Northern Ireland. Pot 1. Pot 2. Pot 3. Pot 4. Draw details Live updates Updates Draw replay Procedure. Article summary The draw will set the four groups for the final tournament in England from 6 to 31 July Article top media content.
Article body Hosts England will be joined by 15 qualifiers from 6 to 31 July , and the teams drawn into four groups of four. In they lost the inaugural competition on penalties to Sweden after a draw over two legs. In they lost to Germany. Alex Scott, who played in the latter match, and Gabby Logan will co-host the draw with Kelly Smith, another veteran of the campaign, among the cast of past and present star players assisting.
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Also tipped for a strong tournament are England, who want to improve on their impressive third place at the World Cup. The Lionesses were unbeaten during qualifying for the Euros, winning seven of their eight matches, and conceded only one goal in the process. Manager Mark Sampson named his squad more than three months before the tournament, and his side have performed well during their warm-up fixtures, beating fellow qualifiers Austria, Switzerland and Denmark.
France are the only team England have not beaten in this modern era of women's football. I've learnt to trust Mark and his methods. After their silver medal at Rio , Sweden should not be underestimated. Spain also have a talented squad, and four years ago they stunned England with a win in the group stages of the Euros. Norway, runners-up in , have reached two of the past three finals and - as two-time winners - are the only country other than Germany, or West Germany, to have won the competition since Leading the attack for the Oranje will be new Arsenal Ladies striker Vivianne Miedema, who scored 14 goals in 22 Bundesliga games for Bayern Munich in They will be backed by lively home crowds, with all three of their group-stage games having sold out well before their opener against Norway on Sunday.
Scotland Women have qualified for their first major championship at the 14th attempt. Led by coach Anna Signeul, who will leave her role following the Euros after 12 years in charge, the Scots qualified as runners-up to Iceland thanks to wins - home and away - over Slovenia, Belarus and Macedonia. But injuries have robbed them of some of their key players, including Arsenal playmaker Kim Little and Manchester City centre-back Jen Beattie. The Scottish Football Association and women's national team had been involved in a dispute over financial, commercial and equality matters, but the issue was resolved in June.
The players had refused to take part in media or promotional work, but once resolved, hailed the agreement as a "historic moment" towards "achieving equality".
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