 England Women
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| Nickname(s) | Three Lionesses, Lionesses |
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| Association | The Football Association |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach |  Sarina Wiegman
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| Captain | Leah Williamson |
| Most caps | Fara Williams (146) |
| Top scorer | Ellen White (58) |
| Home Stadium | Various |
| FIFA code | ENG |
| FIFA ranking | 5 |
| Highest FIFA ranking | 2 |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 14 |
| First international |  Scotland 2-3 England
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| Biggest win |  Hungary 0-13 England
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| Biggest defeat |  Norway 8-0 England
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| World Cup appearances | 6 (First in 1995) |
| Best result | Runners-up (2023) |
| European Championship appearances | 9 (First in 1984) |
| Best result | Champions (2022) |
 
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The England women's national football team, nicknamed the Lionesses, has been governed by the Football Association (FA) since 1993, having been previously administered by the Women's Football Association (WFA). England played its first international match in November 1972 against Scotland. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, England is permitted by FIFA statutes, as a member of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, to maintain a national side that competes in all major tournaments, with the exception of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament.
England have qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup six times, reaching the quarter-finals in 1995, 2007 and 2011, finishing fourth in 2019, third in 2015 and as runners-up in 2023. Since 2019, England, as the highest-ranked Home Nation, have been able to qualify an Olympic team on behalf of Great Britain; other British players may be selected in the event of qualification.
They reached the final of the UEFA Women's Championship in 1984 and 2009, and won in 2022, marking the first time since 1966 that any England senior football team had won a major championship. England have also competed in the UEFA Women's Nations League since the inaugural 2023-24 season.
Results and fixtures[]
This list includes match results from the past 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- All times are listed in GMT except where noted.
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Win Draw Lose Void or Postponed Fixture
2024[]
| Friendly 23 February | England 
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7–2 |  Austria
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Algeciras, Spain | |
| 19:45 | Russo  3', 61'Clinton 19'Mead 37', 89'Carter 70'Daly 90+3'
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Report | Kirchberger 30', 88'
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Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Mirador Attendance: 949 Referee: Ainara Andrea Acevedo Dudley |
| Friendly 27 February | England
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5–1 |  Italy
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Algeciras, Spain | |
| 17:00 | Wubben-Moy 2' Hemp 21', 34'Toone 69'Daly 79'
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Report | Cambiaghi 45+3'
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Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Mirador Attendance: 650 Referee: María Eugenia Gil Soriano |
Players[]
Caps, goals, and recent players may be outdated or incorrect, as the FA does not maintain a database of historical statistics.
Current squad[]
The following 22 players were named to the squad for the friendly matches against Austria and Italy on 23 and 27 February 2024 respectively.
Leah Williamson withdrew from the squad due to injury on 18 February 2024 and was replaced with Millie Turner. Fran Kirby withdrew from the squad due to injury on 25 February.
Caps and goals are correct as of match played 27 February 2024 against Italy.
Recent call-ups[]
The following players have also been called up to the England squad within the last 12 months.
External links[]
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