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All you need to know about the Women’s EURO 2022 groups

We have gathered all the information possible about the groups at the Women’s EURO 2022 in England. This is the ultimate guide when it comes to the four different groups in the tournament. This is the who is who of the tournament and what can be expected of the different teams and how they have qualified for the tournament. So don’t look any further. We have got everything you need to know about the Women’s EURO 2022.

Let’s start with a simple overview of the groups

  • Group A: England (hosts), Austria, Norway, Northern Ireland
  • Group B: Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland
  • Group C: Netherlands (holders), Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland
  • Group D: France, Italy, Belgium, Iceland

Now let’s deepdive into each group and every single team in each group.

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Group A - Women’s EURO 2022

The four teams in Group A are England (hosts), Austria, Norway, Northern Ireland

  • Expected outcome of Group A according to the FIFA world ranking list:
  • England
  • Norway
  • Austria
  • Northern Ireland

England


How did England qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
England are the host nation, so they are automatically qualified for the tournament.
Expectations going into the tournament?
England is currently ranked 8 on the world rankings, but will meet a tough opponent in Norway in the fight for top spot and also for the rest of the tournament. But being on home turf might help England to go a long way in the tournament.
Star players: Lucy Bronze, Fran Kirby

Norway


How did Norway qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
Norway finished top of their group ahead of Northern Ireland, who they’ll now meet again. Winning ever single game and only conceding one goal.
Expectations going into the tournament?
Much depends on the game against England, because if they finish second in the group it could be a tough opponent in the knockout phase.
Star players: Caroline Graham Hansen and Ada Hegerberg

Austria

How did Austria qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
Austria fished second after France in the group stage but were one to best three runners-up and qualified directly.
Expectations going into the tournament?
They have to beat both England and Norway to qualify for the knockout tournament, so it’s going to be tough for Austria.
Star players: Sarah Puntigam and Nicole Billa

Northern Ireland

How did Northern Ireland qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
Northern Ireland finished second after Norway in the group stage, and had to beat Ukraine in two playoff matches to qualify for the Women’s EURO 2022.
Expectations going into the tournament?
Not much is expected of Northern Ireland, but it is going to be an interesting match against England in the last game of the group stage.
Star players: Marissa Callaghan and Rachel Furness

Group B - Women’s EURO 2022

The four teams in Group B are Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland

  • Expected outcome of Group B according to the FIFA world ranking list:
  • Germany
  • Spain
  • Denmark
  • Finland

Germany


How did Germany qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
Germany finished first in their group. Winning every match and only conceding one goal.
Expectations going into the tournament?
They are one of the absolute top favorites to win the tournament, which they have already done 8 times before.
Star players: Dzsenifer Marozsan, Alex Popp and Melanie Leupolz

Spain

How did Spain qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
Spain - Just like Germany, Denmark and Finland, finished first in their group and got direct qualification to Women’s Euro 2022.
Expectations going into the tournament?
In a difficult group it can go either way for Spain, but they are expected to qualify for the knockout phase and then it can go either way.
Star players: Jennifer Hermoso and Alexia Putellas

Denmark

How did Denmark qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
Denmark won their group ahead of Italy. Drawing one and winning the rest of the games and scoring 48 goals in the process.
Expectations going into the tournament?
It is indeed a tough group with both Spain, Germany and Finland. So Denmark has to be ready from the start to see if they once again can get a medal, like back in 2017 when they finished second losing to the Netherlands in the final.
Star players: Pernille Harder and Nadia Nadim.

Finland

How did Finland qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
Despite being the team with the lowest world ranking in this group they actually won their qualification group ahead of Portugal and got direct qualification.
Expectations going into the tournament?
It’ll be a major upset if Finland can get into the knockout stage but maybe the other teams will cancel eachother out and Finland can create something unique in the matches.
Star players: Tinja-Riikka Korpela and Linda Sällström

Group C - Women’s EURO 2022

The four teams in Group C are Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland

  • Expected outcome of Group C according to the FIFA world ranking list:
  • Sweden
  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
  • Portugal

Sweden


How did Sweden qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
Sweden finished first in their group ahead of Iceland.
Expectations going into the tournament?
As the best European team in the world ranking, much is expected of this Swedish side in the tournament, and already in the first match of the tournament they go head to head against The Netherlands
Star players: Magdalena Eriksson, Kosovare Asllani

Netherlands

How did Netherlands qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
10 games, 10 wins. That’s how good The Netherlands were in their qualification.
Expectations going into the tournament?
They are the reigning champions and will fight for first place in the group against Sweden.
Star players: Vivianne Miedema, Lieke Martens and Danielle van de Donk

Switzerland

How did Switzerland qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
Switzerland finished second after Belgium but was one of the best 2nd place finished so they got direct qualification.
Expectations going into the tournament?
Sweden and The Netherlands will be extremely tough opponents, so it will be interesting to see if they can do anything against these giants.
Star players: Lia Wälti, Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic and Ramona Bachmann

Portugal

How did Portugal qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
Portugal didn’t actually qualify for the Women EURO 2022, because they lost to Russia in the two playoff matches after finishing second in their group after Finland. But Russia got suspended from the tournament and Portugal got to replace them.
Expectations going into the tournament?
If you actually don’t even qualify and the two best teams in the group are Sweden and Netherlands then not much is expected. But let’s see if they can make an upset in the group. It depends one the first
Star player: Claudia Neto

Group D - Women’s EURO 2022

The four teams in Group D are France, Italy, Belgium, Iceland

  • Expected outcome of Group D according to the FIFA world ranking list:
  • France
  • Italy
  • Iceland
  • Belgium

France


How did France qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
This is impressive. In their 8 qualification matches they drew once 0-0 to Austria. They won the rest and didn’t even concede a single goal(!). So 7 wins, 1 draw and 44-0.
Expectations going into the tournament?
Much is expected of this French side but can they live up to these expectations? First they have to get out of the group and if they finish first the opponent will be the runner up in group C, so probably Sweden or The Netherlands.
Star players: Wendie Renard, Amandine Henry and Marie-Antoinette Katoto

Italy

How did Italy qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
Italy finished second after Denmark in their qualification group, but got a direct qualification because they were one of the best teams to finish in second place.
Expectations going into the tournament?
It looks like a fight for second place in Group D against Italy, Iceland and Belgium. And then it’ll be the winner of Group C, and this might be the last game of the tournament for the second place finisher in the group.
Star players: Cristiana Girelli and Sara Gama

Iceland

How did Iceland qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
Iceland were one of the three best teams who finished in second place in the qualifying group, so they directly qualified for the Women's EURO 2022.
Expectations going into the tournament?
France looks like a to tough cookie for Iceland, but they might be able to get second place. If Sweden wins Group C it’ll be a revenge match from the qualification group, where they drew 1-1 at home and lost 2-0 away.
Star players: Sara Björk Gunnarsdottir and Dagny Brynjarsdottir

Belgium

How did Belgium qualify for Women’s EURO 2022?
Belgium won their qualification group ahead of Switzerland, to whom they also got their only loss.
Expectations going into the tournament?
They have ended up in an interesting group and they might be the team in this group that are lowest on world ranking, they are still number 20 in the world and can fight for second place in this group after France.
Star players: Tessa Wullaert and Janice Cayman.
Go to the Women’s EURO 2022 match schedule.
  • The quarterfinals of the Woman’s EURO 2022
  • The winner of Group A will meet the runners up of Group B. (Q1)
  • The winner of Group B will meet the runners up of Group A. (Q2)
  • The winner of Group C will meet the runners up of Group D. (Q3)
  • The winner of Group D will meet the runners up of Group C. (Q4)
  • The semifinals
  • Q1 vs Q3
  • Q2 vs Q4

The final will be played on Sunday the 31st of July and only then we’ll know if it is one of the big nations who’ll lift the trophy or one of the outsiders. Wembley will be the venue for this decisive match of who will be crowned european champions.

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