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Euro 2025 to kick off with Iceland v Finland in Thun live on STV

Euro 2025 to kick off with Iceland v Finland in Thun live on STV

STV Newsa day ago
The Women's European Championships kick off on Wednesday night with Iceland v Finland in Thun.
The game will be shown live on STV and STV Player at 5pm as the month-long tournament gets under way.
Hosts Switzerland will then be in action as they take on Norway at St Jakob-Park in Basel at 8pm UK time.
On Thursday, Italy play Belgium before world champions Spain face off against Portugal in Bern.
England won the last Euros, when they beat Germany at Wembley in 2022. They begin their defence of the trophy against France in Zurich on Saturday.
Sixteen teams have been divided into groups of four and two from each section will reach the knockout stages as they look to reach the final on July 27.
The hosts are in Group A along with Iceland, Finland and Norway, Group B consists of Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Spain, and Group C is made up of Germany, Denmark, Poland and Sweden.
The Lionesses are in Group D with France, the Netherlands and Wales.
A total of 16 games will be shown on STV and STV Player throughout the tournament, including England v France, Wales v France and England v Wales.
July 2 – Iceland vs Finland (5pm) (Coverage starting at 4pm)July 3 – Spain vs Portugal (8pm) July 4 – Denmark vs Sweden (5pm)July 4 – Germany vs Poland (8pm) July 5 – France vs England (8pm) July 6 – Switzerland vs Iceland (8pm) July 7 – Spain vs Belgium (5pm)July 7 – Portugal vs Italy (8pm)July 9 – France vs Wales (8pm) July 12 – Sweden vs Germany (8pm) July 12 – Poland vs Denmark (8pm) July 13 – England vs Wales (8pm) July 13 – Netherlands vs France (8pm) One quarter-finalOne semi-final
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