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The UEFA Women's Euro 2022 hosts England will kick off the tournament with the match against Austria at Old Trafford. They are then subsequently set to meet Norway and Northern Island in Group A after the draw was completed at Victoria Warehouse in Greater Manchester.
Notably, the draw was made by Camille Abily, Karen Carney, Rúben Dias, Juan Mata, Anja Mittag, Katrine Pedersen, Lotta Schelin and Kelly Smith. It also sees current champions Netheraland placed alongside Sweden, Russia and Switzerland in Group C.
Meanwhile, European giants Germany, whose 22-year reign as the champions had ended in 2017, will want to regain their supremacy in the competition and will have the perfect chance to avenge their defeat against a team that had beaten in that quarterfinal - Denmark in their campaign opener. This is set to be a much-anticipated Group B contest. This Group also contains Spain and Finland.
It should also be noted that France is part of Group D which also has Italy, Belgium and Iceland. The competition will be played from July 6 (July 7 IST) to July 31 next year.
Check out the draw:
Group A: England, Austria, Norway, Northern Ireland
Group B: Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland
Group C: Netherlands, Sweden, Russia, Switzerland
Group D: France, Italy, Belgium, Iceland
Fixtures
Group stage:
6 July
Group A: England vs Austria
7 July
Group A: Norway vs Northern Ireland
8 July
Group B: Spain vs Finland
Group B: Germany vs Denmark
9 July
Group C: Russia vs Switzerland
Group C: Netherlands vs Sweden
10 July
Group D: Belgium vs Iceland
Group D: France vs Italy
11 July
Group A: Austria vs Northern Ireland
Group A: England v Norway
12 July
Group B: Denmark vs Finland
Group B: Germany vs Spain
13 July
Group C: Sweden vs Switzerland
Group C: Netherlands vs Russia
14 July
Group D: Italy vs Iceland
Group D: France vs Belgium
15 July
Group A: Northern Ireland vs England
Group A: Austria vs Norway
16 July
Group B: Finland vs Germany
Group B: Denmark vs Spain
17 July
Group C: Switzerland vs Netherlands
Group C: Sweden vs Russia
18 July
Group D: Iceland vs France
Group D: Italy vs Belgium
Quarter-finals:
20 July
QF1 – Winners Group A v Runners-up Group B
21 July
QF2 – Winners Group B v Runners-up Group A
22 July
QF3 – Winners Group C v Runners-up Group D
23 July
QF4 – Winners Group D v Runners-up Group C
Semi-finals:
26 July
SF1 – Winners QF1 v Winners QF3
27 July
SF2 – Winners QF2 v Winners QF4
Final:
31 July
Winners SF1 v Winners SF2
Match venues:
Brighton & Hove (Brighton & Hove Community Stadium)
London (Brentford Community Stadium & Wembley Stadium – final only)
Manchester (Manchester City Academy Stadium)
Milton Keynes (Stadium MK)
Rotherham (New York Stadium)
Sheffield (Bramall Lane)
Southampton (St Mary's Stadium)
Trafford (Old Trafford – opening game only)
Wigan & Leigh (Leigh Sports Village)
