All the details you need to know about the teams competing in this summer’s Euros, including key players, injuries, and squad announcement dates.
The 2022 UEFA Women’s Euro begins on July 6 at Old Trafford, as England takes on Austria in the first game of what promises to be an exciting month of football.
The deadline for each country to submit their 23-player team to UEFA is Sunday, June 26.
Following that, teams are able to make unlimited roster changes prior to their first game in the event of a significant injury or illness, which includes Covid-19 or a player who is a close contact.
Some nations have already announced preliminary squads, with plenty of friendlies to take place throughout June as each coach whittles down their selection.
Here, GOAL has all of the confirmed UEFA Women’s Euro squads, as well as provisional rosters and the details you need to know.
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Hosts of the tournament, England announced a 28-player preliminary squad as early as May 17, with the final squad coming on June 15.
Jordan Nobbs is a key absentee, the Arsenal midfielder ruled out for the summer with a knee injury.
The provisional roster included Steph Houghton, the long-serving captain of this team, but a player who has not played since January. She was cut from the final squad, along with goalkeeper Sandy MacIver, Chelsea’s Niamh Charles, plus Manchester United duo Lucy Staniforth and Katie Zelem.
Fran Kirby, who has not played since February, is in the squad. The forward was an unused substitute in Chelsea’s Women’s FA Cup triumph in May, having made great progress from a fatigue-related issue.
Goalkeepers: Mary Earps (Manchester United), Hannah Hampton (Aston Villa), Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City).
Defenders: Millie Bright (Chelsea), Lucy Bronze (Manchester City), Jess Carter (Chelsea), Rachel Daly (Houston Dash), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Demi Stokes (Manchester City), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal).
Midfielders: Fran Kirby (Chelsea), Jill Scott (Aston Villa, on loan from Manchester City), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Ella Toone (Manchester United), Keira Walsh (Manchester City), Leah Williamson (Arsenal).
Forwards: Beth England (Chelsea), Lauren Hemp (Manchester City), Chloe Kelly (Manchester City), Beth Mead (Arsenal), Nikita Parris (Arsenal), Alessia Russo (Manchester United), Ellen White (Manchester City).
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Austria’s squad for this summer’s Euros will be announced on June 27.
Irene Fuhrmann has called up a 24-player roster for a training camp in early June, which will conclude with a friendly against Denmark, but has allowed a number of key players whose seasons have ran on for longer than others to rest.
Hoffenheim striker Nicole Billa, Bayern Munich midfielder Sarah Zadrazil and Arsenal goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger are all involved in that squad and will be key players for their country this summer.
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Northern Ireland’s women’s national team will make their major tournament debut this summer, but there is no information yet on when their official roster for the Euros will be announced.
Liverpool midfielder Rachel Furness will be the key player for Kenny Shiels’ team, having scored five goals in qualifying and also helped the Reds seal promotion to the Women’s Super League this season.
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Norway have been one of the big stories in the build-up to this summer’s Euros following the return of Ada Hegerberg, the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner.
Hegerberg decided to stop representing her country in 2017 due a dispute over how the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) was treating women’s football, but came back in April after positive conversations with Lise Klaveness, the new NFF president.
Head coach Martin Sjogren announce Norway’s squad for the Euros on June 7, with the Lyon striker in there among a world-class winger in Caroline Graham Hansen and Guro Reiten, one of the stars of Chelsea’s double-winning season.
Maren Mjelde, Reiten’s club-mate, has been working her way back from injury over the last year and also makes the squad, but goalkeeper Cecilie Fiskerstrand sadly misses out after rupturing her ACL in May.
Goalkeepers: Guro Pettersen (Vålerenga), Sunniva Skoglund (Stabaek), Aurora Mikalsen (Brann).
Defenders: Tuva Hansen (Brann), Maren Mjelde (Chelsea), Anja Sonstevold (Inter), Julie Blakstad (Manchester City), Maria Thorisdottir (Manchester United), Synne Skinnes Hansen (Rosenborg), Guro Bergsvand (Brann).
Midfielders: Vilde Boe Risa (Manchester United), Amalie Eikeland (Reading), Ingrid Syrstad Engen (Barcelona), Frida Maanum (Arsenal), Lisa Naalsund (Brann), Elisabeth Terland (Brann), Guro Reiten (Chelsea).
Forwards: Anna Langas Josendal (Rosenborg), Karina Saevik (Avaldsnes), Sophie Roman Haug (Roma), Celin Bizet Ildhusoy (PSG), Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona), Ada Hegerberg (Lyon).
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Runners-up at the 2017 edition of this tournament, Denmark are in the ‘group of death’ this time around with Finland, Germany and Spain.
They have one of the best players in the world in their ranks to help them navigate the tricky phase, with Chelsea’s Pernille Harder the captain and all-time top goalscorer for her country.
Lars Sondergaard announced his squad for the tournament on June 16, with experienced forward Nadia Nadim making the cut after returning from an ACL injury earlier in the month.
There was no place for Real Madrid winger Caroline Moller, though, while both West Ham’s Emma Snerle and Everton’s Nicoline Sorensen missed out due to injury – the latter’s absence having been known for a while after she ruptured her ACL in September.
Goalkeepers: Katrine Svane (AGF), Laura Nielsen (Odense Q), Lene Christensen (Rosenborg).
Defenders: Simone Boye Sorensen (Arsenal), Matilde Lundorf (Juventus), Katrine Veje (Rosengård), Luna Gevitz (Hacken), Rikke Sevecke (Everton), Sara Holmgaard (Turbine Potsdam), Sara Thrige (Milan), Stine Pedersen (Valerenga).
Midfielders: Sofie Svava (Real Madrid), Katherine Kuhl (Nordsjaelland), Janni Thomsen (Valerenga), Karen Holmgaard (Turbine Potsdam), Sanne Troelsgaard (Reading), Sofie Bredgaard (Rosengard), Sofie Junge Pedersen (Juventus).
Forwards: Pernille Harder (Chelsea), Mille Gejl (Hacken), Nadia Nadim (Racing Louisville), Rikke Marie Madsen (Madrid CFF), Signe Bruun (Manchester United, on loan from Lyon), Stine Larsen (Hacken).
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The big underdogs of the ‘group of death’, Finland’s final squad for the Euros was revealed on June 9.
Despite the odds being stacked against Anna Signeul’s team, the head coach has some fantastic players with top experience on her roster, including Tottenham goalkeeper Tinja-Riikka Korpela, Natalia Kuikka of the Portland Thorns and Tuija Hyyrynen, who has just left Juventus after five successful seasons.
Real Sociedad striker Sanni Franssi hit double figures in the Spanish league for a second successive season in 2021-22, helping to fire her club into the Champions League for the first time.
Goalkeepers: Katriina Talaslahti (Fleury 91), Anna Tamminen (Hammarby), Tinja-Riikka Korpela (Tottenham).
Defenders: Elli Pikkujamsa (KIF Orebro), Tuija Hyyrynen (Juventus), Emma Koivisto (Brighton), Anna Auvinen (Sampdoria), Nora Heroum (Lazio), Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns), Anna Westerlund (Aland United).
Midfielders: Ria Oling (Rosengard), Olga Ahtinen (Linkoping), Emmi Alanen (Kristiandstad), Essi Sainio (HJK) Eveliina Summanen (Tottenham).
Forwards: Adelina Engman (Hammarby), Sanni Franssi (Real Sociedad), Juliette Kemppi (IFK Kalmar), Amanda Rantanen (KIF Orebro), Jutta Rantala (Vittsjo), Jenny Danielsson (AIK), Heidi Kollanen (KIF Orebro), Linda Sallstrom (Vittsjo).
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Germany will head to the Euros as one of the favourites, as always, given they have won this competition a record eight times.
They will be without two key players in midfield, however, with Dzsenifer Marozsan having sustained an ACL injury while Chelsea’s Melanie Leupolz is expecting her first child. Selina Cerci, the young forward who had an excellent season with Turbine Potsdam, will also miss out due to an ACL injury.
There is still a wealth of talent to choose from though, with GOAL‘s 2020 NXGN winner Lena Oberdorf leading the next generation of stars while captain Alex Popp is among those to bring incredible top level experience.
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg revealed her provisional squad for the tournament on May 31. The final roster will be confirmed at a later date.
Goalkeepers: Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea), Merle Frohms (Eintracht Frankfurt), Almuth Schult (Wolfsburg), Martina Tufekovic (Hoffenheim).
Defenders: Sara Doorsoun (Eintracht Frankfurt), Jana Feldkamp (Hoffenheim), Giulia Gwinn (Bayern Munich), Marina Hegering (Bayern Munich), Kathrin Hendrich (Wolfsburg), Sophia Kleinherne (Eintracht Frankfurt), Maximiliane Rall (Bayern Munich), Felicitas Rauch (Wolfsburg).
Midfielders: Sara Dabritz (Paris Saint-Germain), Linda Dallmann (Bayern Munich), Svenja Huth (Wolfsburg), Lena Lattwein (Wolfsburg), Sydney Lohmann (Bayern Munich), Lina Magull (Bayern Munich), Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg), Chantal Hagel (Hoffenheim), Sjoeke Nusken (Eintracht Frankfurt).
Forwards: Nicole Anyomi (Eintracht Frankfurt), Jule Brand (Hoffenheim), Klara Buhl (Bayern Munich), Laura Freigang (Eintracht Frankfurt), Alexandra Popp (Wolfsburg), Lea Schuller (Bayern Munich), Tabea Wassmuth (Wolfsburg).
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Spain head coach Jorge Vilda revealed his provisional squad for the Euros on May 31, with the final roster to be confirmed on June 27.
Among the world-class talent in the squad is Alexia Putellas, the 2021 Ballon d’Or winner, as well as nine of her Barcelona team-mates who also achieved the treble this year.
There are plenty of talented players who play their club football elsewhere, too, including Manchester United full-back Ona Batlle and Real Madrid winger Athenea del Castillo.
Real Madrid midfielder Claudia Zornoza was perhaps the most notable omission from Vilda’s squad, with club-mate Maite Oroz also missing out despite being in camp for April’s games. Meanwhile, 18-year-old Salma Paralluelo was a surprise inclusion, the Villarreal forward having never had a senior call-up before.
However, on June 14, it was announced that Barcelona forward Jennifer Hermoso would miss the tournament with a knee injury. Later in the day, Zornoza was called up to take her place in the 28-player squad.
Goalkeepers: Sandra Panos (Barcelona), Lola Gallardo (Atletico Madrid), Misa Rodriguez (Real Madrid).
Defenders: Irene Paredes (Barcelona), Maria Leon (Barcelona), Leila Ouahabi (Barcelona), Andrea Pereira (Barcelona), Ivana Andres (Real Madrid), Ona Batlle (Manchester United), Laia Aleixandri (Atletico Madrid), Olga Carmona (Real Madrid), Sheila Garcia (Atletico Madrid), Ainhoa Vicente Moraza (Athletic Club).
Midfielders: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona), Mariona Caldentey (Barcelona), Patri Guijarro (Barcelona), Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona), Irene Guerrero (Levante), Nerea Eizagirre (Real Sociedad), Teresa Abelleira (Real Madrid), Claudia Zornoza (Real Madrid).
Forwards: Lucia Garcia (Athletic Club), Esther Gonzalez (Real Madrid), Marta Cardona (Real Madrid), Amaiur Sarriegi (Real Sociedad), Athenea del Castillo (Real Madrid), Claudia Pina (Barcelona), Salma Paralluelo (Villarreal).
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The reigning European champions, the Netherlands head into this tournament with a different head coach at the helm as Mark Parsons tries to help this team defend its title.
The Englishman announced his squad on May 31 ahead of his first major tournament and it is packed with quality.
Arsenal forward Vivianne Miedema, who has more international goals than any Dutch player in history, is the face of this side, which also includes Damaris Egurrola, the Spain-born midfielder who recently declared for the country of her mother. Esmee Brugts, who ranked at No.12 in this year’s NXGN list, could also be included.
Danielle van de Donk has not played since November due to injury, but has been an unused substitute for Lyon in recent weeks and is in the squad. One notable absentee is Shanice van de Sanden, with the Wolfsburg winger only on standby.
Goalkeepers: Daphne van Domselaar (Twente), Barbara Lorsheyd (ADO Den Haag), Sari van Veenendaal (PSV).
Defenders: Kerstin Casparij (Twente), Caitlin Dijkstra (Twente), Merel van Dongen (Atletico Madrid), Stefanie van der Gragt (Ajax), Dominique Janssen (Wolfsburg), Aniek Nouwen (Chelsea), Marisa Olislagers (Twente), Lynn Wilms (Wolfsburg).
Midfielders: Danielle van de Donk (Lyon), Damaris Egurrola (Lyon), Jackie Groenen (Manchester United), Victoria Pelova (Ajax), Jill Roord (Wolfsburg), Sherida Spitse (Ajax).
Forwards: Lineth Beerensteyn (Bayern Munich), Esmee Brugts (PSV), Renate Jansen (Twente), Romee Leuchter (Ajax), Lieke Martens (Barcelona), Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal).
Reserves: Jill Baijings (Essen), Kayleigh van Dooren (Twente), Kika van Es (Twente), Chasity Grant (Ajax), Fenna Kalma (Twente), Shanice van de Sanden (Wolfsburg), Katja Snoeijs (Bordeaux), Jacintha Weimar (Feyenoord).
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Portugal’s place at the Euros was only confirmed on May 2, following the suspension of Russia, but Francisco Neto was the second coach to confirm his final squad for the tournament, on May 30.
Twenty-one of the 23 names on the official list play their club football in their homeland, including striker Jessica Silva, who has played in five different countries in her career.
Those plying their trade abroad are goalkeeper Ines Pereira, who impressed plenty with her performances for Servette in the Champions League this season, and Tatiana Pinto of Levante.
Goalkeepers: Ines Pereira (Servette), Patricia Morais (Braga), Rute Costa (Famalicao).
Defenders: Alicia Correia (Sporting CP), Carole (Benfica), Catarina Amado (Benfica), Diana Gomes (Braga), Joana Marchao (Sporting CP), Mariana Azevedo (Famalicao), Silvia Rebelo (Benfica).
Midfielders: Andreia Norton (Braga), Andreia Jacinto (Sporting CP), Andreia Faria (Benfica), Dolores Silva (Braga), Fatima Pinto (Sporting CP), Kika Nazareth (Benfica), Tatiana Pinto (Levante), Vanessa Marques (Braga).
Forwards: Ana Borges (Sporting CP), Carolina Mendes (Braga), Diana Silva (Sporting CP), Jessica Silva (Benfica), Telma Encarnacao (Maritimo).
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Sweden
Olympic silver medallists last summer, Sweden are certainly one of the fancied nations for this year’s Euros.
Peter Gerhardsson revealed his squad for this tournament on June 7, featuring 19 of the 22 players that went to the Games in Tokyo 12 months ago.
Many of Europe’s top clubs are represented on the roster, with players from clubs in seven different countries included.
Goalkeepers: Jennifer Falk (Hacken), Hedvig Lindahl (Atletico Madrid), Zecira Musovic (Chelsea).
Defenders: Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea), Hanna Glas (Bayern Munich), Jonna Andersson (Hammarby), Nathalie Bjorn (Everton), Amanda Ilestedt (Paris Saint-Germain), Emma Kullberg (Brighton), Amanda Nilden (Juventus), Linda Sembrant (Juventus).
Midfielders: Caroline Seger (Rosengard), Filippa Angeldahl (Manchester City), Hanna Bennison (Everton), Kosovare Asllani (Real Madrid), Elin Rubensson (Hacken), Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Hacken).
Forwards: Lina Hurtig (Juventus), Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona), Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal), Sofia Jakobsson (San Diego Wave), Rebecka Blomqvist (Wolfsburg), Olivia Schough (Rosengard).
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Switzerland’s squad for the tournament will be announced on June 21 as the country prepares to make just its second appearance at the UEFA Women’s Euro.
Many stars of Europe’s top clubs are expected to be included, such as Arsenal’s Lia Walti, Paris Saint-Germain’s Ramona Bachmann and Barcelona’s Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic.
Head coach Nils Nielsen will, however, be without Aston Villa winger Alisha Lehmann, who has said she does not feel “mentally ready” for the competition.
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Belgium head coach Ives Serneels announced a provisional 33-player squad for this summer’s Euros on May 18, with his final roster to be revealed on June 20.
Both Elena Dhont and Kassandra Missipo have returned to a squad that is headlined by names such as Janice Cayman, a two-time European champion with Lyon; Tine De Caigny, the 24-year-old shining with Hoffenheim; and Tessa Wullaert, who made a real name for herself during spells abroad with both Wolfsburg and Manchester City.
Goalkeepers: Nicky Evrard (Gent), Diede Lemey (Sassuolo), Lisa Lichtfus (Dijon), Femke Bastiaen (PSV).
Defenders: Davina Philtjens (Sassuolo), Amber Tysiak (OH Leuven), Laura De Neve (Anderlecht), Sari Kees (OH Leuven), Laura Deloose (Anderlecht), Jody Vangheluwe (Club YLA), Shari Van Belle (Gent), Isabelle Iliano (Gent).
Midfielders: Chloe Vande Velde (Gent), Charlotte Tison (Anderlecht), Lenie Onzia (OH Leuven), Justine Vanhaevermaet (Reading), Marie Minnaert (Club YLA), Julie Biesmans (PSV), Feli Delacauw (Gent), Marie Detruyer (OH Leuven), Zenia Mertens (OHL Leuven), Kassandra Missipo (Basel), Jarne Teulings (Anderlecht).
Forwards: Ella Van Kerkhoven (Anderlecht), Sarah Wijnants (Anderlecht), Tine De Caigny (Hoffenheim), Tessa Wullaert (Fortuna Sittard), Janice Cayman (Lyon), Hannah Eurlings (OH Leuven), Jassina Blom (UDG Tenerife), Jill Janssens (OH Leuven), Davinia Vanmechelen (Standard), Elena Dhont (Twente).
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France head coach Corinne Diacre was the first to announce her squad for this summer’s tournament on May 30.
The 47-year-old’s time in charge of the national team has not been without controversy and that continued with this squad reveal. Amandine Henry, player of the match in the 2021/22 Women’s Champions League final, is not included, nor is fellow Lyon team-mate Eugenie Le Sommer, an eight-time European champion. Viviane Asseyi, the Bayern Munich forward, is also a surprise absentee.
Paris Saint-Germain’s Kheira Hamaroui is another notable name that is missing, albeit in much different circumstances after a season of controversy herself in the French capital.
Despite those headline-grabbing omissions, this is still a squad packed with talent, be it in the form of form of Lyon defenders Selma Bacha, Griedge Mbock Bathy and captain Wendie Renard, or PSG’s scintillating forward line of Sandy Baltimore, Kadidiatou Diani and Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
Goalkeepers: Mylene Chavas (Bordeaux), Justine Lerond (Metz), Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus).
Defenders: Selma Bacha (Lyon), Hawa Cissoko (West Ham), Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain), Griedge Mbock Bathy (Lyon), Eve Perisset (Bordeaux), Wendie Renard (Lyon), Marion Torrent (Montpellier), Aissatou Tounkara (Atletico Madrid).
Midfielders: Charlotte Bilbault (Bordeaux), Kenza Dali (Everton), Grace Geyoro (Paris Saint-Germain), Ella Palis (Bordeaux), Sandie Toletti (Levante).
Forwards Sandy Baltimore (Paris Saint-Germain), Delphine Cascarino (Lyon), Kadidiatou Diani (Paris Saint-Germain), Marie-Antoinette Katoto (Paris Saint-Germain), Melvine Mallard (Lyon), Clara Mateo (Paris FC), Ouleymata Sarr (Paris FC).
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Iceland will compete at its third Women’s Euro this summer and there are a lot of talented youngsters in Thorsteinn Halldorsson’s final squad, which was announced on June 11.
Among them is Sveindis Jonsdottir, Wolfsburg’s 20-year-old winger who has made a serious impression with her performances in the Champions League in particular in the last few months, and goalkeeper Cecilia Ran Runarsdottir, the 18-year-old who spent the second half of the 2021/22 season on loan at Bayern Munich.
Those talented youngsters are complemented by tons of players with vast experience at the highest level, from Champions League-winning midfielder Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir to Gunnhildur Yrsa Jonsdottir of the Orlando Pride.
Goalkeepers: Sandra Sigurdardottir (Valur), Cecilia Ran Runarsdottir (Bayern Munich), Telma Ivarsdottir (Breidablik).
Defenders: Aslaug Munda Gunnlaugsdottir (Breidablik), Elisa Vidarsdottir (Valur), Ingibjorg Sigurdardottir (Valerenga), Gudny Arnadottir (Milan), Gudrun Arnardottir (Rosengard), Sif Atladottir (Selfoss), Hallbera Gudny Gisladottir (IFK Kalmar).
Midfielders: Alexandra Johannsdottir (Eintract Frankfurt), Dagny Brynjarsdottir (West Ham), Karolina Lea Vilhjalmsdottir (Bayern Munich), Selma Sol Magnusdottir (Rosenborg), Gunnhildur Yrsa Jonsdottir (Orlando Pride), Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir (Lyon), Agla Maria Albertsdottir (Hacken), Amanda Andradottir (Kristianstads).
Forwards: Svava Ros Gundmundsdottir (Brann), Berglind Bjorg Thorvaldsdottir (Brann), Elin Metta Jensen (Valur), Sveindis Jane Jonsdottir (Wolfsburg).
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Italy head coach Milena Bertolini has started training camps in preparations for this summer’s Euros, but has not yet confirmed a preliminary or final squad for the tournament.
Juventus beat Roma in the Coppa Italia final as recently as May 22 so the players representing those two clubs were granted some extra rest while Bertolini looked at some of the stand-out players in Italy’s youth teams.
A new list of players for the second week of training will be revealed on June 3, but there is no confirmed date for a final roster for the Euros yet.
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