There are no minnows in the 16-team European Championship, but both England and Wales may feel the draw could have been softer.
It’s only been six months since England was defeated 2-1 at St James’ Park in France – who have never won a major tournament – in the Euro 2025 qualifiers.
England took revenge four days later in the rematch winning 2-1 in Saint-Etienne, but France took a one-point lead in group A3.
England thus qualified for next year’s tournament as runners-up.
Wales last faced France in their 2023 World Cup qualifiers. The French won both matches, 2-0 at home and 2-1 in Llanelli, ahead of Wales, who lost their place in the tournament in the play-offs.
The Netherlands is ranked 10th in the world by FIFA, effectively one place higher than France.
They qualified for Switzerland by finishing second in Group A1 behind Italy when both countries had the same number of points.
England last faced the Dutch in the Nations League in December 2023, winning 3-2 at Wembley after a 2-1 defeat in Utrecht two months earlier.
The last meeting between Wales and the Netherlands ended in a friendly 5-0 defeat in 2017.
Rhian Wilkinson’s side finished as the lowest-ranked nation – 30th on FIFA’s list – in the Euro 2025 draw, beating Ireland in the qualifying play-offs, ending a long wait to play in a major tournament.
England and Wales last met in the 2019 World Cup qualifiers.
After a goalless draw – a landmark result for Welsh women’s football – in Southampton in April 2018, Phil Neville’s England won 3-0 in Newport four months later.
