The Football Association have today announced that England will contest their home FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia New Zealand 2023 qualifier against Northern Ireland at Wembley Stadium.
The Lionesses will face Kenny Shiels’ side under the arch on Saturday 23 October with the match kicking-off at 5.15pm. It will be the first time that England have played at the national stadium since being defeated by Germany in November 2019.
Currently, fans will be permitted to attend the match with tickets set to go on sale exclusively to England Supporters Travel Club and My England Football members from midday on Friday 30 July before general sale
begins from midday on Thursday 5 August.
The Football Association informed FA Women’s Super League Full-Time of today’s news in an official press release. Commenting on the return of the Lionesses to Wembley, Baroness Sue Campbell, The FA’s director of women’s football, said “Having the chance for our England team to play again at Wembley in a competitive fixture is so important. From a performance point of view, it will give us the chance to get close to a big-game occasion of the kind we hope our squad will experience at next summer’s home UEFA EURO.
“Having had such a challenging 18 months, the day will mean so much to our players and of course we hope the chance to play in front of so many fans will be something truly special. We have missed the supporters and let’s hope that things are heading in the right direction on that front.
“We want Wembley to feel like home for our England team and we want the players to be able to thrive when they run out to play. We are at the start of an exciting season and with Sarina Wiegman coming in as head coach, there is every reason for us to be upbeat for the months ahead.”
England have been drawn alongside Northern Ireland, North Macedonia, Luxembourg, Latvia and Austria in their FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia New Zealand 2023 qualifying group.