England's women's national team go into 2025 with one big aim - that to defend their European title. There have been some disappointments for the Lionesses lately, with them failing to secure a spot for Great Britain at the Olympic Games in 2024, but they remain one of the best teams on the planet, having reached the 2023 Women's World Cup final.
Before the 2025 European Championships come around, England have already successfully achieved some form of revenge over the team that beat them in that final, beating Spain in the 2025 edition of the UEFA Women's Nations League, which began in February. That competition has prepared them nicely for Euros, even if the Lionesses eventually finished second to La Roja in the group stage, thus failing to qualify for this autumn's finals.
Attention now turns to that European title defence, which begins on July 5 against France. Sarina Wiegman's side will have one more game to prepare themselves for the tournament and then the pressure will really be on, especially given the extremely tough group England have been given. Can they retain the trophy? They are certainly among the favourites to lift it.
GOAL has everything you need to know about the Lionesses' schedule, fixtures and results and how to watch the team.
