Williamson out as injuries hit England | George called up
Gabby George has been called up by England after captain Leah Williamson, Alex Greenwood and Lotte Wubben-Moy were ruled out of Friday’s World Cup qualifier in North Macedonia.
Williamson, named permanent captain this week, has travelled to Skopje but will not be involved in Friday’s qualifier. The 25-year-old is now under concussion protocols having missing training earlier this week as a precaution after being assessed following Arsenal’s match at the weekend.
Greenwood and Wubben-Moy did not make the trip, with Greenwood going back to Manchester City for rehabilitation for a persistent knee issue while Wubben-Moy returned to Arsenal to manage a thigh complaint.
Everton defender George has received her first Lionesses call since World Cup qualifying in 2019, having left the WU23 squad – who were in Spain for a double-header this week against the Netherlands – to answer the senior call.
England seek to continue their unbeaten start to Group D against North Macedonia with the fixture kicking off at 7pm on Friday.
The Lionesses will conclude the international window against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park on Tuesday 12 April, with kick-off at 7.55pm. Sky Sports will provide dedicated live blogs and analysis of both matches.
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The groups…
Group A: England, Austria, Norway, Northern Ireland
Group B: Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland
Group C: Netherlands, Sweden, C3*, Switzerland
Group D: France, Italy, Belgium, Iceland
*Russia suspended until further notice
The venues…
- Wembley Stadium (London)
- Brentford Community Stadium (London)
- Brighton and Hove Community Stadium (Brighton)
- Manchester City Academy Stadium (Manchester)
- Old Trafford (Manchester)
- Stadium MK (Milton Keynes)
- New York Stadium (Rotherham)
- Bramall Lane (Sheffield)
- St Mary’s Stadium (Southampton)
- Leigh Sports Village (Leigh)
The schedule…
Group stage:
Wednesday July 6
Group A: England vs Austria – kick off 8pm, Old Trafford
Thursday July 7
Group A: Norway vs Northern Ireland – kick off 8pm, St Mary’s
Friday July 8
Group B: Spain vs Finland – kick off 5pm, Stadium MK
Group B: Germany vs Denmark – kick off 8pm, London Community Stadium
Saturday July 9
Group C: C3 vs Switzerland – kick off 5pm, Leigh Sports Village
Group C: Netherlands vs Sweden – kick off 8pm, Bramall Lane
Sunday July 10
Group D: Belgium vs Iceland – kick off 5pm, Manchester City Academy Stadium
Group D: France vs Italy – kick off 8pm, New York Stadium
Monday July 11
Group A: Austria vs Northern Ireland – kick off 5pm, St Mary’s
Group A: England v Norway – kick off 8pm, Brighton and Hove Community Stadium
Tuesday July 12
Group B: Denmark vs Finland – kick off 5pm, Stadium MK
Group B: Germany vs Spain – kick off 8pm, London Community Stadium
Wednesday July 13
Group C: Sweden vs Switzerland – kick off 5pm, Bramall Lane
Group C: Netherlands v C3 – kick off 8pm, Leigh Sports Village
Thursday July 14
Group D: Italy vs Iceland – kick off 5pm, Manchester City Academy Stadium
Group D: France vs Belgium – kick off 8pm, New York Stadium
Friday July 15
Group A: Northern Ireland v England – kick off 8pm, St Mary’s
Group A: Austria vs Norway – kick off 8pm, Brighton and Hove Community Stadium
Saturday July 16
Group B: Finland vs Germany – kick off 8pm, Stadium MK
Group B: Denmark vs Spain – kick off 8pm, London Community Stadium
Sunday July 17
Group C: Switzerland vs Netherlands – kick off 5pm, Bramall Lane
Group C: Sweden vs C3 – kick off 5pm, Leigh Sports Village
Monday July 18
Group D: Iceland vs France – kick off 8pm, New York Stadium
Group D: Italy vs Belgium – kick off 8pm, Manchester City Academy Stadium
Knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Wednesday July 20
Quarter-final 1: Winners Group A v Runners-up Group B – kick off 8pm, Brighton and Hove Community Stadium
Thursday July 21
Quarter-final 2: Winners Group B v Runners-up Group A – kick off 8pm, London Community Stadium
Friday July 22
Quarter-final 3: Winners Group C v Runners-up Group D – kick off 8pm, Leigh Sports Village
Quarter-final 4: Winners Group D v Runners-up Group C – kick off 8pm, New York Stadium
Semi-finals
Tuesday July 26
Semi-final 1: Winners quarter-final 1 v Winners quarter-final 3 – kick off 8pm, Bramall Lane
Wednesday July 27
Semi-final 2: Winners quarter-final 2 v Winners quarter-final 4 – kick-off 8pm, Stadium MK
Final
Sunday July 31