Lionesses Set Wembley Date For China Friendly As Euro 2025 Heroes Return To Action

England will play China successful a friends astatine Wembley connected 29 November, their first confirmed fixture pursuing European Championship glory astatine nan weekend.

The lucifer will beryllium nan 3rd of 4 friendlies for Sarina Wiegman’s victorious squad crossed nan autumn, pinch nan first two, successful October, still to beryllium announced, and pits nan Asian champions against their European counterparts. It will besides beryllium nan Lionesses’ 3rd Wembley fixture of 2025 truthful far, pursuing victories complete Spain successful February and Portugal successful May.

England’s autumn friendlies will thief them hole for their 2027 World Cup qualifying campaign, which originates successful February. Wiegman’s broadside were World Cup finalists successful 2023 and will beryllium hoping to spell 1 amended successful Brazil successful 2 years’ time. England’s astir caller gathering pinch China came during their tally to nan 2023 final, . They won 6-1 successful Adelaide.

“After an unthinkable period and nan celebrations this week, we are already readying ahead,” Wiegman said. “It will beryllium typical to person a last sojourn to Wembley this twelvemonth and thing for america each to look guardant to erstwhile nan caller play starts.

“There are not galore opportunities for america to play non-European guidance successful nan almanac truthful I americium happy we person been capable to unafraid a apical Asian broadside for illustration China for this Fifa window.”