The Lionesses are set to face France in their opening match of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 on Saturday, July 5, 2025. The highly anticipated match will kick off at 8:00 PM BST.
The game will be held at the Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland.
For fans in the UK, the match will be broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX, with coverage beginning at 7:00 PM BST. This means that the game will be available on free-to-air television and streaming platforms.
The Lionesses are in Group D of the tournament, alongside France, the Netherlands, and Wales. This is considered a tough group, with all four teams posing a significant challenge.
England enters the Euro 2025 as the reigning champions, having won the 2022 edition on home soil. They will be looking to defend their title, but face a difficult road ahead against strong competition. No reigning champion has ever lost their first game at the next tournament.
France comes into this tournament on an eight-game winning streak across all competitions, their longest winning run since June 2021 – July 2022.
The Lionesses have won their most recent meeting with each of their UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Group D opponents: France in June 2024 (2-1), Netherlands in December 2023 (3-2) and Wales (3-0 in August 2018).
England have won three of their last six matches against France in all competitions. Following their 2-1 win in June 2024, the Lionesses are looking to win back-to-back games against Les Bleus for the first time since November 1974. There have been two previous meetings between France and England at the UEFA Women's EURO, with Les Bleus winning 3-0 in the group stage in 2013 while the Lionesses won 1-0 in the 2017 quarter-final.
For fans in other parts of the world:
With the Women's Euro 2025 promising plenty of exciting football, fans can catch all the action on free-to-air TV and various streaming platforms.
