There are just seven places up for grabs for the 2025 Women’s Euros and Tuesday sees the crucial second legs of the final round of playoff matches.
Find out who qualifies for the tournament right here with us.
Wales make history by knocking out Ireland
Scorers: Cain 50′ (PEN), Jones 67′; Patten 86′
Wales delivered a 2-1 win over Ireland to make it through to their first ever major women’s tournament.
With the tie poised at 1-1 from the first leg, this was to be a fascinating encounter between the two sides.
After a goalless first half, it was Wales who took the lead when Anna Patten handled the ball inside the box, and Hannah Cain stepped up to take the spot-kick and sent goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan the wrong way.
With just over 20 minutes to play, Wales were in dreamland when Lily Woodham played in substitute Carrie Jones, who made no mistake in firing into the bottom corner.
Yet there was another twist to the tale, as Patten’s header was initially cleared off the line, before the Aston Villa defender nodded home with the second bite of the cherry.
Wales rode the storm and – despite Ireland coming on strong in a nervy eight minutes of added time – managed to hang on to secure an historic qualification.
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Portugal overcome Czech Republic by a narrow margin
Scorers: Silva 13, 76′; Svitková 35′ (PEN)
A brace from Diana Silva saw Portugal through by a 2-1 win on the night and a 3-2 aggregate scoreline.
Francisco Neto’s side opened the scoring early on when Joana Marchão put in a perfectly weighted cross from the left-hand side, allowing striker Diana Silva to deliver the headed finish.
With the score from the first leg poised at 1-1, this put the Portuguese ahead in the tie overall, but Czech Republic soon hit back when they were awarded a penalty for a handball in the area, which was then tucked away by Katerina Svitková.
With time ticking away, Portugal regained the lead as Silva fired in her second of the night, this time with a superb volley to put her side in the driving seat.
It was not to be for Czech Republic as they went home empty handed, while Portugal took the qualifying spot.
Norway run up huge scoreline over Northern Ireland
Scorers: Graham Hansen 13′, Maanum 47′, Jensen 78′
Northern Ireland were sent crashing out of contention for a place in EURO 2025 as Norway added a 3-0 win to make an aggregate score of 7-0.
In truth, Tanya Oxtoby’s side had a mountain to climb to qualify for the tournament after that 4-0 first leg defeat.
And the tie was effectively over when Barcelona’s Caroline Graham Hansen opened the scoring after just 13 minutes, showing her tricky footwork inside the penalty area and shooting low across goal to beat Jackie Burns with a fairly tame effort.
Norway doubled their lead on the night only two minutes into the second half, when Frida Maanum stole possession from Rebecca McKenna on the edge of the area and supplied the finish at the near post.
Northern Ireland still have some way to go to reach the level required, with Norway easing through to take their place in next summer’s tournament.
Scotland disappoint after succumbing to Finland
Scorers: Kuikka 8′, Lehtola 28′
Finland knocked Scotland out of the EURO 2025 qualifying process, with a 2-0 win at the Bolt Arena in Helsinki.
This was effectively a straight knockout game, as the two sides had cancelled each other out with a 0-0 draw in the first leg of the tie.
After 90 minutes without a goal in the first game, Finland scored after just eight minutes in the second leg when Natalia Kuikka let fly with a shot from distance that had goalkeeper Eartha Cumings scrambling in vain.
Scotland rallied, but just as they were pushing for the equaliser, they took a throw in too quickly and Finland were able to double their advantage when Nea Lehtola’s shot took a deflection off Sophie Howard and wrongfooted Cumings.
Pedro MartÃnez Losa’s side could not find a response, leaving Scotland disappointed not to reach the tournament.
The tournament itself kicks off next summer in Switzerland, with matches taking place throughout July.
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