England vs Belgium LIVE: Euro 2022 warm-up result, final score and reaction as Lionesses cruise to win

England’s Lionesses take on Belgium tonight in an international friendly leading up to Euro 2022 that starts in July. Sarina Wiegman’s side will also face the Netherlands and Switzerland this month as they put together their final preparations for the tournament.

Wiegman confirmed her squad for Euro 2022 yesterday with the big headline being the omission of former Lionesses captain Steph Houghton who hasn’t fully recovered from an Achilles injury that saw her only start four games in the WSL this season.

Goalkeeper Sandy MacIver, defender Niamh Charles and midfielders Lucy Staniforth and Katie Zelem were also cut from the provisional squad.

That means Leah Williamson will lead the Lionesses into the tournament and will hope to build on the impressive start England have made under Wiegman. They are 11 games unbeaten since the Dutch manager took charge and head into the tournament as one of the favourites to lift the trophy on home soil.

Follow all the action as England take on Belgium at Molineux:

England vs Belgium

• FULL-TIME! England 3-0 Belgium

• 82’ GOAL! - Williamson’s shot hits the bar and bounces in off the goalkeeper (3-0)

• 66’ - GOAL! Daly lashes home from a corner (2-0)

• 62’ - GOAL! Kelly’s shot takes a massive deflection and finds the corner of the net (1-0)

• England face Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland in friendlies before Euro 2022

• Steph Houghton dropped from Euros squad

England 3-0 Belgium

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The Lionesses have two more warm-up games before the start of Euro 2022. Next up are the Netherlands who will pose an even sterner test for Sarina Wiegman’s women.

If they come through that with another victory there’ll be a real belief that they can achieve something special in the upcoming tournament.

England 3-0 Belgium

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Sarina Wiegman will be pleased. She wanted a competitive match for the team and they got one. Belgium offered only a few fleeting moments in attack but they made England work hard to score their goals.

Two were deflections and one was a fine finish from substitute Rachel Daly.

Full-time: England 3-0 Belgium

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90+3 mins: England start their Euro 2022 warm-ups with a victory over Belgium at Molineux! They were made to wait over an hour for the breakthrough but were never under pressure of conceding.

It always felt like a matter of time before they scored and once Chloe Kelly’s deflected effort found the back of the net, the Lionesses put the hammer down.

Rachel Daly added a second and Leah Williamson secured the win even though her effort will probably go down as a Nicky Evrard own goal.

England 3-0 Belgium

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90 mins: Three minutes of added time to play to close out the game. Wullaert curls a cross into the England box and Mary Earps is called into action for the first time tonight when she grabs hold of a soft headed effort.

England 3-0 Belgium

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86 mins: What seemed to be a tricky affair for England after the first half has turned out to be a regulation victory for the Lionesses. Sarina Wiegman’s changes upped the tempo of their play and the home side settled down after Chloe Kelly’s opener.

GOAL! England 3-0 Belgium (Williamson, 83’)⚽️

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83 mins: England have another and it’s the captain who scores! Kelly swings a corner into the middle of the box and picks out Parris who fires a header at goal. Vangheluwe only manages to clear it as far as the England captain who picks her spot and lifts the ball towards goal. It hits the underside of the bar, bounces into Evrard and crosses the line!

England 2-0 Belgium

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79 mins: Lauren Hemp receives a very warm reception as she is subbed off the pitch. She’s been exceptional tonight and did everything but score for England.

Nikita Parris replaces her.

England 2-0 Belgium

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75 mins: Bright continues to delight with that diagonal ball from right to left over to Hemp. Hemp brings it down and knocks it back to Daly who whips a cross into the box. It skips through to Bronze who has to throw herself towards the ball to try and keep it in play but she can’t stop it from crossing the byline.

England 2-0 Belgium

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72 mins: Chance! Alex Greenwood delivers another stellar pass to play Hemp free down the left wing. Hemp injects a bit of pace and breezes up to the side of the box before lifting a good cross over to Beth England. England gets her head underneath the ball which is slightly behind her and she whips it just over the top of the crossbar.

England 2-0 Belgium

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69 mins: England’s patience and changes have paid off for them. They have been the better side this evening and have earned their rewards.

Will they go on to get another? Sarina Wiegman will hope so.

GOAL! England 2-0 Belgium (Daly, 66’)⚽️

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66 mins: Another goal from the substitutes! The corner ball is whipped low to the near post and flicked into the six-yard area. There’s a tussle and the ball bounces over to Williamson who snatches at a shot that hits Hemp and drops for Rachel Daly. She then drills a first time effort at goal and rattles it into the top left-hand corner!

England 1-0 Belgium

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65 mins: There seems to be a bit of belief to England now. Fran Kirby switches the ball over to Hemp who drives into the box and wins a corner when her cross is blocked behind.

GOAL! England 1-0 Belgium (Kelly, 62’)⚽️

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62 mins: Yes they can! Keira Walsh flicks the ball over to Lucy Bronze on the right wing who plays it up to Chloe Kelly. The substitute darts inside of Deloose and strikes a left-footed effort at goal. Kelly gets lucky with a deflection off Tysiak at the near post and the ball nestles in the near bottom corner!

England finally lead.

England 0-0 Belgium

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60 mins: Bethany England and Fran Kirby come on for England replacing Ellen White and Georgia Stanway. This hasn’t been the easiest game for the Lionesses and they’ve got work to do if they’re going to win it.

30 minutes left to play. Can the substitutes have an impact?

England 0-0 Belgium

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57 mins: What a ball that is from Millie Bright. A low cross field pass to pick out the run of Lauren Hemp who controls the ball on the left side of the box before rolling it over to Georgia Stanway. Stanways shifts it to her right foot and shoots but her effort is blocked immediately and the chance goes begging.

England 0-0 Belgium

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54 mins: Chance! Stanway wins the ball back high up the pitch and works it over to the right wing. Kelly dribbles away from the left-back and lifts a deep cross into the box that just evades Ellen White. The ball drops to Stanway whose back it to goal so she lays it off to Keira Walsh and her effort from the front edge of the box lands safely in the arms of Nicky Evrard.

England 0-0 Belgium

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51 mins: The second half has started quite slowly. England are trying to be patient but they’re finding it awkward to play through Belgium.

Alex Greenwood knocks the ball over to Bronze who puts the ball into the box for Chloe Kelly. She recovers it under pressure but can’t pick out a teammate with an attempted cross.

England 0-0 Belgium

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48 mins: Leah Williamson and Georgia Stanway get into a pickle in the middle of the pitch and the England captain loses the ball to Marie Minnaert. Minnaert tries to cut inside of Lucy Bronze before floating a cross out of play.

Minnaert and Bronze are in action again with the England defender shown a yellow card after clipping the Belgian in the face.

Second half: England 0-0 Belgium

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Sarina Wiegman makes three changes to the Lionesses’ line-up at the break. Alex Greenwood, Rachel Daly and Chloe Kelly all come on to replace Lotte Wubben-Mou, Demi Stokes and Beth Mead.

The visitors get the match back underway. Will the changes kick England up a gear?

England 0-0 Belgium

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England had 14 attempts at goal in the first half but only five of them were on target. Nicky Evrard made a couple of very good saves to deny Ellen White and Lauren Hemp but otherwise the Lionesses haven’t been clinical enough in front of goal.

England 0-0 Belgium

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A frustrating half for England. Can the open the scoring in the second 45 minutes at Molineux?

Half-time: England 0-0 Belgium

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45+2 mins: Nothing to separate the two teams over the first 45 minutes. England were the most aggressive team with good chances falling for Ellen White, Georgia Stanway and Beth Mead but a lack of ruthlessness in front of goal has kept the Red Flames in the match.

England 0-0 Belgium

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45 mins: Two minutes of added time to play in the first half.

England 0-0 Belgium

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42 mins: Lotte Wubben-Moy looks for Georgia Stanway in the box with a chipped pass over the top but the ball skips through on the bounce and Nicky Evrard tidies up.

England 0-0 Belgium

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39 mins: Off the line! England just cannot get the ball in the back of the net. Bronze threads the ball up to the box where Mead rolls it off to Williamson who carries it into the area. The goalkeeper comes out to close her down but the England captain lifts it over her only to see Sari Kees get back and head it clear off the line!

England 0-0 Belgium

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37 mins: Belgium get away with one. Delacauw - who just missed a decent chance for the visitors - tracks back to help out defensively and bundles into Beth Mead who positions herself between the player and the ball. Mead goes down in the box wanting a penalty but the referee lets play go on.

England 0-0 Belgium

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35 mins: Chance for Belgium now! England commit both full-backs up the pitch and get hit on the counter-attack as Marie Minnaert drives into the vacant space behind Lucy Bronze. She carries the ball into the left side of the box and pulls it back to Feli Delacauw who guides a first time effort wide of goal!

England 0-0 Belgium

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33 mins: It’s Beth Mead’s turn to have a shy after Lauren Hemp plays her into the box from the left. Mead flicks the ball away from Sari Kees before skewing her effort wide of the far post!

England are creating great chances but they can’t find the target.

England 0-0 Belgium

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30 mins: Oh no! England win a corner that is chipped near to the front post to match Millie Bright’s run. She tries to flick it into the box and the ball bounces kindly for Ellen White in the six-yard area. White isn’t expecting it and scramble to poke it into the goal but only manages to scuff it softly towards the goalkeeper. That was a close one.

England 0-0 Belgium

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27 mins: Close! Lucy Bronze kicks England back into life with a nicely weighted pass to the edge of the box that Georgia Stanway collects. Stanway comes inside, shimmies past two defenders then laces a left-footed shot just wide of the far post!

England 0-0 Belgium

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24 mins: Millie Bright’s diagonal passes behind the lines to Lauren Hemp are providing the best opportunities for England at present. Lucy Bronze has been quiet over the last 10 minutes or so.

Hemp brings the ball under control then curls a cross into the hands of Nicky Evrard.

England 0-0 Belgium

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21 mins: Wijnants carries the ball down the right side for Belgium and links up with Tessa Wullaert who makes an overlapping run down the wing. Wullaerts receives the ball and puts in a cross but Demi Stokes manages to deal with it for England.

England 0-0 Belgium

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18 mins: A slightly worrying moment for Ellen White who tries to head Lucy Bronze’s cross but is punched in the head as the Belgian keeper attempts to clear the aerial ball.

Thankfully for all the England fans, White gets up quickly and doesn’t need any treatment.

England 0-0 Belgium

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15 mins: Chance! Incredible skill from Lauren Hemp. Leah Williamson picks her out with a brilliant cross field pass and the forward shimmies inside of Sarah Wijnants before driving into the box. Space opens up for her and she aims a shot towards the near post but the goalkeeper is on hand again to turn it wide.

England 0-0 Belgium

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12 mins: Save! What a chance for Ellen White to open the scoring. Lucy Bronze loses the ball high up the pitch on the right side but Beth Mead is quick to react and takes it off Feli Delacauw. She floats a cross into the six-yard box where White twists onto a volley and turns the ball towards goal only to be denied but the lunging Nicky Evrard! Great save from the Belgium keeper.

England 0-0 Belgium

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9 mins: England are dominating possession. After a couple of attacks down the right wing, Millie Bright feeds a long diagonal over to Lauren Hemp on the opposite wing. She brings it down brilliantly but is closed down quickly.

Hemp is the focus of another England attack as she wins the ball high up the pitch and dribbles into the area. She shifts away from one tackle before pulling the ball back to Georgia Stanway who takes a touch then hits a shot wide of the far post!

England 0-0 Belgium

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6 mins: Chance! Lucy Bronze is playing high up the pitch and providing an extra option on the right wing causing space to open up around the box. Bronze gives it to Beth Mead who returns a pass as the right-back flies into the middle. Bronze looks for a pass but decides to shoot and her effort is blocked with the ball looping gently into the air for Nicky Evrard to claim.

England 0-0 Belgium

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3 mins: Nice play from England. They switch the ball from the left to the right along the back with Millie Bright feeding it over to Lucy Bronze who carries the ball into midfield. She threads a through ball into the box where Leah Williamson makes a run. England’s captain flicks the ball past Laura de Neve but can’t recover it before Nicky Evrard comes off her line and scoops it up.

Kick off: England 0-0 Belgium

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Lauren Hemp gets the match underway after both sets of players take the knee before kick off. England work the ball over to the right wing where Beth Mead attempts to bring the dropping ball under control but can’t stop it from rolling out of play.

England vs Belgium

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Here come the players. Leah Williamson leads the Lionesses out onto the pitch at Molineux. Sarina Wiegman has named a strong starting XI that should create a few tricky problems for Belgium tonight.

Can they get themselves a win ahead of the Euros?

England’s in form striker

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Beth Mead had a direct hand in 19 goals in the WSL in 2021-22 (11 goals, 8 assists), more than any other English player in the competition.

Tonight’s opponents

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England’s opponents tonight are Belgium, who are ranked 20th in the world. They are unbeaten in seven games, only conceding once in that time.

Belgium are in Group D of the Euros with France, Italy and Iceland and their top scorer is Tessa Wullaert (65), who is still only 29.

Wiegman wants a ‘ruthless and clinical’ England

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Since Sarina Wiegman toom over the England Women’s team the Lionesses have scored 72 goals and conceded just two but Wiegman has demaned more ruthlessness in front of goal.

“It is still one of our goals and objectives. I think we have created a lot of chances but when you come into a tournament you will get less chances so you have to be ruthless,” she said.

“What we are working on is how to create chances together as a team and how we can score the ones we get by making the right decisions, the right passes and things like that. We are talking about the right execution.”

England’s biggest threat

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England striker Ellen White has been directly involved in 23 goals in her last 24 games for the national side, finding the back of the net 22 times (one assist).

England’s ‘big family’ enjoying life under Sarina Wiegman, Beth Mead reveals

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Arsenal forward Beth Mead claims she has never been happier in the England camp than she is under current head coach Sarina Wiegman.

The Lionesses, unbeaten in 11 games since Wiegman replaced Phil Neville last September, will bid for their first major trophy at next month’s European Championships on home soil.

Mead has been in prolific form for her country, scoring 12 goals in her last 10 appearances, including hat-tricks in World Cup qualifiers against Northern Ireland, Latvia and North Macedonia.

England’s ‘big family’ enjoying life under Sarina Wiegman

England vs Belgium

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Belgium are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions, winning five and drawing twice (both draws ended in penalty shootout victories).

Indeed, during this seven-game run Belgium have conceded just one goal – in their last match versus Kosovo.

Lucy Bronze hoping for boost from England’s ‘12th man’ at Women’s Euros

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Lucy Bronze has spoken of England Women’s hopes of making the most of being hosts at next month’s Euros, with the team having recently talked with members of the men’s side about their experiences from last summer.

The last couple of weeks have seen both the Lionesses and their male counterparts – Euros runners-up a year ago after defeat on penalties to Italy at Wembley – spending time in camp at St George’s Park.

England Women are seeking glory on home soil this summer after going as far as the semi-finals at their last three major tournaments.

Lucy Bronze hoping for boost from England’s ‘12th man’ at Women’s Euros

England vs Belgium

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England have yet to lose a game under Sarine Wiegman with the Lionesses winning nine and drawing two of their 11 games under the Dutch manager.

In fact, England have scored 72 goals in those 11 games, averaging 6.5 goals per game.

England have lost their last two friendly matches (3-1 vs France and 2-0 vs Canada) – last losing three consecutive friendlies during a seven-match streak between 2001 and 2003.

Sarina Wiegman’s England take first step on Euro 2022 journey with calculated squad announcement

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And then there were 23. England’s squad for their home European Championships is set – and with it, a record-breaking summer for the women’s game is suddenly now right around the corner. These are the days, the sign-posted occasions, when the build-up and hype begins to feel very real and a major international tournament swings into view.

Not that you would have been able to tell, judging by Sarina Wiegman. The England manager remained cool as she discussed the decisions that led to her final 23-player squad for the tournament, even as she appeared a little agitated at the continued line of questioning surrounding the omission of former captain Steph Houghton. This may have been the first step of England’s journey this summer, but for Wiegman it was just another step in her process.

Beneath the initial noise over Houghton there were few surprises in the final group announced at St George’s Park on Tuesday, and you would expect that is just how Wiegman likes it. Much of the debate was about whether there would be a place for England’s captain at their last three major tournaments and, although the 34-year-old Houghton remained the headline, there is merit in wondering whether her inclusion would even have made that much of a difference either way. Houghton was simply not ready.

Sarina Wiegman’s England take calculated first step on Euro 2022 journey

England vs Belgium

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This will be the first clash between England and Belgium since August 2019, when the two sides played out a 3-3 draw in Leuven.

England have won three and drawn one of their four home games against Belgium in all competitions, with each match coming under a different manager – their last such game was a 1-1 draw under Mark Sampson in April 2016.

How does it feel making the Euros squad?

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Manchester United’s Ella Toone is one of nine players to make the squad for a major tournament for the first time after being selected for Euro 2022.

The others being Jess Carter, Bethany England, Hannah Hampton, Lauren Hemp, Chloe Kelly, Ellie Roebuck, Alessia Russo and Lotte Wubben-Moy.

Here’s how Toone reacted to the news:

Wiegman on Belgium

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Sarina Wiegman gave her pre-match thoughts on tonight’s opponents saying that Belgium have improved a lot and will give the Lionesses a competitive game tonight.

“I think Belgium have developed a lot and they will also be going to the Euros.” said Wiegman, “They can do a couple of things: they can play on the [counter] but they also want to play a possession game and have good players.“I think it is going to be a competitive game and you want competitive games. They are also not in our group, which is what you want because you don’t want to compete with someone who you are going to play in the group stages of the Euros.“So they are a very good opponent for us and we will be able to gain some experience.”

Updates on Kirby and Kelly

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Steph Houghton didn’t make the Euro 2022 squad due to a lack of match fitness after a long lay-off and there were worries that Fran Kirbyand Chloe Kelly who also picked up injuries this season may not be fit either.

But, both women were included in the 23-player squad and Sarina Wiegman gave updates on both players saying: “Fran is doing well, she has been in training for a while, she has been in camp with us, and she has been in training, playing in the training games and she is ready to compete [against Belgium] tomorrow.”

And on Kelly, Wiegman added: “She has been building up with the club, has done well and she is growing and growing, getting used to our style of play, which is not really a lot different than it is at Manchester City. We are excited and we have three friendly games where hopefully we can see a little more.”

England team changes

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Sarina Wiegman makes two changes to the Lionesses’ starting XI from the team that defeated Northern Ireland 5-0 in their last outing back in April.

Ella Toone and Jess Carter drop out with Lotte Wubben-Moy and Demi Stokes replacing them.

Lionesses starting XI

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England XI: Earps, Bronze, Bright, Wubben-Moy, Stokes, Stanway, Williamson, Walsh, Hemp, Mead, White

Steph Houghton misses out as Lionesses name group for home tournament

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Steph Houghton has missed out on England’s final 23-player squad for Euro 2022.

Houghton has captained England at the last three major international tournaments and although she made the provisional squad, the defender has not featured competitively since January due to injury and will miss out on the home championships.

”It’s hard decision but she is not ready to compete,” England manager Sarina Wiegman said. “She did everything possible but she is just not ready. It’s hard for every player, but she is a big player who has made a big impact on the game. It’s really hard.”

Steph Houghton misses out as England name squad for Euro 2022

Players will ‘manage their own emotions’ hopes Wiegman

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Tonight’s fixture versus Belgium comes just a day after manager Sarina Wiegman named her 23-player squad for Euro 2022 and the boss hopes her players will "manage their own emotions" against the Red Flames following the news and admitted it will bring "relaxation" to the camp.

"It’s good to have clarity and go to the next stage [of our preparations]," said Wiegman. "It brings relaxation, but not for the game.

“We were also preparing for Belgium during this time. We can focus on football, we have a gameplan and the players have tasks, so they can just try to execute those as good as possible.

"That is the focus and hopefully their thoughts are on that."

England vs Belgium

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England are unbeaten in their last 10 meetings with Belgium in all competitions, with seven wins and three draws, although two of the last three ended level.

England’s last defeat to Belgium came back in May 1980, losing 2-1 in a friendly.

Duke of Cambridge hails trailblazing England Women ahead of Euros

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The Duke of Cambridge hailed England Women as “trailblazers” as he wished them luck for this summer’s home Euros during a visit to St George’s Park.

Having dropped in on a Lionesses training session at the Burton-upon-Trent base on Wednesday afternoon, Prince William observed some drills – and briefly took part in shooting practice – before speaking to the players as a group.

And he said: “It’s a big tournament coming up for you, it’s exciting and everyone’s looking forward to it. You are all trailblazers for women’s sport and women’s football.”

Duke of Cambridge hails trailblazing England Women ahead of Euros

Royal well wishes

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Earlier this week the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, visited the Lionesses training camp at St. George’s Park to wish Sarina Wiegman’s squad well ahead of their Euro 2022 campaign.

The Duke then took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the visit writing: “Wishing the very best of luck to the Lionesses ahead of this summer’s UEFA Women’s Euro 2022.

“A major tournament on home soil is an exciting prospect and it’s clear the players are looking forward to the opportunity to show what they can do.

“This squad is already inspiring the next generation of women and girls to play football, reaping the mental and physical benefits of activity. With an exciting summer of football ahead, the whole nation will be cheering you on!”

Wiegman close to knowing best XI

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England women’s boss Sarina Wiegman says she is close knowing who makes her strongest starting XI but that these three warm-up games are an opportunity for individuals to stake their case to play.

“This team is really competitive so we have some hard choices to make. That is another reason as to why we play these three games,” she added.

“Players need to keep performing. When you play a really good game now you have opportunities. It’s about knowing where the players are and looking at how we can make other scenarios work.

"We still want to do some things in our style of play. We have different opponents in front of us. Chloe Kelly, for example, has been in the squad for the first time so it is really nice to see what she can bring to the team.

"I don’t want to share all of it but we will take it step by step."

Euro 2022 warm-up

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England have been training at St. George’s Park this month in preparation for their upcoming Euro 2022 campaign and with the tournament being played on home soil the Lionesses will be one of the pre-competition favourites.

Manager Sarina Wiegman hopes to use their upcoming friendlies to perfect their style of play and find a preferred starting XI for the Euros.

The Lionesses kick-off the tournament at Old Trafford against Austria on 6th July.

Where the Lionesses come from

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Sarina Wiegman’s Euro 2022 squad come from all over England from Lucy Bronze in Northumberland to Alessia Russo in Maidstone.

Is this the group that will lift the Euros trophy for England?

England’s Women’s Euros 2022 squad - full list

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Steph Houghton has been left out of England’s final 23-player squad for this summer’s home Euros.

Lucy Staniforth, Katie Zelem, Niamh Charles and Sandy MacIver are the others from the provisional 28-strong group omitted by Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman.

Houghton, England’s captain at their last three major tournaments, has not played since January due to an Achilles issue, for which she underwent surgery in February.

Jill Scott and Fran Kirby are two out of action towards the end of the season to get the nod from Wiegman, who named Leah Williamson as her skipper for the tournament in April.

The news comes on the eve of England’s first of three warm-up matches, against Belgium at Molineux - the team then play Holland at Elland Road and Switzerland in Zurich before opening the tournament by taking on Austria at Old Trafford on 6 July.

England’s Women’s Euros squad - full list

England vs Belgium

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England host Belgium at Molineux tonight and will look to get back up to match fitness in time for Euro 2022 which starts in July. What will Sarina Wiegman’s starting XI look like this evening?

Will she take the opportunity to look at some players on the fringes or will she pick her strongest line-up and look to fine tune England’s performance?

England kick off final preparations for Euro 2022

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England’s Lionesses get the final preparations for Euro 2022 underway with an international friendly against Belgium tonight before two further warm-up games against the Netherlands and Switzerland later this month.

Head coach Sarina Wiegman will be hoping to use these three matches to fine tune her formations and personnel after selecting the 23-player squad for the tournament yesterday. The big headline news is that former Lionesses’ captain Steph Houghton hasn’t made the squad after she failed to fully recover from an Achilles injury.

Goalkeeper Sandy MacIver, defender Niamh Charles and midfielders Lucy Staniforth and Katie Zelem were also cut from the provisional squad.

The Lionesses are 11 games unbeaten under Wiegman and head into the tournament as one of the favourites to lift the trophy on especially with the competition being played on home soil.

Leah Williamson will captain the side but first up are three warm-up matches. Can the Lionesses build some pre-tournament momentum and beat Belgium tonight?