Derbies galore in UEFA Women's EURO 2017 draw
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
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Germany will begin their title defence against Sweden, the Netherlands are up against Norway while England, Scotland, Spain and Portugal are in the same group.
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- The draw
Group A: Netherlands (hosts), Norway, Denmark, Belgium
Group B: Germany (holders), Sweden, Italy, Russia
Group C: France, Iceland, Austria, Switzerland
Group D: England, Scotland, Spain, Portugal
- Draw guide
• Hosts the Netherlands will start against 2013 runners-up Norway, and the section ends with two derbies as the Dutch face Belgium and the 1987 and 1993 winners are matched with Denmark.
• Germany beat Sweden in the recent Olympic final as well the UEFA Women's EURO 2013 semi-finals as they seek a seventh straight title.
• Debutants Austria and Switzerland will begin their finals campaigns against each other while Iceland replay their opening match of their 2009 bow, when they lost 3-1 to France.
• Group D will also open with two derbies: England v Scotland and Spain v Portugal. Scotland and Portugal are making their debuts.
- Tickets
Available on http://www.weuro2017.nl/en/ticket-service
- Venues
Breda: Stadium Rat Verlegh
Deventer: Stadium De Adelaarshorst
Doetinchem: Stadium De Vijverberg
Enschede: FC Twente Stadium
Rotterdam: Stadium Sparta-Het Kasteel
Tilburg: Stadium Koning Willem II
Utrecht: Stadium Galgenwaard
- Schedule
Group stage:
Match one
Sunday 16 July: Netherlands v Norway (Utrecht), Denmark v Belgium (Doetinchem)
Monday 17 July: Germany v Sweden (Breda), Italy v Russia (Rotterdam)
Tuesday 18 July: France v Iceland (Tilburg), Austria v Switzerland (Deventer)
Wednesday 19 July: England v Scotland (Utrecht), Spain v Portugal (Doetinchem)
Match two
Thursday 20 July: Netherlands v Denmark (Rotterdam), Norway v Belgium (Breda)
Friday 21 July: Germany v Italy (Tilburg), Sweden v Russia (Deventer)
Saturday 22 July: France v Austria (Utrecht), Iceland v Switzerland (Doetinchem)
Sunday 23 July: England v Spain (Breda), Scotland v Portugal (Rotterdam)
Match three
Monday 24 July: Belgium v Netherlands (Tilburg), Norway v Denmark (Deventer)
Tuesday 25 July: Russia v Germany (Utrecht), Sweden v Italy (Doetinchem)
Wednesday 26 July: Switzerland v France (Breda), Iceland v Austria (Rotterdam)
Thursday 27 July: Portugal v England (Tilburg), Scotland v Spain (Deventer)
Quarter-finals:
Saturday 29 July: Winner A v Runner-up B (QF1, Doetinchem), Winner B v Runner-up A (QF2, Rotterdam)
Sunday 30 July: Winner C v Runner-up D (QF3, Tilburg), Winner D v Runner-up C (QF4, Deventer)
Semi-finals:
Thursday 3 August: QF1 v QF4 (Enschede), QF2 v QF3 (Breda)
Final:
Sunday 6 August (Enschede)