Meet the 2025 Women's Under-17 EURO semi-finalists
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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The Netherlands will face France and Italy will tackle Norway on Wednesday in the Faroe Islands for places in the decider.
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The 2025 UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship semi-finals will take place on Wednesday in the Faroe Islands.
We look at the four teams aiming to reach Saturday's decider in Tórshavn.
WU17 EURO knockout schedule
Semi-finals: Wednesday 14 May
Netherlands vs France (Klaksvík, 16:00)
Italy vs Norway (Tórshavn, 19:00)
Final: Saturday 17 May
Netherlands / France vs Italy / Norway (Tórshavn, 19:00)
All kick-off times CET, local time is one hour behind.
Netherlands vs France
Netherlands
Round 1: Group A3 third place (played in England)
L2-3 vs Czechia, W7-0 vs Faroe Islands, D2-2 vs England
Round 2: Group A5 winners (played in Finland)
W4-0 vs Finland, W4-1 vs England, W5-3 vs Sweden
Group stage: Group A winners
W4-1 vs Austria (Klaksvík), W2-0 vs Norway (Tórshavn), W9-0 vs Faroe Islands (Tórshavn)
Finals top scorer: Ranneke Derks 3
Top scorer including qualifying: Otylia El Belati 7
Previous best: Runners-up (2018/19)
Semi-final record: W1 L3
Previous semi-finals
2021/22: L0-3 vs Spain
2018/19: W3-1 vs Spain
2016/17: L0-2 vs Spain
2009/10: L0-3 vs Spain
- The Netherlands have reached the semis for the fifth time in their six final tournament appearances.
France
Round 1: Group A5 runners-up (played in Croatia)
D0-0 vs Bulgaria, D1-1 vs Croatia, W2-0 vs Italy
Round 2: Group A2 winners (played in France)
W4-0 vs Wales, W2-0 vs Slovakia, W2-1 vs Scotland
Group stage: Group B runners-up
D1-1 vs Spain (Klaksvík), D1-1 vs Italy (Tórshavn), W3-1 vs Poland (Klaksvík)
Finals top scorer: Rachael Adedini 2
Top scorer including qualifying: Rachael Adedini 4
Previous best: Winners x 1 (2022/23)
Semi-final record: W4 L4
Previous semi-finals
2023/24: L1-6 vs Spain
2022/23: W10-2 vs Switzerland
2021/22: L0-1 vs Germany
2014/15: D1-1 (L3-4 pens) vs Spain
2011/12: W5-1 vs Switzerland
2010/11: D2-2 (aet, W6-5 pens) vs Germany
2008/09: L1-4 vs Germany
2007/08: W3-1 (aet) vs England
- France are into their fourth straight semi-final. They lost at this stage in 2024, 12 months on from claiming their first title at this level (in their fourth final). France also won the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Italy vs Norway
Italy
Round 1: Group A5 winners (played in Croatia)
W2-0 vs Croatia, W2-0 vs Bulgaria, L0-2 vs France
Round 2: Group A3 winners (played in Croatia)
W5-0 vs Georgia, D0-0 vs Croatia, W1-0 vs Czechia
Group stage: Group B winners
W4-3 vs Poland (Tórshavn), D1-1 vs France (Tórshavn), W2-1 vs Spain (Tórshavn)
Finals top scorer: Giulia Galli 3
Top scorer including qualifying: Giulia Galli 7
Previous best: Semi-finals (2013/14)*
*Third place
Semi-final record: W0 L1
Previous semi-finals
2013/14: L0-1 vs Germany
- Italy were only the second team to beat Spain in their 30 group games since the current format was introduced in 2013/14, and the first team to eliminate Spain before the semi-finals since 2011/12.
Norway
Round 1: Group A7 winners (played in Norway)
W7-0 vs Belarus, W3-0 vs Greece, W4-0 vs Finland
Round 2: Group A6 winners (played in Norway)
W4-0 vs Serbia, W2-1 vs Greece, W1-0 vs Portugal
Group stage: Group A runners-up
W10-0 vs Faroe Islands (Tórshavn), L0-2 vs Netherlands (Tórshavn), D0-0 vs Austria (Klaksvík)
Finals top scorer: Marie Preus 3
Top scorer including qualifying: Marie Preus 7
Previous best: Semi-finals (2008/09*, 2015/16*, 2016/17)
*Fourth place
Semi-final record: W0 L3
Previous semi-finals
2016/17: D1-1 (L2-3 pens) vs Germany
2015/16: L0-4 vs Spain
2008/09: L0-2 vs Spain
- Norway were the only team to qualify for the finals with a 100% record over both rounds.
How the groups finished
2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup becomes an annual 24-team event in 2025, and UEFA has five places.
The four Women's U17 EURO semi-finalists have qualified for the 2025 edition in Morocco from 17 October to 8 November. They will be joined by Spain, who beat Austria in a play-off between the two teams that finished third in their groups, played earlier on Wednesday at Tórsvøllur in Tórshavn.
