Sarina Wiegman’s position as England head coach is not under threat, no matter their result at Euro 2025.
That is according to the Football Association’s (FA) chief executive, Mark Bullingham, who has given his support to the Dutchwoman ahead of the upcoming tournament.
England are among the favourites to win the tournament, with the Opta supercomputer giving them a 16.1% chance of becoming just the second team to win the Euros in back-to-back editions after Germany, who have done so twice.
They face stiff competition from Spain, whose chances sit at 24.8%. Having beaten England to claim the World Cup in 2023, they then added the Nations League title to their collection in February last year.
Wiegman became the first boss to win the Women’s Euros with two different nations last time out, with her record at the tournament standing at 100%; she has 12 wins from 12 games.
In fact, should England progress to the quarter-finals, Wiegman will surpass Hope Powell and Christina Theune-Meyer (15) as the coach with the most matches managed at the Euros.
Wiegman’s contract expires after the 2027 World Cup, but Bullingham is confident in her leadership.
“We’re delighted that Sarina’s in place until 2027, and I don’t see any scenario changing that,” Bullingham told reporters.
“I think she’s done a phenomenal job, and we’re really happy to have her with us. She’s a very important part of our organisation.
“We’re delighted that she’s with us until at least 2027. We haven’t started to look beyond that timescale yet or engage in those conversations.
“We feel like we’re locked in for this tournament and the next one. That feels very good for now, but that’s not to say we wouldn’t have a conversation at some point in the future.”
England secured their first-ever major title with a 2-1 extra-time victory over Germany three years ago on home soil.
The Lionesses have undergone big changes since then, with Mary Earps and Fran Kirby retiring from international football prior to this tournament, while Millie Bright ruled herself out due to personal reasons.
While the likes of Chloe Kelly, the scorer of the winning goal against Germany, and Beth Mead, the Euro 2022 joint-Golden Boot winner, are still in the squad, it is a much different side to the one that triumphed in the last tournament.
Lauren James made her senior debut shortly after the end of Euro 2022 and has recovered from a hamstring injury to make the squad this time around.
Despite a lot of new faces in the squad, James insisted they were hungry for success in Switzerland.
“A fresh start, a bit like a new era … hungry girls wanting to do well,” she told The Guardian.
“It’s not really about defending a title, because it’s a completely different team. This team’s got a lot of youth in it, and this will be some people’s first big tournament.
“We’ll just take it game by game and hopefully have momentum and the belief of the fans and everyone in the country behind us.”
England begin their Euros title defence against France on July 5, with the Netherlands and Wales also in Group D with them.