England Women have been drawn against Austria, Norway and Northern Ireland in Group A of next summer's European Championships.
They will
play Austria at Old Trafford on July 6th in the curtain-raiser, followed by
Norway on July 11th at the Brighton Community Stadium.
They will
round off their group stage against Northern Ireland on July 15th at St Mary's
Stadium, home to Southampton FC.
The final
will take place on July 31st at Wembley Stadium.
Northern Ireland
qualified for the tournament for the first time via the play-offs and will open
their campaign against Norway on July 7th in Southampton.
Manchester
City and England right-back Lucy Bronze - speaking to the BBC - said: "The
pressure is there being the home nation.
"We’ve
got that twelfth man that no other nation will have.”
Leigh
Sports Village will host three Group C games, in which holders The Netherlands
and Sweden - ranked second in the world rankings - were placed.
The
stadium will also host one quarter final featuring the winner of Group C
against the Group D runner-up.
Manchester
City Academy Stadium will host three Group D games, which includes the likes of
France, Italy and Belgium.
Eight-time
champions Germany have landed Denmark, Spain and Finland in Group B.
Bramall
Lane - home to Sheffield United - will host three Group C games and a
semi-final, including the mouthwatering clash between the Dutch and the Swedish
on July 9th.
Brentford
Community Stadium, Rotherham's New York Stadium and Stadium MK in Milton Keynes
will also be used during the tournament.
Group A
fixtures and dates (kick-off times TBC):
England v
Austria - July 6th
Norway v
Northern Ireland - July 7th
England v
Norway - July 11th
Austria v
Northern Ireland - July 11th
Northern
Ireland v England - July 15th
Austria v
Norway - July 15th
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