Switzerland's Women's Euro 2025 squad is out – and the hosts will will want to replicate what England did three years ago this summer.
The Lionesses hosted and won the trophy – in fact, the last two hosts have ended up as winners.
The team are not currently among the favourites given the Euro 2025 squads they're up against, but they are capable of causing an upset. They beat France 2-1 in 2024 during a friendly but they will be aiming for more consistent wins to head into the tournament with winning momentum.
Manager Pia Sundhage, meanwhile, is quite the coup for the Swiss, having previously managed Sweden, Brazil and the USA. She led the latter to two Olympic golds and knows a thing or two about success at the Euros, too: as a player, she won the trophy and the Golden Boot with Sweden in 1984.
In the squad, Alisha Lehmann is involved but Lia Walti of Arsenal leads the side, while Sydney Schertenleib is set to have a breakout tournament. The 18-year-old has impressed at Barcelona this campaign, playing either in midfield or in attack, and has caught the eye for Switzerland ever since she made her international debut for La Nati in February last year.
Switzerland will also be looking for a marked improvement from the last Euros after being knocked out in the group stage.
Is this side capable of going deep in the tournament, though?
Switzerland Women's Euros squad
Switzerland Women Euro 2025 squad
The squad for this summer is as follows:
- GK: Nadine Böhi (St Gallen)
- GK: Livia Peng (Werder Bremen)
- GK: Elvira Herzog (RB Leipzig)
- DF: Luana Buhler (Tottenham)
- DF: Viola Calligaris (Juventus)
- DF: Noelle Maritz (Aston Villa)
- DF: Nadine Riesen (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- DF: Julia Stierli (Freiburg)
- MF: Noemi Ivelj (Grasshoppers)
- MF: Sandrine Mauron (Servette)
- MF: Coumba Sow (Basel)
- MF: Smilla Vallotto (Hammarby)
- MF: Lia Walti (Arsenal)
- MF: Riola Xhemaili (PSV Eindhoven)
- FW: Iman Beney (Manchester City)
- FW: Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Seattle Reign)
- FW: Svenja Folmli (Freiburg)
- FW: Alisha Lehmann (Juventus)
- FW: Alayah Pilgrim (Roma)
- FW: Geraldine Reuteler (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- FW: Sydney Schertenleib (Barcelona)
- FW: Meriame Terchoun (Dijon)
- FW: Leila Wandeler (Lyon)
Predicted line-up
3-5-2: Herzog; Calligaris, Stierli, Buhler; Crnogorcevic, Reuteler, Walti, Vallotto, Maritz; Schertenleib, Piubel
Switzerland fixtures and results
Euros qualifiers
April 5 2024: Switzerland 3-1 Turkey, Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
April 9 2024: Azerbaijan 0-4 Switzerland, Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan
May 31 2024: Switzerland 2-1 Hungary, Tissot-Arena, Biel, Switzerland
June 4 2024: Hungary 1-0 Switzerland, Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest, Hungary
July 12 2024: Turkey 0-2 Switzerland, Kocaeli Stadium, Kocaeli, Switzerland
July 16 2024: Switzerland 3-0 Azerbaijan, Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland
Friendlies
October 25 2024: Switzerland 1-1 Australia, Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
October 29 2024: Switzerland 2-1 France, Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
November 29 2024: Switzerland 0-6 Germany, Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
December 3 2024: England 1-0 Switzerland, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England
Nations League
February 21 2025: Switzerland 0-0 Iceland, Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
February 25 2025: Norway 2-1 Switzerland, Viking stadion, Stavanger, Switzerland
April 4 2025: Switzerland 0-2 France, Arena St. Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland
April 8 2025: Iceland 3-3 Switzerland, Thróttarvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland
May 30 2025: France 4-0 Switzerland, Marcel Picot, Nancy, France
June 3 2025: Switzerland 0-1 Norway, Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland
Euro 2025
July 2 2025: Switzerland v Norway, St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
July 6 2025: Switzerland v Iceland, Stadion Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland
July 10 2025: Finland v Switzerland, Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
Preview
LESSON FROM QUALIFYING
Switzerland were given a place at the tournament automatically, but they would have made it to the play-offs regardless: they took part in qualifying anyway to keep themselves match-sharp and won five of their six fixtures. That also won La Nati promotion to League A in the Nations League.
1984-2013 DNQ
2017 Group
2022 Group
STRENGTHS
A home crowd. The feeling of playing in front of your own fans in sold-out stadiums has propelled many an unfancied country to an extraordinary tournament run. Being hosts also ensured that the Swiss were top seeds, and so they ended up with a favourable group.
WEAKNESSES
Goalkeeping. As of April 25, their two first-choice shot-stoppers, Elvira Herzog and Livia Peng, have conceded 62 goals in a combined 37 Bundesliga appearances this season for RB Leipzig and Werder Bremen respectively.
MOST LIKELY TO…
Send out the most-capped team at Euro 2025. Ramona Bachmann, Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic, Lia Walti and Noelle Maritz each have more than 100 caps for their country.
LEAST LIKELY TO…
Become the third European Championship hosts in a row to lift the trophy. It’d make for a magical story, but it doesn’t look feasible.
WHAT THEY HOPE WILL HAPPEN
They reach the quarter-finals of a tournament for the first time. Home advantage has propelled many an underdog to a great run in a tournament.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN
Being in a group with Norway, Iceland and Finland does put the last eight within reach, but that may be the limit. Switzerland’s last meetings with possible quarter-final opponents Italy or Spain, in 2023, ended 0-1, 0-3, 1-5 and 1-7.
Switzerland manager: Pia Sundhage
Pia Sundhage not only has a wealth of experience as a manager but she also has the Euros winners medal from her playing time. She won the trophy in 1984 with her Sweden team.
She has managed three other national teams in the USA, Sweden and Brazil. Sundhage, who is number 62 on FourFourTwo's list of best players of all-time, took up the Switzerland role in 2024.
She told the BBC about the challenges the team face: "The biggest challenge is, I would say, mindset. In Switzerland we do have a lot of good players. We can compete, I think, at the highest level now.
"And we have proven that [against Australia and France]. At the same time it's not only one game, it has to be consistently… believing that you're a winner. That takes time. You have to push the right buttons and find the right player in the right place."
Switzerland's star player
Lia Walti
Lia Walti is a figure Women's Super League fans will be well aware of as a stalwart for Arsenal. But she is also a dependable and game-changing player for her national side.
She made her debut for Switzerland in 2011 and has grown to be one of the most recognisable Swiss players in the world.
Walti has also been name Swiss player of the year twice, in 2021 and 2023. She will not only bring skill but leadership to the team this summer.
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