The Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs start Friday night with groups like Scotland, Wales and Northern Eire all competing.
There will probably be dwelling and away ties for every of the play-offs and the winner, on mixture, after each of these video games will progress to a second spherical of play-offs.
However how have been groups matched collectively? And the way do they qualify for the Ladies’s Euros subsequent 12 months? Right here is all you should know.
Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs: How do they work?
Katie McCabe will probably be hoping to assist her staff to the event subsequent 12 months (Picture credit score: Tim Clayton/Corbis by way of Getty Photos)
Groups within the first spherical of play-offs have been drawn collectively. Groups who performed in League A for the preliminary qualifiers however didn’t safe automated qualification have been seeded and drawn into ties in opposition to groups who competed in League C.
The highest six groups in League B have been drawn in opposition to the underside six groups in League B.
Jess Fishlock is Wales’ all-time aim scorer (Picture credit score: Jan Kruger/Getty Photos)
The primary spherical draw, which passed off in July, shaped these fixtures:
Romania v Poland
Greece v Belgium
Montenegro v Finland
Georgia v Republic of Eire
Slovenia v Austria
Luxembourg v Sweden
Belarus v Czech Republic
Albania v Norway
Turkey v Ukraine
Croatia v Northern Eire
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Serbia
Azerbaijan v Portugal
Hungary v Scotland
Slovakia v Wales
The primary leg of the ties will probably be performed on 25 October and the second leg will happen on 29 October.
The second spherical of play-offs have been additionally drawn in July.
The primary spherical ties which included the highest seven ranked groups have been drawn in opposition to the underside seven.
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The second spherical will happen in November and December with particular recreation days to be confirmed. In FourFourTwo’s view the second spherical ties will probably be shut battles with some attention-grabbing ties.
They can even be performed throughout two legs and the winners of these ties will qualify for subsequent 12 months’s event being held in Switzerland.
Right here is how the second spherical ties have been drawn:
Azerbaijan or Portugal v Belarus or Czech Republic
Hungary or Scotland v Montenegro or Finland
Turkey or Ukraine v Greece or Belgium
Slovakia or Wales v Georgia or Republic of Eire
Romania or Poland v Slovenia or Austria
Croatia or Northern Eire v Albania or Norway
Bosnia and Herzegovina or Serbia v Luxembourg or Sweden
Who has already certified for Euro 2025?
Defending champions England have been drawn in a tough qualifying group as they have been in opposition to Sweden, France and Republic of Eire. However spectacular performances, together with a win over France, secured their automated qualification.
France additionally made it via the troublesome group to seal their spot and Switzerland have been handed their ticket as they’re hosts.
9 groups have certified up to now, that are:
England
France
Denmark
Spain
Iceland
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Switzerland
The Euros will happen from 2-27 July 2025.
