As we get ready to welcome 2025, the calendar is already set to host multiple high-profile women’s sports and tournaments scheduled across several disciplines. From Cricket to Rugby and Football, different disciplines are all set to host their major tournaments. As the year 2025 is set to be a monumental one for women in sports, let us discuss four key events for women in sports in 2025 and explore their significance on the world stage.
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 (May 2025, India)
The International Cricket Council is all set to host the 13th edition of the Women’s Cricket World Cup in India. The tournament will take place in May, and this will be the fourth edition in the country. Australia are the defending champions as they won their 7th title in 2022 in New Zealand against England. The Aussie women defeated the English women by 71 runs at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch to claim the elusive title for the 7th time. The ICC is yet to decide the venues and schedule for the 2025 Women’s World Cup as it is too early.
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UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 (July 2–27, Switzerland)
Switzerland will be hosting the UEFA Women’s Euro Cup in 2025 for the first time in history.- This would be the 14th edition of the tournament. The tournament comprising 16 teams, will be hosted across 8 cities in Switzerland, namely- Basel, Bern, Thun, Sion, Geneva, Zurich, St. Gallen, and Lucerne. The English team is the favorite to lift the cup yet again, having won the previous edition in 2022.
Women’s Rugby World Cup (September 2025, England)
The Women’s 2025 Rugby World Cup is one of the most awaited women’s sporting events of the year. The 10th edition is all set to be hosted in England from 22nd August to 27th September. The tournament will be played between 16 teams with New Zealand entering as the defending champions. They won the last edition at home in 2021 against England. The World Cup will be hosted across 8 cities including London, Exeter, Sunderland, Northampton, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Manchester, and York. The opening game will be played between the hosts England and the United States of America at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland on August 22. The final will take place at the famous Twickenham Stadium in London on 27th September which capacitates 82,000 people.
UEFA Women’s Nations League 2025 (Second Leg 22-28 October, 2025)
The UEFA Women’s Nations League 2025 will be running throughout the year and will comprise multiple high-stake matches. The league phase will be contested between February and June, whereas, the finals will take place between October and December. The results of this tournament will be essential in determining the league phase for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 Qualifiers slated to take place in Brazil. Check out some of the key dates of the tournament.
Key Dates:
- Finals Draw: June 6, 2025
- Semi-Finals: October 20–28, 2025 (two legs)
Third-Place Playoff: November 26–December 2, 2025 (two legs)
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