Get ready for Fantasy WEuro 2025

All the tips you need to get your Fantasy Women's Euro team ready for kick off

The Euros are just a few days away which will leave you no doubt concerned about the biggest question: what combination of two goalkeepers, five defenders, five midfielders and three forwards will you be selecting for your European dream team?

The rules? Unfortunately you cannot recreate your preferred national team in its entirety with a maximum of three players from each squad in the group stages; you must cast your eye across all countries. As the tournament progresses and teams get knocked out, this limit does increase.

First things first - to access the app you just need to update the Fantasy WSL app you've already got installed on your phone. It should now have had a makeover, with a multicoloured new logo and Fantasy WEuro title. Some things stay the same - you start off with a budget of 100 million and unlimited transfers are allowed until the first game at which point your choices are locked. Once the tournament begins, only two free changes are allowed subsequently per each of the three group stage game days.

Points are scored as per in regular WSL season gameplay, awarded for playing time on the pitch, goals, assists, goalkeeper saves, clean sheets. Points are removed for cards, missing penalties and conceding multiple goals.

Bonus points are awarded to the top three players per game based on key stats. ‘Visionary’ rules also apply, where players selected by under 2% of managers in the previous round gain an additional three points if they make an impact. These kick in from match round two and can prove tasty bonuses for managers with a keen eye.

A general approach that should serve well during the group stages would be to pick players in teams likely to top their group. I would look out for players in national teams that have big ranking differentials against their opponents.

For this first round of games, I would look to games in which there’s an obvious imbalance in the world rankings. Netherlands (ranked number eight in the world) take on Wales (ranked 31st), Germany (ranked 2nd) face Poland (30th), and Norway (12th) are up against Finland (29th).

Of these teams, Norway arguably have the most favourable group overall, facing Iceland, Switzerland and Finland. Norway have often struggled to make an impact at international tournaments since their 2000 Olympic gold medal win, crashing out of the 2022 Euros in the group stages.

However, their team is veritably stacked full of attacking talent. Familiar names from the WSL include midfielders Guro Reiten from Chelsea – available for 9.5m – and Arsenal’s Frida Maanum for 8m, alongside Manchester United’s Elizabeth Terland for 9m.

If you’re looking at a smaller budget, the newly signed Lyonnes midfielder Ingrid Engen is available for 6m and from her former club Barcelona the inimitable Caroline Graham Hansen is only 7.5m. Reiten, Graham Hansen and Engen have the most international starts this season, with Graham Hansen in particular always a threat on goal – she would be my top pick.

Germany’s top players are priced accordingly, with Giulia Gwinn at 8m the joint-most expensive defender across the tournament. Klara Buhl who had an impressive 20 goal involvements for Bayern Munich across the Frauen-Bundesliga is valued at 11m in midfield.

Ann-Katrin Berger has only managed to keep two clean sheets for Gotham FC in the NWSL this season, but is still a stalwart of the German national team. She is one of the game’s most expensive goalkeepers at 6m. Though you would expect Germany to have a comfortable route to the knockout stages, whether clean sheets (the key metric driving goalkeeper points) are likely to come by is up for debate. She’ll have to face Poland and Barcelona’s dynamite striker Ewa Pajor (11.5m), and Sweden and Arsenal’s always unpredictable Stina Blackstenius (10.5m). Not to mention Denmark and Bayern Munich’s prolific midfielder Pernille Harder (also 10.5m). I would invest in Gwinn, and Buhl if you have the cash.

The Netherlands’ opening game against Wales will be expected to go only one way, with the Netherlands able to field Manchester City’s Vivianne Miedema (7m), Arsenals' Daphne van Domselaar in goal (5m), and Wolfsburg’s Lineth Beerensteyn (10.5m) in their squad.

When it comes to England, you may want to gamble on individual brilliance - here I would suggest looking at Alessia Russo at 9m.

One thing for sure, after the dramatic retirement announcement from Mary Earps last month, Hannah Hampton (5.5m) has secured her spot in goal so will win appearance points if nothing else!

Unluckily for England - and especially for tournament debutant Wales - Group D has been termed the 'group of death'. Defending champions England will have to come out of the gate fighting with their first game against fifth-ranked France.

Their star players include Kadidiatou Diani (10m) and Marie-Antoinette Katoto (9m), who have 15 goal involvements apiece for Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain this season, respectively. Kelly Gago, who made a huge contribution to Everton in the latter half of the WSL season is available for just 4m in midfield, but has only played 43 minutes for France in the Nations League this year.

Chelsea fans will also be excited to see midfielder Sandy Baltimore (8.5m) on the international stage. I’ll be punting on Gago as a really well priced impact player.

Finally, I cannot end this preview without at least nodding to world champions Spain, who you would expect to ease through Group B against Portugal, Italy and Belgium.

As England fans will well know, Portugal can be tricky. Barcelona's Kika Nazareth (8m) is one of their talismanic players though had serious ankle surgery less than three months ago. Though the Spanish team have a wealth of talent to select, you would be hard-pressed to ignore the midfield maestro Mariona Caldentey (11.5m). Just behind her price wise is current Ballon D'Or holder Aitana Bonmati at 11m, although she was recently in hospital suffering with viral meningitis and missed Spain’s final friendly against Japan.

In the Spanish team, searching for value may point you towards defender Laia Aleixandri who has played six Nations League games this year but priced more keenly at 7m than others on the team.

There are a couple of hipster choices you might want to consider to round out the team: West Ham and Belgium’s defender Amber Tysiak racked up more Fantasy WSL points than Sandy Baltimore this year, and at 5m might be an interesting choice. Christina Girelli of Italy and Juventus is a forward costing only 5m, but contributed a huge 21 goals over 24 games in Serie A in the 2024-25 season. Similarly, Switzerland’s Géraldine Reuteler was one of the Frauen Bundesliga’s top forwards, and at 7m also looks attractive if your budget is stretched.

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