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Sarina Wiegman relishing Wembley clash with Spain

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Published by Sunny Badwal
13, Apr
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Sarina Wiegman relishing Wembley clash with Spain

England boss Sarina Wiegman is looking forward to another Wembley occasion against one of the world’s best when they face Spain in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.

England will welcome the world champions to the national stadium in the first meeting between the two sides since the Lionesses won the European Championship last summer on penalties.

Both teams have won their opening two matches in World Cup qualification, beating Iceland and Ukraine, and a win for either would put them in a commanding position to take the one and only automatic spot from Group A3.

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England beat Spain on penalties in the Euro 2025 (Peter Byrne/PA)
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Around 75,000 tickets have been sold and Wiegman is excited about the occasion.

Speaking at St George’s Park, she told a press conference: “These are the very competitive games. We are in the World Cup qualifiers, so there’s more than this game.

“You want to qualify for the World Cup, but when you’re allowed to play at Wembley again and you play Spain at home with the fans behind us it is just really exciting.

“It just feels like a very competitive game, and we have played so many games over the last couple of years against each other. We both, as well as the other teams in our group, want to qualify, and as quick as possible would be nice too.”

Midfielder Keira Walsh is set to earn her 100th cap for England if she is selected to play on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old has played a key part in the Lionesses’ success, having won both the 2022 and 2025 Euros as well as being a part of the side that got to the 2023 World Cup final before losing to Spain.

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Keira Walsh is excited to win her 100th cap (Mike Egerton/PA)
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Walsh said: “It’s a very exciting moment. When I started playing football, I never thought that this was going to be possible, so it’s a really proud moment for me and my family.

“It’s a massive game, my full focus has been on that for the week. I’ve not really thought too much about anything else but I’m sure after the game, then I’ll probably have some moments to reflect.

“I don’t really love the attention being on me. I do feel a little bit awkward about it. I just love playing football, so for me if it’s one or 100 (caps), I still feel the same whenever I put the shirt on.

“I remember my first cap, there was not a lot of people in the crowd and tomorrow there’s going to be 75,000 people at Wembley playing against one of the best teams in the world. I think that shows the growth of the women’s game.”

Questions around the fitness of captain Leah Williamson still remain heading into the crunch encounter.

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Leah Williamson remains a fitness doubt for England (Mike Egerton/PA)
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Williamson has been out of action since the middle of March with a hamstring injury but Wiegman did not give too much away about the Arsenal defender’s availability heading into Tuesday.

She added: “She’s moving forward – I don’t think she does need to prove that much. We have to be really, really careful with her, she’s careful and with her club we are careful.

“We made a plan and I don’t want to give anything more away about that, she’s moving forward well.”

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