Belgium Women Euro 2025 squad: Elisabet Gunnarsdottir's full team

The Belgium Women Euro 2025 squad has been confirmed.

Stars like Janice Cayman and Amber Tysiak will be hoping to replicate some of the form they displayed at the last tournament, with this Euro 2025 squad more experienced than last time.

In 2022, Belgium put out great displays, particularly through their goalkeeper Nicky Evrard, who has once again been named in the team. Their results, including a 1-0 win over Italy, secured them a quarter-final spot for the first time in the women's team's history.

They also only narrowly lost to Sweden, who were among the favourites to win the trophy. Belgium will want to reach the knockout phase once again but they have hit a poor run of results which new manager Elisabet Gunnarsdottir will need to change ahead of this summer.

It’s a new era for the Red Flames, who ended Ives Serneels’ 13-year tenure in January – six weeks after qualifying – and appointed highly regarded Gunnarsdottir in his place, who garnered her reputation over nearly 15 years at the helm of Swedish club Kristianstad, to the extent she was linked to WSL teams. Her front-foot philosophy is already apparent.

Justine Vanhaevermaet and Amber Tysiak are Everton and West Ham regulars to supplement several talented youngsters – Inter schemer Marie Detruyer stands out – but they have a tough draw.

They'll need Tessa Wullaert on fine form, then. It looked as if Wullaert’s top-level career was petering out after returning to Belgium in 2020 following two years at Manchester City. Deadly spells at Anderlecht and Dutch side Fortuna Sittard ensued, alerting Inter to the veteran’s valuable goalscoring gifts.

Belgium Women's Euros squad

Belgium Women Euro 2025 squad

• GK: Nicky Evrard (PSV)
• GK: Femke Bastiaen (Utrecht)
• GK: Lisa Lichtfus (Le Havre)
• DF: Janice Cayman (Leicester City)
• DF: Laura Deloose (Anderlecht)
• DF: Isabelle Iliano (Club YLA)
• DF: Jill Janssens (Hoffenheim)
• DF: Sari Kees (Leicester City)
• DF: Zenia Mertens (OH Leuven)
• DF: Davina Philtjens (Sassuolo),
• DF: Amber Tysiak (West Ham)
• MF: Tine De Caigny (Anderlecht),
• MF: Marie Detruyer (Inter Milan)
• MF: Elena Dhont (Sassuolo)
• MF: Kassandra Missipo (Sassuolo)
• MF: Jarne Teulings (Feyenoord)
• MF: Justine Vanhaevermaet (Everton)
• MF: Sarah Wijnants (Anderlecht)
• FW: Jassina Blom (Tenerife
• FW: Hannah Eurlings (OH Leuven)
• FW: Mariam Toloba (Standard Liege)
• FW: Ella Van Kerkhoven (Feyenoord)
• FW: Tessa Wullaert (Inter Milan)

Predicted line-up

3-5-2: Lichtfus; Tysiak, Kees, Caymen'; Janssens, Teulings, Canhaevermaet, Detruyer, Philtjens; Wullaert, Eurlings

Belgium fixtures and results

Euro 2025 qualifying

April 5 2024: Belgium 0-7 Spain, Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium
April 9 2024: Denmark 4-2 Belgium, Viborg Stadion. Viborg, Denmark
May 31 2024: Czech Republic 1-2 Belgium, Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
June 4 2024: Belgium 1-1 Czech Republic, Stayen, Sint-Truiden, Belgium
July 12 2024: Belgium 0-3 Denmark, Stayen, Sint-Truiden, Belgium
July 16 2024: Spain 2-0 Belgium, Estadio Riazor. La Coruna, Spain
October 25 2024: Greece 0-0 Belgium, Theodoros Vardinogiannis, Heraklion, Greece
October 29 2024: Belgium 5-0 Greece, Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium
November 29 2024: Ukraine 0-2 Belgium, Mardan Antalyaspor, Antalya, Ukraine
December 3 2024: Belgium 2-1 Ukraine, Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium

Women's Nations League

February 21 2025: Spain 3-2 Belgium, Estadi Ciutat de València, Valencia, Spain
February 26 2025: Belgium 0-1 Portugal, Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium
April 4 2025: England 5-0 Belgium, Ashton Gate, Bristol, England
April 8 2025: Belgium 3-2 England, Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium
May 30 2025: Belgium 1-5 Spain, Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium
June 3 2025: Portugal 0-3 Belgium, Estádio do Marítimo, Funchal, Portugal

Euro 2025

July 3 2025: Belgium vs Italy, Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland
July 7 2025: Spain vs Belgium, Arena Thun, Thun, Switzerland
July 11 2025: Portugal vs Belgium, Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland

Everything you need to know about Belgium

LESSON FROM QUALIFYING

Keep loading the bullets for the in-form Tessa Wullaert. Belgium’s evergreen 32-year-old all-time leading goalscorer is enjoying a renaissance at Inter and scored four in the play-offs, including home and away efforts against Ukraine. A lethal double fired her team 3-0 up in April’s defeat of England in the Nations League.

STRENGTHS

They’re competitive and know their group opposition. The Red Flames have already come up against Spain and Portugal this year in the Nations League and even led the world champions going into injury time, albeit eventually losing 3-2.

WEAKNESSES

A leaky defence. Belgium have kept three clean sheets – handily all in the play-offs against Greece (twice) and Ukraine – in their last 28 games. Throw Italy into their group of potential death and they must keep things much tighter.

MOST LIKELY TO…

Have fans spotted with a beer in the stand. Just how you’d expect.

LEAST LIKELY TO…

Go home quietly. Hic...

WHAT THEY HOPE WILL HAPPEN

A repeat of Euro 2022 and a place in the knockouts. The Red Flames have shown in 2025 under their new coach that they can more than mix it with some of the best.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN

Belgium will give it a good go, but it’s difficult to plot a route through the dire hand they’ve been dealt.

Belgium manager: Elísabet Gunnarsdottir

Belgium boss Elísabet Gunnarsdottir took over in January 2025 and recorded her first win against England in the Nations League. Belgium's performance against World Champions Spain in February was also impressive. They eventually lost 3-2 but they put up a good fight.

The former Iceland player takes up the Belgium position as her first international head coach role. She has previously been the assistant coach for Iceland and taken charge of clubs like Valur and Kristianstads DFF.

She has a tough task in turning Belgium's recent form around for the major tournament but she has recorded some good results and performances so far.

Belgium's star player

Janice Cayman

Janice Cayman was a key player in Belgium's Euros change to the quarters in 2022 and will play a similar role this summer.

The star not only brings skill on the ball but also leadership qualities the team will need to tricky moment.

She has been thoroughly impressive for club Leicester City in the 2024/25 WSL season too. If she can pull that form on to the international stage Belgium could once again have a groundbreaking tournament.