Women's EURO 2025 Group A guide: Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Finland

Hosts Switzerland are joined by two-time champions Norway and regular contenders Iceland and Finland in UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Group A.

Group A fixtures

Wednesday 2 July
Iceland vs Finland (18:00, Thun)
Switzerland vs Norway (21:00, Basel)

Sunday 6 July
Norway vs Finland (18:00, Sion)
Switzerland vs Iceland (21:00, Bern)

Thursday 10 July
Finland vs Switzerland (21:00, Geneva)
Norway vs Iceland (21:00, Thun)

Kick-offs CET

Switzerland (hosts)

How they qualified:
Qualified automatically as hosts
Group B1 winners (promoted): W3-1h vs Türkiye, W4-0a vs Azerbaijan, W2-1h vs Hungary, L0-1a vs Hungary, W2-0a vs Türkiye, W3-0h vs Azerbaijan
Top scorer: Viola Calligaris 3

Pedigree
Women's EURO best: Group stage (2017, 2022)
Women's EURO 2022: Group stage
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Round of 16
2023/24 UEFA Women's Nations League: Group A4, fourth place
2025 UEFA Women's Nations League: Group A2 fourth place (relegated)

Key fact
Topped their group at the 2023 World Cup ahead of Norway and co-hosts New Zealand (who they eliminated with a Matchday 3 0-0 draw).

Previous final tournament meetings

Norway
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup group stage: D0-0 (Hamilton)

Iceland
UEFA Women's EURO 2017 group stage: W2-1 (Doetinchem)

Finland
No final tournament meetings

Norway

Qualifying
Group A1 third place: W4-0h vs Finland, L0-1 vs Netherlands, D0-0h vs Italy, D1-1a vs Italy, D1-1a vs Finland, D1-1h vs Netherlands
Play-offs: W14-0agg vs Albania (W5-0a, W9-0h), W7-0agg vs Northern Ireland (W4-0a, W3-0h)
Top scorer: Frida Maanum 7

Pedigree
Women's EURO best: Winners x 2 (1987, 1993)
Women's EURO 2022: Group stage
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Round of 16
2023/24 UEFA Women's Nations League: Group A2 third place
2025 UEFA Women's Nations League: Group A2 runners-up

Key fact
Only three times since 1987 have Norway not reached at least the semis: 1997, 2017 and 2022.

Previous final tournament meetings

Switzerland
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup group stage: D0-0 (Hamilton)

Finland
No final tournament meetings

Iceland
UEFA Women's EURO 2013 group stage: D1-1 (Kalmar)
UEFA Women's EURO 2009 group stage: W1-0 (Lahti)

Iceland

Qualifying
Group A4 runners-up: W3-0h vs Poland, L1-3a vs Germany, D1-1a vs Austria, W2-1h vs Austria, W3-0h vs Germany, W1-0a vs Poland
Top scorer: Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir 3

Pedigree
Women's EURO best: Quarter-finals (2013)
Women's EURO 2022: Group stage
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Did not qualify
2023/24 UEFA Women's Nations League: Group A3 third place
2025 UEFA Women's Nations League: Group A2 third place

Key fact
Fifth qualification in a row; they were the first team to beat Germany by three goals in a competitive game since Brazil in the 2008 Olympic semi-finals.

Previous final tournament meetings

Finland
No final tournament meetings

Switzerland
UEFA Women's EURO 2017 group stage: L1-2 (Doetinchem)

Norway
UEFA Women's EURO 2013 group stage: D1-1 (Kalmar)
UEFA Women's EURO 2009 group stage: L0-1 (Lahti)

Finland

Qualifying
Group A1 fourth place: L0-4a vs Norway, W2-1h vs Italy, L0-1a vs Netherlands, D1-1h vs Netherlands, D1-1h vs Norway, L0-4a vs Italy
Play-offs: W6-0agg vs Montenegro (W1-0a, W5-0h), W2-0agg vs Scotland (D0-0a, W2-0h)
Top scorers: Nea Lehtola, Emma Koivisto, Jutta Rantala, Linda Sällström 2

Pedigree
Women's EURO best: Semi-finals (2005)
Women's EURO 2022: Group stage
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Did not qualify
2023/24 UEFA Women's Nations League: Group B2 winners (promoted)
2025 UEFA Women's Nations League: Group B3 runners-up

Key fact
Their semi-final run in 2005 was on debut.

Previous final tournament meetings

Iceland
No final tournament meetings

Norway
No final tournament meetings

Switzerland
No final tournament meetings