England will play China in a friendly at Wembley on 29 November, their first confirmed fixture following European Championship glory at the weekend.
The match will be the third of four friendlies for Sarina Wiegman’s victorious team across the autumn, with the first two, in October, still to be announced, and pits the Asian champions against their European counterparts. It will also be the Lionesses’ third Wembley fixture of 2025 so far, following victories over Spain in February and Portugal in May.
England’s autumn friendlies will help them prepare for their 2027 World Cup qualifying campaign, which begins in February. Wiegman’s side were World Cup finalists in 2023 and will be hoping to go one better in Brazil in two years’ time. England’s most recent meeting with China came during their run to the 2023 final. They won 6-1 in Adelaide.
“After an incredible month and the celebrations this week, we are already planning ahead,” Wiegman said. “It will be special to have a final visit to Wembley this year and something for us all to look forward to once the new season starts.
“There are not many opportunities for us to play non-European opposition in the calendar so I am happy we have been able to secure a top Asian side like China for this Fifa window.”
This meeting with China, who are ranked 17th in the world, will be a 5.30pm kick-off and broadcast live on ITV.
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