England and Wales drawn in same tough Euro 2025 group

England and Wales found out their opponents at Monday's Women's Euro 2025 draw in Lausanne, Switzerland

Defending champions England and debutants Wales have been drawn in the same group for Euro 2025 in Switzerland, with France and the Netherlands joining them.

The Lionesses were in pot two for the draw so were always going to face either hosts Switzerland or one of the other top teams. They avoided being in the same group as 2023 World Cup winners Spain or eight-time Euros winners Germany but still face a tough assignment before the knockout stage.

England and Wales will meet in the final round of Group D fixtures on Sunday, 13 July in St Gallen.

Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses are ranked fourth in the world, Wales are 30th, the Netherlands are 10th and France are 11th.

The draw means Wiegman must face her native Netherlands, who she led to victory at Euro 2017 and a runner-up finish at the 2019 World Cup.

England manager Wiegman said she is "excited" for Euro 2025, while Wales midfielder Jess Fishlock - who is her country's most-capped player - said qualifying is "exactly what we deserve and a really special moment".

Rhian Wilkinson's Wales beat the Republic of Ireland 3-2 on aggregate in a play-off to reach their first major women's tournament.

England booked their place by finishing as runners-up in their qualification group, behind France.

The 16-team European Championship takes place across eight venues in Switzerland from 2-27 July.

Prize money has more than doubled for the tournament, with the total pot now standing at £34m (41m euros), a 156% increase from Euro 2022.

Euro 2025 group stage draw in full

Group A: Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Finland.

Group B: Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy.

Group C: Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden.

Group D: France, England, Wales, Netherlands.

A 'very tough' but 'very exciting' group

England boss Wiegman said you can not say if you are pleased with a group until after the tournament, but admitted Group D is "very interesting and very exciting".

Wiegman added she is "confident" in her team and is looking forward to the summer, despite many changes since their Euro 2022 success.

"Things have changed so much in international women's football and our team has changed a bit too - players retired, new players coming in," the Lionesses manager told BBC Sport. "I think we are in a pretty good place."

Meanwhile, Wales midfielder Fishlock said she has been "walking around with a smile on my face 24/7" since her side qualified for their first major tournament and she "can't wait" for the Euros.

"We're going to go there, we're going to give everything that we have no matter who the team is, no matter what their history is," said Fishlock.

"Two of these teams have won the last two Euros - what a great thing to think about when you go in there. We're playing the best and I can't wait."

Euro 2025 match dates

• Group stage matchday one: 2-5 July

• Group stage matchday two: 6-9 July

• Group stage matchday three: 10-13 July

• Quarter-finals: 16-19 July

• Semi-finals: 22-23 July

• Final: 27 July