Lionesses set to play USA in Wembley clash of Euro and world champions

England, the newly crowned European champions, are due to host the United States, the World Cup holders, at Wembley on 7 October.

The teams last met in the friendly SheBelieves Cup in 2020 in Orlando with goals from Christen Press and Carli Lloyd earning the home team a 2-0 victory. Before that they met in the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup in France, with the USA winning 2-1 and going on to lift the trophy.

The Wembley friendly is subject to England qualifying next month for the 2023 World Cup, which is being held in Australia and New Zealand. They are five points clear of Austria in Group D and need a point away to Austria on 3 September or a win against Luxembourg at Stoke City three days later.

The Football Association has sold more than 20,000 tickets for that first game on home soil since Sunday’s Wembley win over Germany in the final of Euro 2022, with more tickets to be released.

England’s manager, Sarina Wiegman, said: “It is really exciting to have the chance to play the US at Wembley if we can make sure of qualification for the World Cup. It would be the perfect game for our squad to meet another strong team after so many tough games in the Euros. It is good we enjoy the moment we are in after this wonderful summer, but we know we still have to work to do to take the next step forward … It will be great to welcome as many fans as possible so that we can say thanks again for their incredible support.”

The US head coach, Vlatko Andonovski, said: “This is exactly the kind of match we need at exactly the right time in our World Cup preparations so we can test ourselves against a very talented England team. I saw England play live at the Euros, and I’m looking forward to an amazing atmosphere at Wembley and