UEFA Women's EURO: Meet the 16 participating teams before the draw

The UEFA Women's EURO 2022 will be the 13th edition of the tournament since its inception. This tournament is organized by UEFA for the women's national teams in Europe. 

This 2022 edition was meant to be hosted in 2020 but because of covid 19, it got postponed. With the Olympics and Men's Euro 2020 getting postponed to 2021, the UEFA Women's EURO was rescheduled and will take place from 6 to 31 July 2022.

England is the host nation, while the Netherlands will be the defending champions, and Northern Ireland is participating in a UEFA Women's EURO competition for the first time.

Meet the 16 participating teams before the UEFA Women's EURO draw

An astonishing 47 teams took part in the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 qualifying groups and 15 teams qualified to join the hosts England. The draw is on 28 October in Greater Manchester.

AUSTRIA

The last tournament's semi-finalists have qualified for this year's edition as well as they were Group G's best runner-ups. They are one of the teams who got selected based on the runner-ups' rankings compared to other teams.

Let's have a look at Austria's run:

Austria 3-0 North Macedonia

Serbia 0-1 Austria

North Macedonia 0-3 Austria

Austria 9-0 Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan 0-5 Austria

Austria 0-0 France

France 3-0 Austria

Austria 1-0 Serbia

Stat- P8 W6 D1 L1 F22 A3

Top scorer- Nicole Billa (7 Goals)

BELGIUM

The Belgians are one of the 16 teams who have qualified for the finals of the Women's EURO 2022 as they finished as the leaders of Group H 

Let's have a look at Belgium's run:

Belgium 6-1 Croatia

Romania 0-1 Belgium

Croatia 1-4 Belgium

Belgium 6-0 Lithuania

Belgium 6-1 Romania

Switzerland 2-1 Belgium

Lithuania 0-9 Belgium

Belgium 4-0 Switzerland

Stat- P8 W7 D1 L0 F37 A5

Top scorer- Tine De Caigny (12 Goals)

DENMARK

The runners up from the last tournament have qualified for the final draw of the Euro 2022 as Denmark finished on top of their Group B. They had to play 10 matches as they had an extra team in their group. 

Let's have a look at Denmark's run:

Denmark 8–0 Malta

Israel 0–3 Denmark

Denmark 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Georgia 0–2 Denmark

Denmark 14–0 Georgia

Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–4 Denmark

Malta 0–8 Denmark

Denmark 4–0 Israel

Italy 1–3 Denmark

Denmark 0–0 Italy

Stats- P10 W9 D1 L0 F48 A1

Top Scorer- Nadia Nadim (9 Goals)

ENGLAND (HOSTS)

The English team didn't require to play any matches as they were automatically eligible to qualify for the final draw as they are the host country.

FINLAND

2005 semi-finalists Finland had qualified for this edition as the winners of Group- E.

Let's have a look at Finland's run:

Albania 0–3 Finland

Finland 8–1 Albania

Finland 4–0 Cyprus

Portugal 1–1 Finland

Finland 1–0 Scotland

Scotland 0–1 Finland

Finland 1–0 Portugal

Cyprus 0–5 Finland

Stats- P8 W7 D1 L0 F24 A2

Top Scorer- Linda Sällström (9 Goals)

FRANCE

The French Women's National Team is another team that qualified for the tournament as Group G winners.

Let's have a look at France's run:

Kazakhstan 0–3 France

France 6–0 Serbia

Serbia 0–2 France

North Macedonia 0–7 France

France 11–0 North Macedonia

Austria 0–0 France

France 3–0 Austria

France 12–0 Kazakhstan

Stats- P8 W7 D1 L0 F44 A0

Top Scorer- Eugénie Le Sommer (7 Goals)

GERMANY

8 times Euro Cup winners Germany has also qualified for the 2022 edition as Group I winners.

Let's have a look at Germany's run:

Germany 10–0 Montenegro

Ukraine 0–8 Germany

Germany 8–0 Ukraine

Greece 0–5 Germany

Germany 3–0 Republic of Ireland

Montenegro 0–3 Germany

Germany 6–0 Greece

Republic of Ireland 1–3 Germany

Stats- P8 W8 D0 L0 F46 A1

Top Scorer- Klara Bühl (6 Goals)

ICELAND

Iceland also qualified for the tournament as Group F runners-up. They are another team that qualified as the best runner-up.

Let's have a look at Finland's run:

Iceland 4–1 Hungary

Iceland 1–0 Slovakia

Latvia 0–6 Iceland

Iceland 9–0 Latvia

Sweden 2–0 Iceland

Slovakia 1–3 Iceland

Hungary 0–1 Iceland

Stats- P8 W6 D1 L1 F25 A5

Top Scorer- Elín Metta Jensen (6 Goals)

ITALY 

They failed to qualify from the group stages in 2017, but they went to the quarter-finals of the 2019 Women's World Cup. This year Italy finished in Group B as the best runners-up. 

Let's have a look at their run:

Israel 2–3 Italy

Georgia 0–1 Italy

Italy 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Malta 0–2 Italy

Italy 5–0 Malta

Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–5 Italy

Italy 6–0 Georgia

Italy 1–3 Denmark

Denmark 0–0 Italy

Italy 12–0 Israel

Stats- P10 W8 D1 L1 F37 A5

Top Scorer- Cristiana Girelli (8 Goals)

NETHERLANDS (Title Holders)

The last edition champions have qualified for this tournament as Group A winners with straight 10 wins.

Let's have a look at Netherland's run:

Estonia 0–7 Netherlands

Netherlands 3–0 Turkey

Slovenia 2–4 Netherlands

Netherlands 2–0 Russia

Turkey 0–8 Netherlands

Netherlands 4–1 Slovenia

Russia 0–1 Netherlands

Netherlands 7–0 Estonia

Kosovo 0–6 Netherlands

Netherlands 6–0 Kosovo

Stats- P10 W10 D0 L0 F48 A3

Top Scorer- Sherida Spitse (10 Goals)

NORTHERN IRELAND

First-time participation for Northern Ireland in this tournament. This has been a big moment for the Country as they qualified as Group C runner-ups. They were ranked 32nd out of the 48 contenders before qualifying.

Let's have a look at Northern Ireland's run:

Northern Ireland 0–6 Norway

Wales 2–2 Northern Ireland

Norway 6–0 Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland 0–0 Wales

Faroe Islands 0–6 Northern Ireland

Belarus 0–1 Northern Ireland

Northern IrThe eland 3–2 Belarus

Northern Ireland 5–1 Faroe Islands

Stats- P8 W4 D2 L2 F17 A17, (Play-off vs Ukraine – W 4-1 agg)

Top Scorer- Rachel Furness (4 Goals)

NORWAY

Norway has qualified as Group C winners. They have only failed to qualify for the quarter-finals just 2 (1997 and 2017) times since 1987. Norway is also a two-time Women's EURO winner, they won it in 1987, 1993.

Let's have a look at Norway's Run:

Northern Ireland 0–6 Norway

Belarus 1–7 Norway

Faroe Islands 0–13 Norway

Norway 6–0 Northern Ireland

Norway 1–0 Wales

Wales 0–1 Norway

Norway Cancelled Faroe Islands

Norway Cancelled Belarus

Stats- P6 W6 D0 L0 F34 A1

Top Scorer- Caroline Graham Hansen (10 Goals)

RUSSIA

Russia is another team that qualified after winning their play-offs. As they finish as Group A runners-up.

Let's have a look at Russia's run:

Slovenia 0–1 Russia

Russia 4–0 Estonia

Netherlands 2–0 Russia

Kosovo 0–5 Russia

Russia 0–1 Netherlands

Russia 1–0 Slovenia

Estonia 0–3 Russia

Russia 4–2 Turkey

Turkey 1–2 Russia

Russia 3–0 Kosovo

Stats- P10 W8 D0 L2 F23 A6, (Play-off vs Portugal – W1-0 agg)

Top Scorer- Nelli Korovkina (7 Goals)

SPAIN

Spain qualified for their only ever qualification for one big final tournament before 2013. After that, the Spaniards are now in their fifth tournament in a row.

Let's have a look at Spain's run:

Spain 4–0 Azerbaijan

Czech Republic 1–5 Spain

Poland 0–0 Spain

Moldova 0–9 Spain

Spain 4–0 Czech Republic

Spain 10–0 Moldova

Azerbaijan 0–13 Spain

Spain 3–0 Poland

Stats- P8 W7 D1 L0 F48 A1

Top Scorer- Jennifer Hermoso (10 Goals)

SWEDEN

Sweden won their second straight Olympic silver in 2021; they have also previously appeared in a World Cup and four Women's EURO finals (including their 1984 triumph). They now have qualified as Group F winners.

Let's have a look at Sweden's run:

Latvia 1–4 Sweden

Hungary 0–5 Sweden

Sweden 7–0 Slovakia

Sweden 8–0 Hungary

Iceland 1–1 Sweden

Sweden 7–0 Latvia

Sweden 2–0 Iceland

Slovakia 0–6 Sweden

Stats- P8 W7 D1 L0 F40 A2

Top Scorer- Anna Anvegård (5 Goals)

SWITZERLAND

The Swiss team also qualified for the final draw after winning their playoff match against the Czech Republic. 

Let's have a look at Switzerland's run:

Switzerland 4–0 Lithuania

Lithuania 0–3 Switzerland

Switzerland 2–0 Croatia

Switzerland 6–0 Romania

Croatia 1–1 Switzerland

Switzerland 2–1 Belgium

Romania 0–2 Switzerland

Belgium 4–0 Switzerland

Stats- P8 W6 D1 L1 F20 A6, (Play-off vs the Czech Republic – D 2-2 agg, W 3-2 pens)

Top Scorer- Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (6 Goals)

UEFA's chief of women's football Nadine Kessler defended that decision to give "maximum exposure for women's football and the goal to provide the tournament with the center stage it deserves."