England boss Sarina Wiegman said there are "no easy things any more" after the Lionesses were handed a tough draw for the defence of their European Championship crown.

The Lionesses, who beat Germany in the final on home soil at Euro 2022, were drawn into Group D alongside France, the Netherlands and Wales at Monday's Euro 2025 draw.

Wiegman, who has won all 12 of her games at the tournament, is the only boss to win the Euros with two different nations (Netherlands in 2017, England in 2022).

In 2025, she could become the second manager to win the tournament in three consecutive editions, after Germany's Tina Theune. 

England avoided being placed in the same group as World Cup winners Spain or eight-time European champions Germany, and Wiegman is now relishing the challenge ahead. 

"The draw was nice. The group is tough! These are the facts, and we knew how the pots were that it would be difficult anyway," said Wiegman.

"The women's game is developing so quickly, so I don't think there are easy things any more.

"We have to be ready for every single game. The women's game has changed. Before we went to the qualifiers for the World Cup, it was kind of easy.

"Sometimes you could predict if you were going to win. In sport, it's really good when it's unpredictable, because that's the exciting bit about it."

The draw also means Wiegman will face her native Netherlands, who she led to victory at Euro 2017 and a runners-up finish at the 2019 World Cup.

She comes up against her former manager Andries Jonker again, having also faced the Dutch with England in last year's Women's Nations League campaign.

"Before we came [to Switzerland] I thought we might get them," said Wiegman.

"Of course, we drew them in the Nations League, so I was not really surprised. It is not a coincidence any more.

"I hope they will be successful, but not when we play them. It becomes really, really competitive. It is just the way it is, isn't it?"

Jill Scott, who was part of the England side that won the tournament at Wembley two years ago, was optimistic about the Lionesses' chances in Switzerland. 

"It's such a special tournament to win and have those memories. I'll see some of the girls now and you just have that connection for life," Scott told BBC Sport.

"The team were fantastic throughout. As the tournament was going on we knew we were about to do something special.

"We had the home crowd as well, which definitely got us over the over the line in that final. Whenever I speak about the final it just makes us smile from ear to ear.

"To win a tournament, you have to play the toughest teams. Maybe in the group stages, teams like Germany and Spain, teams that are very strong, you'd want to meet later on.

"I'm confident in this Lionesses team, there's a lot of young players coming through that have had experience in recent games and I think that'll do them the world of good.

"I'm confident that England can get this trophy back."