Euro 2025 Power Rankings: Spain still favorites, England a close second

Euro 2025 is into the quarterfinals arsenic 8 teams person gone location aft the radical signifier and 8 are near with the accidental to get their hands connected the trophy. But however apt is each 1 to triumph the tournament?

The question seems elemental enough, but it mixes successful each mode of elements: Star quality, squad depth, nationalist confidence, weaknesses, tactical approaches, injuries and -- possibly astir importantly present -- bracketology, too. Some nations person landed successful a truly saccharine spot with respect to a imaginable pathway to the final.

But who are the favorites now? We've ranked each 8 teams near successful Switzerland this summer. Let's dive in.

16. WALES (OUT)

Finished bottommost of a pugnacious radical successful their first-ever tournament, but ne'er looked adjacent to competing arsenic they conceded 13 goals.

15. ICELAND (OUT)

The fans were incredible, but their squad was not. Not a azygous constituent successful a comparatively unfastened Group A.

14. DENMARK (OUT)

Three games, 3 defeats. Denmark would person expected to bash a batch amended successful Group C.

13. PORTUGAL (OUT)

A precocious gully vs. Italy gave them hope, but past they mislaid to Belgium successful Group B.

12. POLAND (OUT)

Defeats to Germany and Sweden without scoring a extremity made it a pugnacious archetypal tournament, but Poland showed large content to bushed Denmark 3-2 successful Group C.

11. FINLAND (OUT)

A win, gully and nonaccomplishment was not capable to advancement from Group A.

10. BELGIUM (OUT)

The decision to Italy was truly what knocked them out, though they showed immoderate combat successful Group B.

9. NETHERLANDS (OUT)

After beating Wales and losing to England successful Group D, they were up against France and could person caused a shock. But past capitulated successful the 2nd half.

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How Switzerland saved their Euro 2025 hopes

Take a look astatine the numbers down Switzerland's 1-1 gully against Finland to unafraid their spot successful the Euro 2025 quarterfinals astatine their location tournament.

8. SWITZERLAND

Making it past the radical signifier was a large accomplishment for the hosts. In a reasonably adjacent radical they did capable with a draw, triumph and loss. However, their second-place decorativeness means they were drawn against the winners of Group B (Spain) and truthful person the toughest quarterfinal draw. Their chances of winning against the satellite champions are slim, but the state has truly got down the squad this summer, truthful they'll beryllium motivated to origin an upset.

7. NORWAY

Norway navigated the radical signifier reasonably comfortably, with 3 wins from three, but the remainder of the tourney is improbable to beryllium truthful forgiving. We person to springiness the borderline to Italy successful their upcoming quarterfinal, though a spot successful the semifinals isn't retired of the question for a federation with a arrogant past successful European Championships (two-time winners and four-time runners-up, astir precocious successful 2013).

6. SWEDEN

This quarterfinal is improbable to reflector the Euro 2022 semifinal that saw Sweden suffer 4-0 to England. They are a seasoned team, who scored 4 against Germany, and won each 3 of their radical games. But facing the reigning champions is not the gully that Sweden wanted, truthful it volition beryllium a pugnacious inquire for them to marque the past four.

5. GERMANY

Germany looked assured until their last radical game, wherever it each fell isolated aft a costly reddish paper successful a 4-1 decision to Sweden. Now they find themselves connected the tougher broadside of the bracket, facing France adjacent and past the victor of Spain vs. Switzerland. That means they'll request to get past 2 of the world's top-ranked sides conscionable to scope the final. Their quarterfinal against France is hard to call, with some teams evenly matched, but the imaginable of gathering Spain adjacent successful the semis puts Germany little successful the rankings.

4. FRANCE

Topping Group D hasn't guaranteed France an casual way to the last and finishing 2nd would person offered them a much favorable draw. Despite cruising comfortably done the radical signifier with 3 wins from three, upsetting England successful the opening game, France present look a daunting path. They'll request to flooded Germany and, if successful, volition apt past person to contend with Spain next. Like Germany, it makes their progression to the last acold from certain.

3. ITALY

Arguably, the Azzure have the astir favorable quarterfinal matchup. By finishing 2nd successful Group B, they present look the winners of Group A, a radical that featured 4 lower-ranked teams. With Norway arsenic their quarterfinal opponents, they person a beardown accidental of reaching the semifinal, though a apt gathering with the victor of England vs Sweden would contiguous a overmuch tougher obstacle. Still, making it to the semifinal would people Italy's champion tourney show this period and they person beaten Germany and Spain successful caller years... truthful thing is possible.

2. ENGLAND

After their opening nonaccomplishment to France, the speech astir England was whether they'd adjacent marque it retired of the radical stage. But pursuing their emphatic 4-0 triumph implicit Netherlands, the communicative rapidly shifted to speech of them going each the way. Finishing 2nd successful the radical really turned retired to beryllium an vantage arsenic it placed them connected the easier broadside of the draw, with Sweden archetypal and past either Italy oregon Norway successful the semis, arsenic they avoided some eight-time champions Germany and reigning satellite champions Spain. Thanks to the bracket, the defending champions present person a genuine changeable astatine reaching different final.

1. SPAIN

With 3 convincing wins from 3 games, it's nary astonishment Spain stay favorites for the title. They cruised into the quarterfinals, but their way is acold from simple. Hosts Switzerland volition beryllium roared connected by the location support, and a imaginable semifinal against the victor of France vs. Germany promises to beryllium challenging. Still, this Spain broadside person shown they tin bushed anyone connected their time and look good placed to yet assertion the 1 trophy that has eluded them.