Overview

• UEFA reports 600,000 advance ticket sales and 22 of 31 matches sold out, driving group-stage attendance to 461,582, up from 357,993 in 2022.
• Visa data reveal a 12% rise in visitor arrivals and a 27% increase in consumer spending across Swiss host cities during the tournament’s opening week.
• Eight teams—Spain, England, Germany, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway and Italy—advance to the quarterfinals, marking Switzerland’s first last-eight appearance at a Women’s Euro.
• The knockout bracket runs from July 16 (Norway vs Italy in Geneva) to July 19 (France vs Germany in Basel), featuring key rematches such as the 2022 semifinal rematch of Sweden vs England.
• Norway captain Ada Hegerberg returns from a five-year national-team hiatus to lead her side, while Sweden sold out its 2,000-ticket allocation for the Zurich quarterfinal in under an hour.