Women’s Euro 2025: countdown to kick-off as tournament begins in Switzerland – live

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Aitana Bonmati was discharged from hospital at the weekend after undergoing treatment for viral meningitis. She arrived at the Spain team hotel on Monday evening and completed some gym work on Tuesday before returning to the pitch for more individual training.

Although she is now back with the squad, it is currently unclear if she will feature in Spain’s opening Euro 2025 match against Portugal tomorrow.

Aitana Bonmati trained individually on Tuesday after joining up with the Spain squad at the team hotel in preparation for Euro 2025. Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

The narrative arc of women’s football in Switzerland is a familiar one: from apathy to hostility to mockery to inertia to change. Now the country will host one of the biggest events in the sporting calendar…

Speaking of predictions, be sure to let me know your picks for;

• Tournament winners

• Finalists

• Top goalscorer

• Player of the tournament

• Dark horse

• Breakthrough star

Predictions, anyone? Our writers out in Switzerland have had their say…

For the architecture enthusiasts out there - or just those with an interest in football stadiums - here is our complete guide to every ground that will be used for Euro 2025 over the next month:

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We are lucky enough to have legendary Chelsea manager, WSL icon and United States women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes on board as a columnist over the next few weeks. Here is what she had to say in her first column last week…

As always, I want to hear from you today! Feel free to email me or [email protected] with your plans for the opening day of the Euros. Are you out in Switzerland? Or are you currently sat in the office desperately attempting to cool down by fanning yourself with an old bit of paperwork because it is still incredibly warm here in the UK?

Also, let me know who you’ll be supporting, which team you think will take the crown at the end of the month, and which players you are most excited to watch.

A view of Marktgasse in Bern. Photograph: Michael Zemanek/Shutterstock

The Guardian Football team have been incredibly busy over the last few weeks putting together features, interviews and team guides to see you all through the tournament. Let me first point you in the direction of this absolutely mammoth guide to all 368 players appearing at Euro 2025 this month.

Here is what we’ve got to look forward to on this opening day…

• Iceland v Finland

• Switzerland v Norway

Preamble

It’s finally here! Women’s Euro 2025 kicks off TODAY in Switzerland and I, for one, cannot wait. Iceland and Finland begin proceedings this afternoon before the host nation faces Norway in Group A. We’ve still got plenty of time until then so I’ll be with you all day counting down to the curtain-raiser at Stockhorn Arena.

Without further ado, let’s go!