There aren’t any minnows on the 16-team European Championship, however each England and Wales could really feel the draw may have been kinder.
It’s barely six months since England have been beaten 2-1 at St James’ Park by France – who’ve by no means received a significant event – in Euro 2025 qualifying.
England exacted revenge within the return fixture 4 days later, winning 2-1 in Saint-Etienne, but it was France who completed up topping Group A3 by a degree.
England subsequently certified for subsequent yr’s event as runners-up.
Wales final confronted France in 2023 World Cup qualifying. The French received each video games, 2-0 at house and 2-1 in Llanelli, as they topped the group forward of Wales, who misplaced out on a event place within the play-offs.
The Netherlands are ranked tenth on the earth by Fifa, which is definitely one place larger than France.
They certified for Switzerland by ending second in Group A1 behind Italy, when the 2 nations had the identical variety of factors.
England final confronted the Dutch within the Nations League in December 2023, profitable 3-2 at Wembley having misplaced 2-1 in Utrecht two months earlier.
Wales’ most up-to-date assembly with Netherlands was a 5-0 pleasant defeat in 2017.
Rhian Wilkinson’s crew have been the lowest-ranked nation – thirtieth within the Fifa checklist – within the Euro 2025 draw, having overcome the Republic of Eire within the qualification play-offs to finish their lengthy await a significant event look.
England and Wales’ most up-to-date encounters have been in 2019 World Cup qualifying.
After a goalless draw – which was a landmark end result for Welsh girls’s soccer – in Southampton in April 2018, Phil Neville’s England received 3-0 in Newport 4 months later.