20 of our players have been called up to represent their countries over the international break.
Mariona Caldentey is involved in the most important match as Spain face Germany across two legs in the UEFA Women’s Nations League final, while Stina Blackstenius and Rosa Kafaji, on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion, are in the Sweden squad for their third place play-off fixtures against France.
The rest of our call-ups are all set for international friendly fixtures, starting with Australia’s (Kyra Cooney-Cross, Caitlin Foord, Steph Catley) double header against New Zealand.
Norway’s Frida Maanum will be coming up against Brazil and Denmark and Victoria Pelova is in the Netherlands squad for friendlies versus Portugal and South Korea.
Emily Fox is getting ready for two matches against Italy with USA, and five of our players have been included in the England squad for games against China and Ghana. Lotte Wubben-Moy, Alessia Russo, Taylor Hinds, Beth Mead and Chloe Kelly were all called up for the Lionesses.
Katie McCabe will be preparing for a friendly against Hungary with Republic of Ireland.
At under-20s level, four young Gunners are in the England squad for matches with China, USA and Mexico, namely Sophie Harwood, Cecily Wellesley-Smith, Laila Harbert, Vivienne Lia and Jessie Gale.
INTERNATIONAL FIXTURES
Wednesday, November 26
England U19s (Harwood, Wellesley-Smith, Harbert, Gale, Lia) v China
Friendly | Pinatar Arena | 4pm
Friday, November 28
Australia (Cooney-Cross, Foord, Catley) v New Zealand
Friendly | Polytec Stadium | 8.30am
Norway (Maanum) v Brazil
Friendly | Estadio Municipal de La Linea | 6pm
Germany v Spain (Mariona)
UEFA Women’s Nations League final first leg | Fritz-Walter-Stadion | 7.30pm
France v Sweden (Blackstenius, Kafaji)
UEFA Women’s Nations League third-place play-off first leg | Stade Auguste-Delaune | 8.10pm
Portugal v Netherlands (Pelova)
Friendly | Estadio Municipal de Braga | 8.45pm
Saturday, November 29
USA (Fox) v Italy
Friendly | Inter & Co Stadium | 12am
Republic of Ireland (McCabe) v Hungary
Friendly | Marbella Football Center | 11.30am
England U19s (Harwood, Wellesley-Smith, Harbert, Gale, Lia) v USA
Friendly | Pinatar Arena | 12pm
England (Hinds, Mead, Kelly, Russo, Wubben-Moy) v China
Friendly | Wembley Stadium | 5.30pm
Monday, December 1
Norway (Maanum) v Denmark)
Friendly | Estadio Municipal de La Linea | 5pm
Tuesday, December 2
USA (Fox) v Italy
Friendly | Fort Lauderdale | 12am
Australia (Cooney-Cross, Foord, Catley) v New Zealand
Friendly | Coopers Stadium | 9.30am
England U19s (Harwood, Wellesley-Smith, Harbert, Gale, Lia) v Mexico
Friendly | Pinatar Arena | 11am
Spain (Mariona) v Germany
UEFA Women’s Nations League final second leg | Estadio Metropolitano | 5.30pm
Sweden (Blackstenius, Kafaji) v France
UEFA Women’s Nations League third-place play-off second leg | Stockholm Arena | 6pm
England (Hinds, Mead, Kelly, Russo, Wubben-Moy) v Ghana
Friendly | St. Mary’s Stadium | 7pm
Netherlands (Pelova) v South Korea
Friendly | Mandemakers Stadium | 7.45pm
All times are in United Kingdom time
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