Wiki said:The 2017 UEFA Women's Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Women's Euro 2017, will be the 12th edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the women's national teams of Europe.
The competition will be expanded from twelve teams in the previous edition to 16 teams. The Netherlands were declared as hosts by the UEFA Executive Committee on 4 December 2014.
Where can i watch?
Matches will be broadcast the world over on TV and online. They will be streamed on UEFA.com and UEFA.tv in territories where no partner has been appointed.
UK: Channel 4, US: ESPN, for full information on all territories: http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/season=2017/finals/tv/index.html
Group stage (all times CEST, UK one hour behind):
16 July, 18.00 (Utrecht): Netherlands v Norway - Group A
16 July, 20.45 (Doetinchem): Denmark v Belgium - Group A
17 July, 18.00 (Rotterdam): Italy v Russia - Group B
17 July, 20.45 (Breda): Germany v Sweden - Group B
18 July, 18.00 (Deventer): Austria v Switzerland - Group C
18 July, 20.45 (Tilburg): France v Iceland - Group C
19 July, 18.00 (Doetinchem): Spain v Portugal - Group D
19 July, 20.45 (Utrecht): England v Scotland - Group D
20 July, 18.00 (Breda): Norway v Belgium - Group A
20 July, 20.45 (Rotterdam): Netherlands v Denmark - Group A
21 July, 18.00 (Deventer): Sweden v Russia - Group B
21 July, 20.45 (Tilburg): Germany v Italy - Group B
22 July, 18.00 (Doetinchem): Iceland v Switzerland - Group C
22 July, 20.45 (Utrecht): France v Austria - Group C
23 July, 18.00 (Rotterdam): Scotland v Portugal - Group D
23 July, 20.45 (Breda): England v Spain - Group D
24 July, 20.45 (Tilburg): Belgium v Netherlands - Group A
24 July, 20.45 (Deventer): Norway v Denmark - Group A
25 July, 20.45 (Utrecht): Russia v Germany - Group B
25 July, 20.45 (Doetinchem): Sweden v Italy - Group B
26 July, 20.45 (Rotterdam): Iceland v Australia - Group C
26 July, 20.45 (Breda): Switzerland v France - Group C
27 July, 20.45 (Tilburg): Portugal v England - Group D
27 July, 20.45 (Deventer): Scotland v Spain - Group D
Knockout stages
Venues:
Breda: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Deventer: Stadion De Adelaarshorst
Doetinchem: Stadion De Vijverberg
Enschede: FC Twente Stadion
Rotterdam: Sparta Stadion
Tilburg: Willem II Stadion
Utrecht: Stadion Galgenwaard
The teams, in order of highest to lowest FIFA ranking
GERMANY (FIFA #2) - HOLDERS
Always favorites for the EURO, but new coach Steffi Jones' team will perhaps have to fighter harder than ever to get the trophy this time.
Player(s) to watch:
Star Dzsenifer Marozsán, steady steely full-back Tabea Kemme
FRANCE (FIFA #3)
One the most entertaining team to watch with the ball, but perennially underscoring, struggling to find that steady goal scorer among their strikers.
Player(s) to watch:
Eugenie Le Sommer scores steadily for Lyon, Bouhaddi is one of the top GKs in the world, Henry, Renard, Abily, etc.
ENGLAND (FIFA #5)
Came into their own under Mark Sampson with a World Cup bronze medal. English club league steadily improving, with more and more money put into it. #5 team in the world? Not sure.
Player(s) to watch:
Forwards duo Toni Duggan and Fran Kirby, defender Lucy Bronze
SWEDEN (FIFA #9)
Champions of the first women's EURO in 1984 but no international title since, Sweden is always dangerous and looming and with a strong home league. Silver medal in Rio.
Player(s) to watch:
Young rising star Stina Blackstenius, recently signed by Montpellier, is a likely candidate for Sweden's top scorer. Caroline Seger.
NORWAY (FIFA #11)
Runners-up in Sweden 2013, but have struggled to make use of some of the top club football players in the world. New coach, young team and new focus is promising, but unsure if it all comes together right now.
Player(s) to watch:
Ada Hegerberg, typical top scorer type, voted the best player in the world earlier this spring, Caroline Graham Hansen, perhaps the euros best 1-on-1.
NETHERLANDS (FIFA #12)
Believe it or not, the 2015 World Cup was the hosts' first. May do damage at home. Tough group.
Player(s) to watch:
Vivianne Miedema, who went from international top team Bayern Munich to international top team Arsenal this year.
SPAIN (FIFA #13)
Spanish women's football is on the up and up. A few years ago things were dire, now Barcelona reached the semi-final of the Champion's League this year in front of tens of thousands.
Player(s) to watch:
Jennifer Hermoso
DENMARK (FIFA #15)
Have struggled to quality for World Cup's, done decently at the EUROs with a semifinal last time in 2013. Strong profiles and strong club teams.
Player(s) to watch:
Captain Pernille Harder. Was a top player in the Swedish league, now in the German league. World class.
SWITZERLAND (FIFA #17)
Relatively new to the international top stage. Crushed their qualifying group with eight straight wins.
Player(s) to watch:
Chelsea's Ramona Bachmann, natural authority on any team, look for her speedy runs.
ITALY (FIFA #18)
Squad largely made up of Serie A players. Italy was a reliable performer in the EUROs but have fallen on the rankings in the past few years. 2nd behind the Swiss in qualis.
Player(s) to watch:
Veteran Melania Gabbiadini.
ICELAND (FIFA #19)
Never qualified for the World Cup, first EURO in 2009. Won their qualifying group on goal difference v Scotland.
Player(s) to watch:
Midfielder Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir plays on the 2nd best team in the world, Wolfsburg; Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir.
SCOTLAND (FIFA #21)
First time qualifier for the EUROs! Never been in either the World Cup or Euro. Haven't seen much of what they can do, excited to see what kind of team they've formed.
Player(s) to watch:
Look out for 18 yo Erin Cuthbert, more veteran goal scorer Jane Ross of Man City.
BELGIUM (FIFA #22)
Another team with little or poor results in women's football until recently. This is their first major tournament.
Player(s) to watch:
Tessa Wullaert, Wolfsburg star and all-time top scorer for Belgium.
AUSTRIA (FIFA #24)
Slow but steady improvements has been the name of the game for Austria in the 00s. Austria too will see their first major international tournament here.
Player(s) to watch:
MF Viktoria Schnaderbeck
RUSSIA (FIFA #25)
Second in their qualis group, an ocean behind Germany and comfortably ahead of Hungary. I don't see it happening here.
Player(s) to watch:
Veteran GK Elvira Todua
PORTUGAL (FIFA #38)
Surprise! Tears of joy as low-ranked rookies Portugal qualified for their first major tournament. Squeaked by on goal difference with same amount of points as more unfortunate Finland.
Player(s) to watch:
Ana Borges
Guide to the tournament and teams