. Fine for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Penalties did seem a bit soft but it seems any time a defender lifts their hands above their waist they are asking for trouble.Great that the game has no VAR though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Saw this online of an example of the ITV picture issues that some viewers were having 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 FT 2-0 to England, who are now second in the group. France on top after they beat Sweden tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 I see after warming the bench against Sweden and only getting a few minutes last night Rachel Daly has "retired from international football" this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 23 hours ago, Midlands Robin said: I see after warming the bench against Sweden and only getting a few minutes last night Rachel Daly has "retired from international football" this morning. You'd be correct! Doesn't seem to be getting as much game time for England, and she's getting older (she's 32 now) so probably would want to focus on club football I was surprised to hear the news, and have been a fan of her when playing for the Lionesses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted April 11 Author Admin Report Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, shahanshahan said: You'd be correct! Doesn't seem to be getting as much game time for England, and she's getting older (she's 32 now) so probably would want to focus on club football I was surprised to hear the news, and have been a fan of her when playing for the Lionesses She never recovered from the stick she got against City 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 She's in a strop with England because she wants to play up front. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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