That is according to the Football Association's (FA) chief executive, Mark Bullingham, who has given his support to the Dutchwoman ahead of the Euros, with the expectation she will take the side into the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil.

England is among the favourites to win the tournament and has the chance to become only the second team to win it in back-to-back editions after Germany, which has done so twice.

But Wiegman's side faces stiff competition from Spain and has been placed in a group of death with another former champion and Wiegman's native country, Netherlands, as well as heavyweight France and debutant Wales.

Having beaten England to claim the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2023, Spain added the UEFA Women's Nations League title to its trophy collection in February last year.

Wiegman became the first boss to win the UEFA Women's Euros with two different nations last time out, with her record at the tournament standing at 100 per cent – she has 12 wins from 12 games.

Should England progress to the quarter-finals, Wiegman will surpass Hope Powell and Christina Theune-Meyer (15) as the coach with the most matches managed at the Euros.

Wiegman's contract expires after the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, but Bullingham is confident in her leadership.

"We're delighted that Sarina's in place until 2027, and I don't see any scenario changing that," he said.

"I think she's done a phenomenal job, and we're really happy to have her with us. She's a very important part of our organisation.

"We're delighted that she's with us until at least 2027. We haven't started to look beyond that timescale yet or engage in those conversations.

"We feel like we're locked in for this tournament and the next one. That feels very good for now, but that's not to say we wouldn't have a conversation at some point in the future."

England secured its first major title with a 2-1 extra-time victory over Germany three years ago on home soil.

The Lionesses have undergone big changes since then, though, with star goalkeeper Mary Earps and attacknig midfielder Fran Kirby retiring from international football prior to this tournament, while sometime captain Millie Bright ruled herself out for personal reasons.

While the likes of Chloe Kelly, the scorer of the winning goal against Germany, and Beth Mead, the UEFA Euro 2022 joint-golden boot winner, are still in the squad, it is a very different side to the one that triumphed in the previous tournament.

Lauren James made her senior debut shortly after the end of UEFA Women's Euro 2022 and has recovered from a hamstring injury to make the squad this time around.

Despite a lot of new faces in the squad, James insisted it was hungry for success in Switzerland.

"A fresh start, a bit like a new era ... hungry girls wanting to do well," she said in an interview with The Guardian.

"It's not really about defending a title, because it's a completely different team. This team's got a lot of youth in it, and this will be some people's first big tournament.

"We'll just take it game by game and hopefully have momentum and the belief of the fans and everyone in the country behind us."

England begins its title defence against France on 6 July (AEST) before facing Netherlands and Wales in the Group D contest, with only two sides moving through to the knockout stage.