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<\/p>\nEngland return to action in the Uefa Women\u2019s Nations League <\/p>\n
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England will take on Scotland in the first matchday of the inaugural Women\u2019s Nations League on Friday.<\/p>\n
The fixture is the first between the two nations for four years, and comes just over a month since Sarina Wiegman\u2019s side suffered heartbreak after narrowly missing out on World Cup success in what was another brilliant tournament from The Lionesses.<\/p>\n
They now face a clash with The Tartan Army in front of over 40,000 fans at The Stadium of Light, and the Scottish side will certainly be hoping to get one over the \u2018Auld Enemy\u2019 for the first time since 2011.<\/p>\n
Get all the latest football betting sites offers <\/em>here<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n Uefa Women\u2019s Nations League explained<\/strong><\/p>\n The 2023 Uefa Women\u2019s Nations League sees teams initially placed into either League A, B or C depending on their positions in the Uefa women\u2019s national team coefficient rankings, which were issued after the group stage of the European Qualifiers for the 2023 World Cup had finished.<\/p>\n Within these leagues, the teams were then seeded into four pots according to the same rankings, with each group containing one team from each pot.<\/p>\n The initial league stage then features each team playing one home match and one away match against each of the other teams in their group, with the four group winners from League A then qualifying for the knockout stage of the competition.<\/p>\n At stake are league positions for the European Qualifiers for Euro 2025. The top two teams in each group in League A will remain in the same league for the qualifiers, along with the five group winners of League B who will be promoted.<\/p>\n The rest of League A will then enter a playoff system to remain in the division with the runners-up of each group in League B.<\/p>\n The reward for the top eight teams in League A according to the final European Qualifiers league ranking will be direct qualification for Euro 2025, with the other teams having to contest another set of playoffs for the remaining seven places (hosts Switzerland have a guaranteed place).<\/p>\n The teams that make it to the final of the Nations League will also qualify for the 2024 Women\u2019s Olympic Football Tournament, alongside hosts France.<\/p>\n England are the nominated nation for Team GB, who will be managed by Sarina Wiegman should they qualify for Paris 2024. <\/p>\n If France do not reach the Nations League final, the winners and runners-up will take the two other Olympic spots – if France are in the final, a spot would go to the third-placed team.<\/p>\n Great Britain have so far been in the women\u2019s football tournament at the Olympics twice, at London 2012 and Tokyo 2021, being eliminated in the quarter-finals both times.<\/p>\n When is England vs Scotland?<\/strong><\/p>\n The first matchday in the League Stage of the Women\u2019s Nations League kicks off on 21 September and finishes with a clash between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland on 23 September 2023.<\/p>\n England v Scotland will take place at the Stadium of Light on Friday 22 September, with kick-off at 7.45pm BST.<\/p>\n Where can I watch it?<\/strong><\/p>\n England v Scotland will be shown live on ITV\/STV, with coverage starting at 7.30 pm BST.<\/p>\n The game will also be streamed online via the ITVX \/ STV player.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re travelling abroad and want to watch the event, you might need a VPN to unblock your streaming app. Our VPN round-up is here to help and includes <\/em>deals on VPNs<\/em><\/u> in the market. Viewers using a VPN need to make sure that they comply with any local regulations where they are and also with the terms of their service provider.<\/em><\/p>\nRecommended<\/h3>\n
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