Star-studded UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 final tournament draw on 28 October in Greater Manchester

The final tournament draw for UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 in England takes place on Thursday 28 October in Greater Manchester at 16:30 local time (17:30 CET). The draw will be broadcast live worldwide on UEFA.com, UEFA.tv and on the BBC for viewers in the United Kingdom.

Fans tuning in will see a star-studded show, co-hosted by former England international Alex Scott and BBC presenter Gabby Logan. The groups will be drawn and announced by five-time UEFA Womens’ Champions League winner Camille Abily from France, three-time UEFA Women’s EURO winner Anja Mittag of Germany, the Swedish women’s national team all-time top scorer Lotta Schelin, all-time England women’s national team top scorer Kelly Smith, and some current English Premier League players.

For the draw, hosts England will be placed as the top seed in Group A, with the remaining 15 national teams split into four pots according to their national team coefficient ranking. They will be drawn into four groups of four, with the top two in each section progressing to the knockout phase.

Pot 1: Netherlands (title holders), Germany, France

Pot 2: Sweden, Spain, Norway, Italy

Pot 3: Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria

Pot 4: Iceland, Russia, Finland, Northern Ireland

The final tournament draw procedure is available here.

The match schedule will be confirmed shortly after the draw. From 19:00 local time (20:00 CET) fans can enter a public ballot and apply for tickets for all matches. The ballot application window will be open until 19:00 CET on 16 November 2021.

The tournament, which aims to be the biggest European women’s sports event in history, takes place from 6 to 31 July 2022 in ten stadiums, across nine venues in England. They include Brighton and Hove, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Rotherham, Sheffield, Southampton, Trafford and Wigan and Leigh.

Media interested in attending the draw should contact media.accreditations@uefa.ch. Please note that access will be limited due to space restrictions and COVID-related measures. Remote media activities with team representatives will be organised after the event.

Note to editors:

• More information about entering the public ballot can be found here.

• Information on hospitality tickets

• A video news release will be made available by Eurovision Services after the draw.

• More information on the tournament can be found in the event guide.

• Details of the 16 teams that have qualified are available here.