FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER
USA v Portugal (00:00 BST)
Germany v France (16:45 BST)
Poland v Netherlands (17:00 BST)
Italy v Japan (17:15 BST)
Switzerland v Canada (18:30 BST)
Spain v Sweden (19:00 BST)
Friday is a bumper day of action and USA kick it off as they take on Portugal in a friendly, which gets under way at midnight UK time. Phallon Tullis-Joyce made her international debut in April and will be aiming to establish herself as Emma Hayes’s no.1, as the four-time world champions look to retool in goal following the retirement of long-term incumbent Alyssa Naeher.
The headline-grabbing fixtures in Europe are the Nations League semi-finals, involving France’s Melvine Malard and our Swedish trio of Fridolina Rolfo, Anna Sandberg and Julia Zigiotti Olme. Both nations are away in the first leg, with Les Bleues visiting Germany and the Scandinavians travelling to face holders Spain.
Jayde Riviere has been called up by Canada for their friendly with Switzerland in Lucerne, while Dominique Janssen is in the Netherlands squad, as they play Poland in Gdansk. Hinata Miyazawa is part of Japan’s selection for a meeting with Italy.
