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Published 13:51 IST, October 29th 2021

England to face Norway, Austria and Northern Ireland at Women's Euro 2022

England will open the Women's European Championship against Austria on July 6th at Old Trafford.

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England will open the Women's European Championship against Austria on July 6th at Old Trafford.

The host nation's other games in Group A will be on the south coast of England to face Northern Ireland, which have qualified for a major women's tournament for the first time, at Southampton's stadium and Norway in Brighton.

Sarina Wiegman, who won the 2017 edition with her native Netherlands, is now in charge of England, which reached the semi-finals at the last Euros and the 2019 World Cup.

The Netherlands, which were runner-up at the FIFA showpiece in 2019, are in Group C with Sweden, Russia and Switzerland.

Record eight-time European champion Germany are in Group B with Spain, Finland and Denmark, which lost in the 2017 final.

Group D features France, Italy, Belgium and Iceland.

The top two from each group advance to the quarter-finals.

The final is at Wembley Stadium on July 31st.

Updated 13:51 IST, October 29th 2021