{"id":303655,"date":"2025-07-30T10:20:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T10:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/303655\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T10:20:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T10:20:14","slug":"european-champions-england-to-take-on-china-at-wembley-in-november-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/303655\/","title":{"rendered":"European champions England to take on China at Wembley in November \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">European champions England will face China at Wembley in November, the Football Association has announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The match on November 29 will pit the Euro 2025 winners against the Asian champions as China prepare to defend their continental crown in March next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Lionesses retained their European title with a dramatic 3-1 penalty shootout victory over Spain in Basel on Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The European Champions return to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wembleystadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WembleyStadium<\/a>! \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<p>We will welcome China PR in November to complete a hat-trick of appearances at the national stadium this calendar year.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up to My England Football for priority access to tickets \u2935\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lionesses (@Lionesses) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lionesses\/status\/1950489106674278701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">November\u2019s clash will be the sixth meeting between England and China. The last of those came at the 2023 World Cup, where the Lionesses triumphed 6-1 in the group stages.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/sport\/isle-of-man-tt-all-you-need-to-know-about-this-years-top-road-race-MMNTD3V5WJHN5F4L5IIRQ3PWMI\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Isle of Man TT: All you need to know about this year&#x2019;s top road race\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/E3MFVL7JF5CMNMNZESRRII7W2E.JPG\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/sport\/motorsport\/davey-todd-gutted-to-see-team-mate-peter-hickman-ruled-out-of-isle-of-man-tt-P3BZNVI4KBEYJMIDXUMAB2IQMU\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Davey Todd &#x2018;gutted&#x2019; to see team-mate Peter Hickman ruled out of Isle of Man TT\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SI33BG6FF5AVJENYFBUJGU33FM.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The match comes ahead of 2027 World Cup qualifiers, which begin next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">England head coach Sarina Wiegman said: \u201cAfter an incredible month and the celebrations this week, we are already planning ahead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cEven though we have just finished the Euro, our World Cup qualifiers are not too far away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThere 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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"England and China met at the 2023 World Cup\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W54RYBB4QVNTTH6LNMM2RMPEBM.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"563\"\/>England and China met at the 2023 World Cup (Isabel Infantes\/PA) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m sure China will give us a very different game to what we experienced in Australia. Whenever we face a squad where most of the players are based away from Europe or the United States, it is a new challenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAnd with the start of the qualification campaign soon approaching, this will be valuable experience with the 2027 World Cup in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Further fixtures for the Lionesses in October and November are set to be announced.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"European champions England will face China at Wembley in November, the Football Association has announced. 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