Women's Euro 2022 Group C guide: Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland – Euro 2022 squads, fixtures, key players, one to watch, predictions, latest odds & More News Here

Welcome to your information to Group C of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 event, which will get underway in England subsequent week.

As the expansion of the ladies’s sport continues to snowball, pleasure for the competitors has seen quite a few video games throughout the event have already utterly offered out.

The Euro 2022 opener between England and Austria on July 6 is about to break the attendance report for a girls’s European Championship opener, with tickets to the sport at Old Trafford already promoting over 70,000 tickets, whereas the Wembley last offered out in lower than an hour.

One of essentially the most fascinating teams on the Euros will probably be Group B, with eight time winners Germany tackling 2017 runners-up Denmark, bookies favourites Spain and wildcard Finland in a Euro 2022’s group of dying.

However, should you’re new to the ladies’s sport and searching to be taught extra forward of the event, we’ve put collectively a helpful information to preview the event, group by group, which we will probably be releasing daily within the run up to the event.

So, with out additional ado, right here is our listing of every Group B facet, together with our ideas for key participant, full squad, event odds and masses extra.

Key participant: Vivianne Miedema

Viewed by many as the most effective striker on the planet, ‘Viv’ has already performed an important half in serving to the Dutch to one European Championship 2017 – and she or he’s solely gotten higher since then.

By her requirements, she has had a under par season for her membership facet Arsenal and but nonetheless managed to bag 14 targets and eight assists in 22 WSL appearances. Miedema is medical, succesful with each toes and one of the most effective gamers on the planet. As the Netherlands all time prime goalscorer, she is their key participant, and is significant to their possibilities of retaining the European Championship title this month.

While Miedema is the star title, this Dutch facet is crammed to the brim with expertise. However, the majority of their good play comes via Miedema’s former Gunners staff mate Jill Roord.

The midfielder is as inventive as they arrive, scoring seven targets in seven video games through the Dutch’s World Cup qualifiers, and will probably be one other star this Holland facet can hold their hat on.

July 9 – Netherlands vs Sweden (Bramall Lane, Sheffield 8pm)

July 13 – Netherlands vs Portugal (Leigh Sports Village, Wigan 8pm)

July 17 – Netherlands vs Switzerland (Bramall Lane, Sheffield 5pm)

Best ever Euros end: Winners 2017

Tournament odds: 7/1 to win Euro 2022

Tournament odds: 6/1 to win Euro 2022

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)

Manager: Peter Gerhardsson

Key participant: Fridolina Rolfö

It has been a narrative of close to misses for the Swedes over the previous couple of tournaments. The World Cup in 2019 noticed them bow out on the semi-last stage, falling to the Netherlands in additional time, whereas an agonising penalty shoot-out noticed them lose out on Olympic gold final yr.

Magdalena Eriksson, Kosovare Asllani and Sofia Jakobsson have all proven their significance to the nationwide facet throughout these tournaments, however Barcelona’s Fridolina Rolfö is on a totally totally different stage, her potential making certain they’ve a world-class expertise pulling the strings.

One to watch: Stina Blackstenius

Signed within the winter switch window by WSL facet Arsenal, the 26-yr-previous ahead has grown in stature since her spectacular exhibiting on the 2019 World Cup. During her first six months in London, she has proven her ending potential with six targets in 11 video games. Sweden will probably be hoping she continues that type going into the Euros.

July 9 – Sweden vs Netherlands (Bramall Lane, Sheffield 8pm)

July 13 – Sweden vs Switzerland (Bramall Lane, Sheffield 5pm)

July 17 – Sweden vs Portugal (Leigh Sports Village, Wigan 8pm)

Best ever Euros end: Winners 1984

Tournament odds: 7/1 to win Euro 2022

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)

Key participant: Jéssica Silva

While the event is a free hit for the Portuguese, having certified for the event solely down to the disqualification of Russia, there may be nonetheless some fascinating expertise of their ranks – particularly Benfica ahead Silva.

The 27-yr-previous’s profession has seen her win the Svenska Cup while with Linköpings, whereas she additionally appeared for Lyon in France throughout their 2019 Champions League successful season – though she hardly ever featured. Highly rated in her residence nation, the ahead will probably be hoping she will spearhead a shock run for Portugal.

One to watch: Ines Pereira

One of solely two gamers within the squad taking part in exterior of Portugal is Servette goalkeeper Pereira, who carried out admirably within the face of the Swiss facet’s extremely powerful Champions League group.

July 9 – Portugal vs Switzerland (Leigh Sports Village, Wigan 5pm)

July 13 – Netherlands vs Portugal (Leigh Sports Village, Wigan 8pm)

July 17 – Sweden vs Portugal (Leigh Sports Village, Wigan 8pm)

Best ever Euros finish: Group stage 2017

Prediction: Exit at group stage

Tournament odds: 80/1 to win Euro 2022

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)

Key participant: Ramona Bachmann

A two time WSL title winner with Chelsea, the 31-yr-previous striker has picked up a minimum of 18 trophies throughout 5 totally different leagues throughout her profession, whereas she has a wonderful worldwide objective-scoring report of 53 targets in 121 video games.

And her internet busting exploits will probably be wanted much more at Euro 2022, with Aston Villa ahead Alisha Lehmann dominated out of the Swiss squad, citing she was “not mentally prepared” for the tournament.

One to watch: Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic

Not the first Barcelona player to be mentioned in our Euro 2022 guides, Crnogorcevic has enjoyed a good season with the Spanish giants in the Primera División, appearing 20 times and scoring five goals during their title winning season.

July 9 – Portugal vs Switzerland (Leigh Sports Village, Wigan 5pm)

July 13 – Sweden vs Switzerland (Bramall Lane, Sheffield 5pm)

July 17 – Switzerland vs Netherlands (Bramall Lane, Sheffield 5pm)

Best ever Euros finish: Group stage 2017

Prediction: Exit at group stage

Tournament odds: 50/1 to win Euro 2022

Goalkeepers: Gaelle Thalmann (Real Betis), Seraina Friedli (FC Aarau), Livia Peng (FC Zurich)

Defenders: Eseosa Aigbogun (Paris FC), Luana Buhler (Hoffenheim), Viola Calligaris (Levante), Rahel Kiwic (FC Zurich), Noelle Maritz (Arsenal), Lara Marti (Bayer Leverkusen), Rachel Rinast (FC Koln), Julia Stierli (FC Zurich), Nadine Riesen (Zurich)

Midfielders: Sandy Maendly (Servette), Sandrine Mauron (Eintracht Frankfurt), Géraldine Reuteler (Eintracht Frankfurt), Coumba Sow (Paris FC), Riola Xhemaili (Freiburg), Lia Walti (Arsenal)

Forwards: Ramona Bachmann (Paris Saint-Germain), Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Barcelona), Svenja Folmli (Freiburg), Fabienne Humm (FC Zurich), Meriame Terchoun (FC Zurich)