The draws of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 held by UEFA this Thursday in Manchester, took shape under the orders of former England international Alex Scott and BBC presenter Gabby Logan. Participating nations now know the opponents that awaits them from 6 to 31 July 2022.
The tournament in England should have been held in the summer of this year, but has been postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
With the England host already assigned to position 1 in Group A, groupings were created band by band. Four urns (AD) were used containing three balls each, one for each position. The positions in the group, determined randomly with the draw, have defined the order of the group stage matches as per the predefined calendar.
At the starting line the teams were divided into four bands built on the basis of the ranking for national teams built with reference to the last two competitions played and the qualifying phase for the next European.
Pot 1 : England, Holland, Germany, France
Pot 2 : Sweden, Spain, Norway, Italy
Pot 3 : Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria
Pot 4 : Iceland, Russia, Finland, Northern Ireland
As the host nation, England will take on Austria in the tournament’s opening match at Old Trafford on Wednesday 6 July 2022. That game could attract a record-breaking crowd for a UEFA Women’s EURO tournament finals match, the highest attendance currently stands at 41,301.
The Lionesses have also drawn Norway and tournament debutants Northern Ireland in what looks like a familiar group as Austria and Northern Ireland also feature in England’s FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 qualifying group while the Lionesses have also met Kenny Shiels’ side in a friendly match earlier this year.
Group B sees European heavyweights Germany and Spain drawn together while Denmark and Finland also feature.
Group C is made up of The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and Russia while Group D contains France, Italy, Belgium and
The two best teams in the group reach the quarter-finals. The competition will take place in ten stadiums in eight English cities. The opening match will be played at Old Trafford in Manchester, Wembley Stadium in London will host the final.
Tickets for the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 tournament finals are priced between £5 and £50 and fans will be able to enter a public ballot for tickets from 7pm prior to them going on general sale in February 2022.
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