The 16-team women’s football tournament, to be held in eight Swiss cities, kicks off on July 2nd. Here’s an overview.
Let’s begin with the teams which will compete.
They are:
Group A: Switzerland (hosts), Norway, Iceland, Finland
Group B: Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy
Group C: Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden
Group D: France, England (title holders), Wales, Netherland
This photograph shows a screen displaying fixtures of the group stage of the UEFA Womens Euro 2025 in Lausanne, on December 16, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
Where, and when, will the matches be held?
Eight cities across Switzerland will host the matches/
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
Stade de Genève, Geneva
Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich
Arena St.Gallen, St.Gallen
Allmend Stadion, Lucerne
Arena Thun, Thun
Stade de Tourbillon, Sion
Iceland and Finland will kick off the game first on July 2nd in Basel.
You can see the entire detailed game schedule on UEFA’s website.
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Are tickets still available?
In principle yes, but availability depends on which games you want to see and the sales platform from which you are purchasing them.
Tickets for high-demand matches may no longer be available though.
You can check out UEFA’s official ticketing site to see what is still available, and in which city.
But even if you can no longer get tickets for the games, you can watch the matches at designated fan zones:
Basel: On Barfüsserplatz and Messeplatz, with a mobile LED wall to installed on Theaterplatz
Bern: On Bundesplatz, where the seat of Switzerland’s government is located
Geneva: Le quai Gustave-Ador
Zurich: Europaallee
Sion: La Place du Midi and Cour de Gare
St. Gallen: Marktgasse
Lucerne: Europaplatz
Thun: Waisenhausplatz
These are the cities where matches are taking place, but your community may have a fan zone of your own as well. You can find this out on its official website.
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Can you get to the games on public transport?
This is Switzerland, so yes.
Te national rail company SBB will operate 400 extra trains for the UEFA Women’s Euro between July 2nd and July 27th.
“With a match ticket, spectators will travel to and from the stadiums free of charge on match days using public transport within Switzerland,” the SBB announced .
The timetable will be coordinated accordingly.
For instance, fans at games in Geneva can still reach Bern, Biel, Olten (sometimes with connecting trains to Basel and Lucerne) as well as Zurich and Winterthur at night thanks to these special trains. And at games in Basel, fans can still get to Lausanne, Geneva, Bern, Lucerne, Zurich HB, and St. Gallen late at night.
If the game goes into overtime or a penalty shootout, all scheduled special trains will wait and depart 40 to 60 minutes later than scheduled, the SBB said.
Regular trains and standard connections, however, will not wait. “SBB can only guarantee return travel at night to destinations served by the special trains,” the company said.
How can I watch the matches on Swiss TV?
In Switzerland, SRF, RTS and RSI will be broadcasting the tournament on TV, alongside a livestream online. Check the scheduling ahead of time to know which channel will have which game.
