England will face their first euro test game ahead of women on Thursday when Molineux will play against Belgium.
Sarina Weigmen selected her last 23 players for the upcoming tournament on Wednesday, and this week’s friendly is an opportunity for fans to watch the team perform.
Former captain Steve Hathon will not be taking part this summer as he has been fighting Achilles since January, while Chelsea striker Frank Curby and Man City striker Clooy Kelly have overcome injury by replacing them in the Wegman team.
The match against Belgium, which will also take part in the Euro 2022 tournament, is the first of three friendly matches before England start their tournament against Austria on Old Trafford on July 6.
The Lionesses will also meet Elland Road in the Netherlands on June 24 before going to Switzerland to play their final warm-up game on June 30. After the game in Zurich, the lionesses will return to St. George’s Park to complete their preparations.
Before the European Women’s Championship, Prince William joined England to wish them luck in the tournament and show off their shooting skills!
Will we have any indications of a starting lineup against Austria?
Wygman may already have a deep idea of who will start at Old Trafford on July 6, but these friendly games will give her a chance to experiment, figure out and find out who could qualify for her.
The three goalkeepers, Mary Earps, Eli Roebuck and Hannah Hampton, are likely to be involved in the friendly match and plan to see each of the 23 players in a matter of minutes.
One of the most important aspects of these friendly matches is to test England against a better opponent. Despite the abundance of gates gained under Vegman’s leadership so far, they have faced Latvia, Northern Macedonia and Luxembourg.
England won the Arnold Clark Cup in March, testing themselves against a better opponent
There were already positive signs in the Arnold Clark Cup, which took place in March – in the invitation tournament organized by the FA, in which the lionesses won, ahead of the winner of the Olympic gold medals Canada, Euro 2022 finalists Spain and the internationally strong Germany.
England have not yet lost a game under Wegman – they only played twice in the draw, albeit in the Arnold Clark Cup – and it will be important to keep up the pace before those matches. The lionesses will try to win three, but on an equal footing and, perhaps most importantly, in a coherent performance.
What about Belgian women?
Tesa Woolert is Belgium’s most productive player of all time
Over the last ten years or so, Belgium has made steady improvements. This summer, they are taking part in the Grand Slam for the second time and the European Championship for the second time in a row.
At the 2017 Red Flames European Championships, they finished third in their group after the champions in the Netherlands and Denmark, and this time in the group with France, Italy and Iceland.
The last time the two teams played against each other was a 3: 3 draw in August 2019. England had taken the lead with 2-0, but she needed a late penalty kick from Nikita Paris to secure a draw in fourth place that summer. world cup.
Aves Cerenels has been leading Belgium since 2011
Like England, Belgium has a lot of experience in Thursday’s friendly match and the European Cup. Janice Cayman has played 124 games and is the second-highest player (47) after Tessa Woolert, scoring 65 goals in 106 games.
The fact that seven out of ten all-time players are current players says a lot about the quality of the Belgian national team, and two more have resigned in the last three years.
Much of the improvement has also taken place under the leadership of long-time coach Yves Sernels, who has been training the national team since 2011. He hopes to bring the Red Flame team to the playoffs for the first time in history this summer.
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Follow the latest Euro 2022 news from Sky Sports and Sky Sports News this summer.
The majority will be Caroline Parker, head of Sky Sports WSL, as well as Jessica Creighton and Kail Walker. Meanwhile, Karen Carney, Sue Smith, Courtney Sweatman-Kirk and Laura Bassett will provide analysis throughout the tournament.
They will also be joined by goalkeeper veteran Karen Bearslie and Manchester City defender Esme Morgan.
Critics and broadcasters will operate the Sky Sports Women’s Euro 2022 mobile display bus, which will follow the Sky Sports News team across the country to various stadiums where the games take place.
In addition, the main football broadcast on 21 June will be changed from Sky Sports to Sky Sports Women’s Euros Podcast rom. It will be hosted by Charlotte Marsh and Anton Toloy and will feature exclusive news, interviews with players, and a powerful tournament suite.
Euro 2022: groups…
The group: England, Austria, Norway, Northern Ireland
B group: Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland
Group C: The Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland
Group D: France, Italy, Belgium, Iceland
Euro 2022: schedule…
group stage
Wednesday, July 6
Group A: England – Austria – at 20.00 on the Old Trafford track
Thursday, July 7th
Group A: Norway – Northern Ireland – 20:00 St Mary’s Time
Friday, July 8
Group B: Spain – Finland – 17.00 at MK Stadium
Group B: Germany – Denmark – 8 pm at London Community Stadium
Saturday, July 9
Group C: Portugal-Switzerland at 5 pm in the sports village of Li
Group C: Netherlands – Sweden – 8 pm Bramall Len
Sunday, July 10th
Group D: Belgium – Iceland – 5 pm at Manchester City Academy Stadium
Group D: France – Italy – at eight in the evening at New York Stadium
Monday, July 11th
Group A: Austria – Northern Ireland – 17.00 St. Mary’s time
Group A: England-Norway – 8pm at Brighton and Howe Community Stadium
Tuesday, July 12
Group B: Denmark – Finland – 17.00 at MK Stadium
Group B: Germany – Spain – 8 pm at London Community Stadium
Wednesday, July 13
Group C: Sweden-Switzerland – 17:00 Pramal Linn
Group C: The Netherlands – Portugal – at 8 pm in the sports village of Lee
Thursday, July 14
Group D: Italy – Iceland – 5 pm at Manchester City Academy Stadium
Group D: France – Belgium – start at eight in the evening at New York Stadium
Friday, July 15
Group A: Northern Ireland – England – 20:00 Mary’s
Group A: Austria – Norway – 8 pm at Brighton and Howe Community Stadium
Saturday, July 16
Group B: Finland – Germany – at 8 pm at the MK Stadium
Group B: Denmark – Spain – 8 pm at London Community Stadium
Sunday, July 17th
Group C: Switzerland and the Netherlands: 17:00 Bramal Lin
Group C: Sweden and Portugal – 5 pm in the sports village of Lee
Monday, July 18th
Group D: Iceland – France – 8 pm at New York Stadium
Group D: Italy – Belgium – at 8 pm at Manchester City Academy Stadium
Exclusion phase
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, July 20
Quarterfinal 1: Group A – Vice Champions Group B – Start at 8pm, Brighton and Hove Community Stadium
Thursday, July 21
Quarterfinal 2: Winners Group B – Vice Champions Group A – Start at 8pm London Community Stadium
Friday, July 22
Quarterfinal 3: Winners Group C – Runners-up Group D – Start at 8:00 PM at Lee Sports Village
Quarterfinal 4: Group D Winners – Group C Second – Start at 8pm at New York Stadium
semi-final
Tuesday, July 26
1st semifinal: 1st quarter finalists – 3rd quarter finalists – start at 20:00, Pramal Lane
Wednesday, July 27th
2nd semifinals: 2nd quarter finalists 2nd – 4th quarter finalists – start at 20:00, MK. Stadium
the final
Sunday, July 31
Semi-finalists Winners 1 – Winners 2nd semi-finals – Start at 5pm, Wembley
