Venues confirmed for England's European Qualifiers

England will return to the scene of their UEFA EURO triumph when they begin the defence of their title at Wembley Stadium connected by EE next month before heading north and east for European Qualifiers for the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 finals.

Sarina Wiegman’s squad will welcome FIFA World Cup semi-finalists Sweden to the national stadium on Friday 5 April (8pm BST, live on ITV1) followed by a first-ever trip to St. James’ Park, Newcastle on 31 May (8pm, BST, live on ITV4). There's then a return to Carrow Road in Norwich in July for the final home game of the qualifying campaign (8pm BST, live on ITV1).

England were also drawn with France and the Republic of Ireland in Group A3 with the fixture list confirmed yesterday. The Lionesses are the reigning European champions after lifting the title back in July 2022 with a 2-1 defeat of Germany at Wembley.

Wiegman said: “Wembley holds such special memories and I'm delighted we can begin our EURO qualifiers at home against Sweden. In all, it’s going to be an exciting qualification campaign against three top opponents. I’m sure the fans are looking forward to the games and it’s really nice that we’re playing our three home games in really special venues in different parts of England.

“Wherever we play in the country we have such fantastic support and I’m sure these games in London, Newcastle and Norwich will be no different. We will need to show up and perform but there’s no doubt the fans can help us.”

History will be made on Friday 31 May as the Lionesses head to Newcastle United’s St. James’ Park for the first time when they host France. The game is part of a double-header in the north-east with England men playing Bosnia & Herzegovina on Monday 3 June.

It's the first meeting against the French for three years, a 3-1 defeat in an international friendly in April 2021 the last time the two teams met. England will then travel to Saint-Étienne for the return fixture on Tuesday 4 June.

England’s away trip to Dublin to face Republic of Ireland on Tuesday 9 April will be the first time the two teams have met since 1987 when the Lionesses secured a 1-0 win at Dalymount Park in Dublin. Carrow Road will host the final home game of the campaign against Republic of Ireland on Friday 12 July. The team return to Norwich after their 0-0 draw during the 2022 Arnold Clark Cup against Spain. England finish Group A3 with a trip to Sweden on Tuesday 16 July. 

Ticketing information for fans has also been confirmed. The opening match against Sweden at Wembley Stadium will be available to buy for My England Football members on Monday 11 March with general sale following on Wednesday 13 March. To access the My England Football priority window, sign up here in advance of Monday.

For the France game in Newcastle, My England Football members will have the chance to purchase tickets on Wednesday 27 March with tickets being available on general sale on Wednesday 3 April.

Republic of Ireland at Carrow Road will go on-sale at a later date with more information to be communicated via official England channels.

In all, 15 nations will be bidding to join hosts Switzerland at UEFA Women’s EURO 2025. The top two nations in the four League A groups will all automatically qualify for the Finals, with a further seven places available via the play-offs.