European champions England have been drawn alongside France, Sweden and the Republic of Ireland in the Euro 2025 qualifying group.
Sarina Wiegman’s side begin the defence of their title in April and will have to navigate a group that features Nations League runners up France and World Cup semi-finalists Sweden.
Both teams reached the semi-finals of Euro 2022 and are ranked third and fifth in the world respectively. Last summer’s World Cup debutants the Republic of Ireland complete the group.
The top two teams will qualify automatically for Euro 2025 and the bottom two progress to the play-offs.
England beat Sweden in the Euro 2022 semi-finals (Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
World champions Spain, who also secured the inaugural Women’s Nations League title last month, have been drawn alongside Denmark, Belgium and the Czech Republic.
Wales have been drawn in Group B4 with Croatia, Ukraine and Kosovo. New head coach Rhian Wilkinson, formerly of the Portland Thorns, will begin her tenure during Euro 2025 qualifying.
Scotland are in Group B2 with Serbia, Slovakia and Israel, while Northern Ireland, who made their major tournament debut at Euro 2022, are in Group B3 alongside Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta.
The teams in League B do not automatically qualify for…
