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England face Netherlands and Belgium in Euro 2022 warm-ups

Former Manchester City striker Tessa Wullaert (left) and current Arsenal forward Vivianne Miedema (right)
Former Manchester City striker Tessa Wullaert (left) and current Arsenal forward Vivianne Miedema (right) are among the stars who could be in friendly action against England

England will take on reigning European champions the Netherlands and Belgium among three warm-up fixtures for Euro 2022.

Sarina Wiegman’s team will play Belgium, ranked 20th in the world, at Wolves’ Molineux home on 16 June.

The Netherlands, who Wiegman led to Euro 2017 glory, will be the opposition at Leeds’ Elland Road on 24 June.

An overseas match against an unconfirmed team will follow before the European Championships begin on 6 July.

Hosts England will play the first game of the tournament against Austria at Old Trafford that day.

“These matches against Belgium and the Netherlands will be just the challenge we need in the last weeks of our work to be ready for the Euros,” said Wiegman.

“I hope we can continue the progress we have shown so far and build on the strong team spirit and togetherness that we will need to have in the final tournament.

“Of course playing the Netherlands, and seeing so many familiar faces again who [assistant coach] Arjan [Veurink] and I have worked with for many years gives a special touch to a game against good opposition.”

Wiegman and her team will be based at St George’s Park in Staffordshire for their preparations for the warm-up matches and their meeting with Austria.

England will play North Macedonia and Northern Ireland in qualifiers for the 2023 World Cup in April.

England have won all six of their Group D matches so far, scoring 53 goals without reply.

They proved themselves against a higher quality of opposition earlier this year as they won the Arnold Clark Cup, which also included Germany, Canada and Spain.

England’s last two major-tournament campaigns – Euro 2017 and World Cup 2019 – both ended in semi-final defeats.

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