The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and Portugal, in detail

Netherlands defends title

The current champion goes to England in the process of growth although without Sarina Wiegman, the coach who in 2017 led the Netherlands to the title and this time will try to repeat that of making the host champion with England. Since that Euro Cup harvested five years ago now, tulip women’s football has only progressed and that is why in this edition the ‘Oranje’ is among the favorites to lift the trophy. It is a team with a taste for treating the ball well and as far as names are concerned, two stars shine in particular above the rest of the group. On the one hand, the former azulgrana Lieke Martens, who recently signed for Paris Saint-Germain and Vivianne Miedema, Arsenal’s voracious striker who is one of the best attackers in the world and starts with numbers of being the tournament’s top scorer. If she pulls it off, the Netherlands will be in contention for the title.

Sweden, with a goal and without excuses

After achieving Olympic silver at the Tokyo 2020 Games after falling in the final against Canada just a year ago, Sweden comes to this tournament with the aim of winning the title and without excuses. Without a doubt, it is one of the great favorites and it is because it has a great team in which, in addition to the strength as a group, several players shine individually due to different circumstances. As names to follow, it is inevitable to talk about the azulgrana Fridolina Rolfö, versatile footballer where they exist, but also about others like Kosovare Asllani, Real Madrid striker and woman in charge of the goal in this Swedish team. They are joined by players such as defender Magdalena Eriksson, midfielder Sofia Jakobsson and attacker Stina Blackstenius as arguments to believe in this team as a firm candidate to win a continental title that has resisted them since they achieved it in 1984.

Switzerland, to write an epic story

Being in the same group as the Netherlands and Sweden leaves Switzerland with little chance of reaching the quarter-finals, but the Swiss side know that football sometimes holds unthinkable stories. Nils Nielsen, coach of this dreamy Switzerland, combines football with his facet as writing and wants his team to star in England in an epic novel that will lead them to, at least, overcome the group stage. However, Switzerland does not arrive at the tournament at a good time, having shown certain and serious doubts in recent months, far from the reliable team that was in 2021. In the chapter on names, it is inevitable to highlight that of the culé Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic, a Versatile footballer capable of playing in various positions on the pitch. With Switzerland, she is used to playing on the right wing and from there she will try to infect her teammates with the necessary competitiveness to put on a good European Championship.

Portugal, with nothing to lose

Portugal debuted in a European Championship in the Netherlands 2017 and did not go beyond the group stage after losing the games they played against Spain and England. However, they left that tournament beating Scotland and distilling feelings that Portuguese women’s football wanted to grow. Proof that this has been the case is the fact that he qualified to be in this tournament, and although he goes to it without being one of the candidates to fight for the title and with few options to access the quarterfinals, he has nothing what to lose As far as the individual chapter is concerned, the name of Jéssica Silva stands out, a fast attacker who was seen in her day by the Primera Iberdrola defending the Levante Barça shirt. If she has the day, she alone can win a game, although against teams like the Netherlands or Sweden, the rest of the team has to accompany them to be successful.