England’s Lionesses will pay their first visit to Newcastle United’s St James’ Park in May as they defend their European Women’s Championship.
The Lionesses will make history on Friday, May 31, when they host France on Tyneside. The game is part of a double-header in the North East, with England men taking on Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday, June 3.
Sarina Wiegman’s squad return to the scene of their UEFA Euro triumph at Wembley next month before heading north and east in qualifying for the 2025 finals. They welcome World Cup semi-finalists Sweden to the national stadium on Friday April 5 before heading to Newcastle the following month.
They also have a date at Norwich City’s Carrow Road in July as part of the Women’s Euro 2025 qualifying campaign. England were drawn with France and the Republic of Ireland in Group A3 with the fixture list confirmed this week.
“Wembley holds such special memories and I am delighted we can begin our EURO qualifiers in our home against Sweden,” said Wiegman. “In all, it’s going to be an exciting qualification campaign against three top opponents. I’m sure the fans are looking forward to the games and it’s really nice that we’re playing our three home games in really special venues in different parts of England.
“Wherever we play in the country we have such fantastic support and I’m sure these games in London, Newcastle and Norwich will be no different. We will need to show up and perform but there’s no doubt the fans can help us.”
My England Football Members will be able to purchase tickets starting Wednesday, March 27, with general sales beginning Wednesday, April 3.
The game takes place three days before Gareth Southgate’s England meet Bosnia at St James’ Park as part of their Euro 2024 preparations. The Three Lions will play at St James’ Park for the first time since beating Azerbaijan 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier in 2005.
“We’re really looking forward to taking the team back to the North East and to a city that is synonymous with football in this country,” said manager Gareth Southgate.
“We will follow that with another memorable moment at Wembley Stadium, when our fans will be able to bid us farewell before we travel to Germany for another fantastic summer. Both opponents in June will undoubtedly present fierce competition and play an essential role in our preparation for the championship.”
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