Three of the top six European teams in the FIFA rankings find themselves in the same group in UEFA Women’s Euro 2025, so Group D promises to be a cracker.

Germany will play England in the final of the European Under-21 Championship after two early goals help them beat France in the semi-final.

There is a strong chance the rivalry will be renewed over the next month at Euro 2025 in Switzerland. Spain go into the tournament as favourites, despite an underwhelming Olympics last summer. They were unimpressive throughout that campaign, losing to Brazil at the semi-final stage and then missing out on a bronze medal against Germany.