Euro 2025 qualifiers: England need to avoid defeat for automatic qualification

Qualification for the women's Euros is entering its final round of fixtures and it's all still to play for.

Home nations England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are all trying to qualify for the 2025 tournament which will be held in Switzerland between the 2 to 27 July 2025.

England's final qualifier for Euro 2025 is against Sweden on Tuesday night.

A draw or win would mean Sarina Wiegman's team automatically qualify for next year's championship.

But if Sweden win, England will still be able to gain a place but will have to win a play-off match.

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all guaranteed play-off spots but will be hoping to do well in their final qualifying matches.

How does qualifying work?

The 51 nations hoping to qualify for the tournament were split into three Leagues -A,B and C based on how well they did in the Women's Nations League.

These leagues are also split into groups of three or four.

The top two teams from each League A group automatically qualify for Euro 2025.

The other teams enter the play-offs against the top sides from League B and C.

The seven spots left, will be decided by these play-offs which will take place later this year.

Only 16 teams can qualify for the tournament.

Which Home Nations have a spot in Euro 2025?

England have a chance of automatically qualifying if they draw or beat Sweden in their final qualifying match

All the home nations - that's Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England - are still in with a chance of playing in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 tournament.

The England team, winners of Euro 2022, already have the advantage of being in league A so are playing for qualification instead of a place in the play-offs.

With their win against Republic of Ireland, they are in the top two places in their group and if the team wins or draws against Sweden in Tuesday's match, they qualify without the need of a play-off match.

Northern Ireland will claim second place in their group if they beat Bosnia-Herzegovina in their final group qualifier. Second place in the group will earn the team a more favourable play-off match.

Scotland are unbeaten so far and are top of their group, so have already secured their place in the play-offs. A win against Serbia on Tuesday night would move them to League A for the next round of a different tournament; the Women's Nations League.

Wales is also guaranteed a place in the play-offs following their 3-0 victory against Croatia, but will also be hoping to avoid defeat against Kosovo in their final qualifying match to finish top of their group.

What teams are already through to Euro 2025?

World champions Spain have already secured a place in the tournament

Germany, world champions Spain, hosts Switzerland, France, Iceland and Denmark have all secured their place at the 2025 European Championship.