Wiegman is without other players this month, too. England captain Leah Williamson is still recovering from an injury she picked up at Euro 2025, with Arsenal hoping to have her back before Christmas, while Millie Bright has just lightened the options at centre-back a little more by announcing her international retirement. Fortunately, it is one of the most well-stocked areas in the Lionesses' squad, even with Millie Turner also sidelined and Wiegman, somewhat controversially, seeing Maya Le Tissier as an option at right-back rather than in the central role she excels in for Man Utd.
There is every chance Park is able to make a full recovery in time for the game against Brazil, however, granted there are no setbacks in the concussion assessment. That's what England and Wiegman will hope, anyway, as they prepare to test their mettle against the South American champions. If not, or if Park is back but not fit enough to start, there is at least a second game just three days later that she could be involved in, when the Lionesses welcome Australia to Derby County's Pride Park on October 28.