England captain Leah Williamson returns to the squad for the primary time since Euro 2025 as they put together to start their 2027 Girls’s World Cup qualifying marketing campaign.
Williamson, 28, missed England’s pleasant victories over China, Ghana and Australia in addition to their defeat by Brazil on the finish of 2025 resulting from a knee damage.
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The Arsenal defender had surgical procedure after lifting England’s second successive European title in July and returned to motion at the beginning of December.
A number of massive names return to the squad together with Chelsea ahead Lauren James, Manchester Metropolis defender Alex Greenwood and goalkeeper Hannah Hampton.
James, 24, was absent for 4 months with an ankle damage earlier than returning in November and is now again to full health.
She impressed in Sunday’s and boosts supervisor Sarina Wiegman’s attacking choices with Arsenal’s Beth Mead out with a fractured shin.
Greenwood, 32, missed the beginning of the season with a knee damage whereas Hampton had a thigh problem which dominated her out of the November camp.
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There’s a first senior call-up for London Metropolis Lionesses defender Poppy Pattinson, whereas uncapped 20-year-old Freya Godfrey retains her place within the squad.
Aston Villa goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck additionally earns a recall, with Manchester Metropolis’s Khiara Keating dropping out of the squad.
Gotham FC defender Jess Carter is again after she was given time to get better from the conclusion of the Nationwide Girls’s Soccer League play-offs in November.
England are with out Manchester United midfielder Ella Toone, who’s out with a hip damage till the top of March.
Bay FC defender Anouk Denton, 22, who made her debut as a late substitute in December, shouldn’t be included within the squad.
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The Lionesses journey to Turkey to face Ukraine on Tuesday, 3 March (17:00 GMT) earlier than internet hosting Iceland on the Metropolis Floor on Saturday, 7 March (12:30).
They’re the primary aggressive video games since England’s success in Switzerland and they’re going to meet reigning world champions Spain later of their qualifying group.
There are eight worldwide home windows earlier than England hope to journey to Brazil for the World Cup between 24 June and 25 July 2027.
“It is a new yr with new goals as we begin our qualification journey with these two crucial fixtures in opposition to Ukraine and Iceland,” mentioned Wiegman.
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“That is new opposition for this England workforce, in order that’s thrilling too. I’m trying ahead to being again with the squad and getting again to work.”
Full England squad
Goalkeepers: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea), Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pleasure), Ellie Roebuck (Aston Villa)
Defenders: Lucy Bronze (Chelsea), Jess Carter (Gotham), Grace Fisk (Liverpool), Alex Greenwood (Manchester Metropolis), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal), Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United), Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit), Taylor Hinds (Arsenal), Poppy Pattinson (London Metropolis Lionesses), Leah Williamson (Arsenal)
Midfielders: Grace Clinton (Manchester Metropolis), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Keira Walsh (Chelsea), Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester Metropolis), Lucia Kendell (Aston Villa)
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Forwards: Chloe Kelly (Arsenal), Lauren James (Chelsea), Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea), Alessia Russo (Arsenal), Lauren Hemp (Manchester Metropolis), Freya Godfrey (London Metropolis Lionesses), Jess Park (Manchester United)