Switzerland chosen to host Euro 2025

Switzerland have been chosen as hosts for the Women's European Championships in 2025.

The Swiss bid was selected at a meeting of UEFA's executive committee in Lisbon on Tuesday.

Switzerland overcame bids from France, Poland and a combined bid from four Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden

Ukraine had also expressed interest in hosting the event before the Russian invasion.

"This is a historic day for Switzerland, the SFA and women's football," Swiss FA president Dominique Blanc said in a statement.

"This major step will shape the development of women's football at all levels."

"The tournament will take place over four weeks in June and July 2025 at the planned venues of Basel, Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St. Gallen, Sion, Lucerne and Thun," the Swiss FA added.

The previous edition of the tournament was held in England in 2022, where the hosts won the title after beating Germany in the final at Wembley Stadium.

Last year's tournament, which was postponed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, had a projected global cumulative live viewership of 365 million, while a record crowd of 87,192 were at Wembley for the final.

The Republic of Ireland will be competing in their first major tournament this summer in the World Cup.

Vera Pauw's side will aim to follow it up by making it to Switzerland in 2025.

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