England’s qualifying campaign begins in March with games against Ukraine and Iceland before taking on Spain and playing the reverse fixture against Iceland the following month in April.
And Sarina Wiegman’s side play their final two qualifiers later in June against Spain and Ukraine.
Having already made an impressive start to their UEFA U21 EURO 2027 qualifying campaign, the games continue into 2026, beginning with qualifiers against Andorra and Moldova when Lee Carsley’s Young Lions – the defending champions – report for duty in March, with fixtures against Kazakhstan, Slovakia and the Republic of Ireland to come later in the year.
The Young Lionesses will be under new management this year, with head coach Emma Coates and assistant Gemma Davies departing to take up a new role with National Women’s Soccer League club Bay FC.
Ben Futcher’s side played a handful of internationals last year to kick off 2025-26 in front of home crowds in Chesterfield and Doncaster, and the Young Lions’ fixtures for this year are yet to be confirmed.
Lauren Smith will lead the Young Lionesses into battle at the FIFA Women’s U20 World Cup this year which will be staged in Poland between 5-27 September. England, who earned qualification at the 2025 UEFA Women’s U19 EUROs, played three internationals towards the end of 2025 as preparations for the tournament continue.
Will Antwi’s team embark on the UEFA U19 EURO elite round qualifying in March, with England, who made it three wins from three in the first round of qualifying, drawn into a group with Portugal, Poland and Serbia, with the games taking place in Portugal. The team who tops the group will book their place at the U19 EURO Finals 2026 which are being hosted in Wales, running from 28 June to 11 July.
The Young Lionesses are hoping to book their place at the UEFA Women’s U19 EURO Finals, with England facing Switzerland, Wales and Latvia in round two of qualifying, with the games taking place in Switzerland in April. The tournament itself will be hosted by Bosnia & Herzegovina between 27 June to 10 July.
After making it to the last 16 at the FIFA U17 World Cup in Qatar in November, Neil Ryan’s squad will be back in action this year, with fixtures still to be confirmed for the Young Lions.
Liam Bramley’s side are set to go head-to-head with Israel, Faroe Islands and Estonia in round two of UEFA U17 EURO 2026 qualifying in March at St. George’s Park. However, England are unable to qualify for the U17 EURO Finals in Estonia or the 2026 FIFA U17 World Cup in Qatar.
The WU17s will take on Italy, Croatia and Türkiye in round two of the UEFA Women’s U17 EURO, with Kerri Welsh’s team winning all three of their first-round games in October. The fixtures will take place in Croatia in March, with the tournament pencilled for 3-16 May in Northern Ireland, should England top their group and qualify.
There are a number of tournaments coming up this year for our Para teams, with the Deaf women’s team competing at the EUROs in March. In August, the Blind men’s team will be at the European Championships, with the Blind women’s tournament taking place in October, along with the Powerchair World Championship.
But first, the Para teams kick off the year with a multi-squad training camp in Tenerife for the first time since 2024, with the camp taking place between 26-30 January.