Reigning champions have a new coach and some new faces when they face the Lionesses in Women’s World Cup qualifier
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ight-and-a-half months after they locked horns in the final of Euro 2025, England and Spain meet again on Tuesday night in front of more than 70,000 at Wembley. This time it is in qualifiers for the Women’s World Cup, another tournament in which they met in the final last time out.
Despite the relatively brief period since the game in Basel, Spain have a noticeably fresh look with a new head coach and a crop of emerging young players. They have already won a trophy under Sonia Bermúdez, who led them to the Nations League title after replacing Montse Tomé, and, unlike England, are unbeaten since the Euros with five wins and a draw in six matches.
“They have some other players, but their DNA stays the same,” said the England head coach, Sarina Wiegman. “They really want to have the ball. They play very dynamically and they really want to go forward, whether that’s in possession or out of possession.
