Spain drawn with England, Scotland and Portugal
Jorge Vilda's side have been drawn in Group D and make their debut on July 19 in Doetinchem when they face Portugal. <a title="Spain v Colombia live online: International friendly" href="http://en.as.com/en/2017/06/07/football/1496826285_277120.html?omnaut=1">Spain v Colombia</a>
Group D
Spain now know their rivals in the group phase of Euro 2017. The Spanish side are set to face England, Scotland and Iberian peninsula neighbors Portugal in Group D.
OFICIAL | Inglaterra, Escocia y Portugal serán nuestros rivales en la Eurocopa femenina de Holanda https://t.co/cXX3LifKxc
— Selección Española de Fútbol (@SeFutbol) November 8, 2016
Big guns avoided
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Despite finishing the,selves in a tough group, Vilda's side did manages to avoid European heavyweights Germany (winners of the last six tournaments) and France (currently no.2 in the UEFA ranking) in this evening's draw held in Rotterdam.
The Lionesses are happy 🦁🦁🦁#EURO2017 pic.twitter.com/sufC3I2N1S
— Jo Currie (@JoCurrie) November 8, 2016
July 19 opener
La Roja get their campaign underway on Wednesday July 19 against the Portuguese and then face England the following Sunday. The final Group D game for Spain is against Scotland on the 27th with the top two from the four groups progressing to the next phase of the competition.
