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Sarina Wiegman’s side will open the Women’s Euro 2022 tournament on Wednesday evening, as they face Austria in Group A.

After a long wait, the UEFA Women’s European Championship finally gets underway on Wednesday evening as England face Austria to kick off the tournament at a sold out Old Trafford in Manchester.

Sarina Wiegman’s side has been scintillating in the run-up to the tournament, dismantling the likes of pre-tournament favourites Holland 5-1, and will be hoping they can carry that impressive form into their first home tournament since 2005.

The Lionesses wrapped up their pre-tournament warm up with a 4-0 win over Switzerland in Zurich last Friday, as second half goals from Alessio Russo, Georgia Stanway, Beth England and Jill Scott secured another impressive win.

However, England’s preparations haven’t been as smooth as they would have liked, with record goalscorer Ellen White testing positive for Covid a fortnight ago, and star defender Lucy Bronze being forced out of the game in Switzerland owing to illness.

Thank fully for Wiegman though, both White and Bronze are expected to be fit and available for the Euro 2022 opener, and will be at full strength with no further injuries or strains reported.

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Where: Old Trafford, Manchester, Wednesday July 6, Kick-off: 8pm (BST)

The opening game of the Euros – including the opening ceremony – will be live on BBC One, with the pre-game programme starting at 7pm.

Gabby Logan will present the live coverage of England’s opening match against Austria and is joining the England legends Alex Scott and Fara Williams, while Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall will be in the