The UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 tournament will kick off this summer in England. The 16 best women’s soccer teams from around Europe will compete in the tournament during the month of July. 

We recently previewed the men’s UEFA Nation’s League which will take place in June. At the end of the men’s tournament, the women will take center stage with the UEFA Euro 2022.

The Women’s Euro 2022 tournament will kick off in July with 16 teams fighting to be crowned the European champions.

UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 Key Dates

The Women’s Euro 2022 will kick off on Wednesday, July 6. The first match will see the hosts, England, play Austria in Manchester at Old Trafford Stadium.

The tournament’s group stage will continue until the final Group D matches on Monday, July 18. The knockout round will begin two days later and continue until the tournament’s final on Sunday, July 31 at Wembley Stadium in London. This year’s tournament will not feature a third-place playoff game.

• July 6: UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 starts
• July 20-23: Quarter-finals
• July 26-27: Semi-finals
• July 31: Women’s Euro 2022 final

UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 Tournament Format

Sixteen teams will play in the tournament in July. The competition uses a basic format with four groups made up of four teams. The top two teams in each group progress to the quarterfinals.

After the group stage, the Women’s Euro 2022 will become a knockout before leading up to the final on July 31. Matches will be played at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. UK time. That is a five hours difference to New York City.

The quarterfinal and semifinal games will all start at 8 p.m. The final will kick off at 5 p.m. at Wembley.

UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 Groups

The Netherlands are the reigning Women’s Euro champions. The Dutch hosted the previous tournament which helped their cause. England are the hosts this year and will fancy their chances of finally winning a major women’s trophy.

Group B may be considered a group of death as eight-time champions Germany play 2017 finalists Denmark. Spain are on an upward trajectory in women’s soccer and Finland will provide a strong challenge.

Meanwhile, Group C saw Russia kicked out of the tournament and replaced by Portugal.

• Group A: England (H), Austria, Norway, Northern Ireland
• Group B: Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland
• Group C: Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Portugal
• Group D: France, Italy, Belgium, Iceland

UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 Odds

The odds for the Women’s Euro 2022 see a surprise favorite topping the odds.

• Spain +300
• England +450
• France +450
• Netherlands +500
• Germany +750
• Sweden +750
• Norway +1400
• Denmark +2500
• Italy +2500
• Switzerland +5000
• Austria +5000
• Northern Ireland +8000
• Iceland +10000
• Belgium +10000
• Finland +20000

Which teams have won the previous UEFA Women’s Euro tournament?

This summer’s Women’s Euro 2022 tournament will be the 13th edition of the competition. It has featured five different winners dating back to the first competition in 1984.

Previous winners are:

• Sweden 1984
• Norway 1987
• West Germany 1989
• Germany 1991
• Norway 1993
• Germany 1995
• Germany 1997
• Germany 2001
• Germany 2005
• Germany 2009
• Germany 2013
• Netherlands 2017

On four previous occasions, the host team won the tournament. At the last Women’s Euro tournament in 2017, the Netherlands won the final on home soil, defeating Denmark.

UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 Pick

Women’s soccer in Europe continues to improve. At one time, the United States set the standard for women’s soccer across the world. However, in the last 10 years, the rest of the world has closed the gap on the yanks.

The Euro tournament will feature the best women’s national teams in Europe and possibly the next World Cup winner. England have one of the best women’s leagues in the world. Although the Lionesses are not the favorites to win the tournament, they are playing on home soil.

My betting pick is for England to win the tournament and finally lift a major trophy. Playing at home should help the Lionesses finally get over the hurdle of major tournament failures.