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International tournament football is once again on the horizon with the eagerly-anticipated Women's Euro 2022 now edging ever closer.
The tournament, which will run from July 6 through to July 31, will take place in England, who are hosting the competition for the second time.
The Lionesses harness genuine ambitions of winning a maiden championship, having looked much improved since Sarina Wiegman took over as manager last year.
The Women's Euro 2022 is now right around the corner, running from July 6 to July 31
They will face fierce competition from the likes of Spain, France, Germany and the Netherlands, however, the latter of which emerged victorious in the previous European Championships in 2017.
England will get the tournament underway against Austria at Old Trafford on July 6, with the final set to take place at Wembley at the end of the month.
With the tournament swiftly approaching, Sportsmail takes you through the groups, fixtures and TV schedule.
Euro 2022 GroupsEngland, in hosting the tournament, were automatically given a place in the championships and put into Group A.
The Lionesses will come up against Norway, Austria and fellow Brits Northern Ireland in a group Wiegman's side are expected to win without too much trouble.
Tournament favourites Spain meanwhile find themselves in the 'Group of Death', alongside Germany, 2017 finalists Denmark, and Finland.
Spain, Denmark and Germany were drawn into undoubtedly the tournament's 'Group of Death', while Portugal have replaced Russia in Group C
England will face Northern Ireland, who they have comfortably beaten twice in World Cup qualifying
There was a change to Group C in May, with Russia removed amid Vladimir Putin's ongoing invasion of Ukraine and replaced by Portugal. They are joined by reigning champions the Netherlands, as well as Sweden and Switzerland.
Finally we have Group D, where France are widely expected to prevail take top spot.
Group A: England, Austria, Norway, Northern Ireland Group B: Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland Group C: Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland Group D: France, Italy, Belgium, Iceland VenuesA total of 10 venues from nine different cities will be used throughout the tournament, with the final taking place at Wembley.
England's national stadium is already sold out, with some 90,000 fans to cram into Wembley in what will be a record attendance for the showpiece.
Meanwhile, Manchester United's Old Trafford will host the opening game of the tournament between England and Austria, while another Premier League stadium in Southampton's St Mary's will also be used throughout.
England are hosting the tournament, with the final set to be played at Wembley Stadium
The opening game of the tournament between England and Austria will take place at Old Trafford
There has been some noise around the disparity between the stadiums in use, however; there are two grounds which will have less than 10,000 fans in attendance.
The first
