England Women given Group of Death at Euro 2025 which includes Battle of Britain

Sarina Wiegman's side will face the Netherlands and France and also come up against Wales.

The draw, held in host nation Switzerland, was hosted by a range of top footballing legends, including Euros winner Jill Scott and former Arsenal star Ian Wright.

Raphael Varane, Xherdan Shaqiri, Sami Khedira and Leonardo Bonucci also made up some of the famous faces hosting the draw as all 16 nations learnt who they'd be facing in the group stages.

The Lionesses' group is certainly the standout one with the Netherlands and France tenth and 11th in the FIFA rankings respectively. England are ranked fourth in the world, behind Germany, Spain and the USA.

England will also face Wales in Group D in an epic Battle of Britain showdown, with their opponents heading to their first major tournament after beating the Republic of Ireland 3-2 to secure a spot.

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The Lionesses were in pot two, meaning they would have inevitably faced hosts Switzerland or another top team.

They avoided World Cup winners Spain and eight-time European champions Germany - who they famously beat in the summer of 2022 at Wembley to lift the trophy themselves.

England begin their campaign against France in Zurich on Saturday July 5.

They then face Wiegman's home country, the Netherlands, on July 9 before the all-British clash takes place on Sunday July 13 in St Gallen.

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Fans were quick to comment on the 'group of death' which England have been dealt. "I can't even be shocked because I just knew we would get a group this tough" one user wrote on X.

Another penned: "Clearly the hardest group. Spain have got an easy run in, as have Norway."

"This is what we need, a proper test. See how we do against the big teams in a tournament environment. Got to play them at some point anyway" shared another.

A fourth posted: "Yikes. Bring it on though! We've beaten these teams this year."

"Errr we like a challenge," another user penned.

It will be a tough test for England, who finished 2024 with a 1-0 victory over Switzerland, but they have registered wins over both France and Netherlands in the last 12 months.

Wiegman's side beat France 2-1 in June at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard after they had originally lost by the same scoreline at home.

They also beat Netherlands 3-2 in December 2023, again overturning a 2-1 loss to the side a few weeks prior.

Boss Wiegman admitted it was a 'very tough' group, but added that it's 'very interesting and very exciting'.

"Things have changed so much in international women's football and our team has changed a bit too - players retired, new players coming in" Wiegman told BBC Sport.

She insisted: "I think we are in a pretty good place."