Lionesses' group of death!
England face a group of death to qualify for Euro 2025, with the Lionesses drawn against France, Sweden and the Republic of Ireland.
The reigning champions will have to finish in one of the top two places to qualify automatically for the tournament in Switzerland and avoid four extra play-off games.
The 51 teams hoping to qualify for the tournament were split into three leagues - A, B and C.
The results of the 2023-2024 Nations League campaign determined which league teams entered, with England in League A, Group 3.
The Lionesses are arguably in the toughest group. England, who reached last summer’s World Cup final, are the fourth best ranked team in the world with France third and Sweden fifth, while the Republic of Ireland are one of tougher lower-ranked teams Sarina Wiegman’s side could have drawn.
In each league, the teams were split up into four seeding pots. England were in pot two due to finishing second in their Nations League group. That meant they were guaranteed to get one of France, Spain, Germany, or Netherlands - who finished top of their groups.
The top two teams in the four League A groups will qualify automatically for the tournament while the remaining seven places will be taken by the best-ranked sides from all three leagues.
The teams that finish third and fourth in the League A groups automatically qualify for the play-offs, as will the top three teams in each League B group, meaning England could finish bottom of their group and still have a good chance of qualifying.
If hosts Switzerland finish in the top three of their group, then the best ranked fourth-place team from League B will qualify for the play-offs.
From League C, the five group winners and three best-ranked runners-up will reach the play-offs.
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