Les Bleues face Iceland, Norway and Switzerland

The French women’s team will face Iceland, Norway and Switzerland in the league phase of the 2025 edition of the Nations League. Matches next February, April and June.

The draw for the second edition of the 2025 UEFA Nations League took place this Thursday, November 7 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon. In the presence of their coach Laurent Bonadei, the Bleues, finalists of the 2024 edition, have been placed in group A2 where they will face Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, who have just beaten them (1-2, on 29 october).

The league phase, comprising six days, will begin next February with the first two matches and will end at the beginning of June. At the end, the four group winners within League A will qualify for the final phase scheduled for autumn 2025 with a new feature: the semi-finals will be played back and forth before the match for 3rd place and the final.

In addition to automatic promotions and relegations between Leagues A, B and C, the third-placed teams in League A will play a round-trip promotion/relegation play-off against the second-placed teams in League B. The two best third-placed teams in League B will face the two best seconds in League C.

LIGUE A

• Group A1: Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Scotland
• Group A2: FranceIceland, Norway, Switzerland
• Group A3: Spain (title holder)England, Belgium, Portugal
• Group A4: Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Wales

Before setting off, the Blues will round off their 2024 year with two friendly matches against Nigeria, on Saturday November 30 in Angers, and Spain, reigning world champion, on Tuesday December 3 in Nice. This Nations League will then serve as preparation for the final phase of UEFA Euro 2025 organized from July 2 to 27 in Switzerland.