International
[Stephen Wright](/author/stephen-wright-0) 25 Nov 2025
19 of our players have been called up to represent their countries over the international break.
**Mariona Caldentey** is involved in the most important match as Spain face Germany across two legs in the UEFA Women’s Nations League final, while **Stina Blackstenius** is in the Sweden squad for their third place play-off fixtures against France.
The rest of our call-ups are all set for international friendly fixtures, starting with Australia’s (**Kyra Cooney-Cross, Caitlin Foord, Steph Catley)** double header against New Zealand.
Norway’s **Frida Maanum** will be coming up against Brazil and Denmark and **Victoria Pelova** is in the Netherlands squad for friendlies versus Portugal and South Korea.
**Emily Fox** is getting ready for two matches against Italy with USA, and five of our players have been included in the England squad for games against China and Ghana. **Lotte Wubben-Moy, Alessia Russo, Taylor Hinds, Beth Mead** and **Chloe Kelly** were all called up for the Lionesses.
**Katie McCabe** will be preparing for a friendly against Hungary with Northern Ireland.
At under-20s level, four young Gunners are in the England squad for matches with China, USA and Mexico, namely **Sophie Harwood, Cecily Wellesley-Smith, Laila Harbert, Vivienne Lia** and **Jessie Gale.**
### INTERNATIONAL FIXTURES
**Wednesday, November 26**England U19s (Harwood, Wellesley-Smith, Harbert, Gale, Lia) v China
Friendly | Pinatar Arena | 4pm
**Friday, November 28**Australia (Cooney-Cross, Foord, Catley) v New Zealand
Friendly | Polytec Stadium | 8.30am
Norway (Maanum) v Brazil
Friendly | Estadio Municipal de La Linea | 6pm
Germany v Spain (Mariona)
UEFA Women’s Nations League final first leg | Fritz-Walter-Stadion | 7.30pm
France v Sweden (Blackstenius)
UEFA Women’s Nations League third-place play-off first leg | Stade Auguste-Delaune | 8.10pm
Portugal v Netherlands (Pelova)
Friendly | Estadio Municipal de Braga | 8.45pm
**Saturday, November 29**USA (Fox) v Italy
Friendly | Inter & Co Stadium | 12am
Republic of Ireland (McCabe) v Hungary
Friendly | Marbella Football Center | 11.30am
England U19s (Harwood, Wellesley-Smith, Harbert, Gale, Lia) v USA
Friendly | Pinatar Arena | 12pm
England (Hinds, Mead, Kelly, Russo, Wubben-Moy) v China
Friendly | Wembley Stadium | 5.30pm
**Monday, December 1**Norway (Maanum) v Denmark)
Friendly | Estadio Municipal de La Linea | 5pm
**Tuesday, December 2**USA (Fox) v Italy
Friendly | Fort Lauderdale | 12am
Australia (Cooney-Cross, Foord, Catley) v New Zealand
Friendly | Coopers Stadium | 9.30am
England U19s (Harwood, Wellesley-Smith, Harbert, Gale, Lia) v Mexico
Friendly | Pinatar Arena | 11am
Spain (Mariona) v Germany
UEFA Women’s Nations League final second leg | Estadio Metropolitano | 5.30pm
Sweden (Blackstenius) v France
UEFA Women’s Nations League third-place play-off second leg | Stockholm Arena | 6pm
England (Hinds, Mead, Kelly, Russo, Wubben-Moy) v Ghana
Friendly | St. Mary’s Stadium | 7pm
Netherlands (Pelova) v South Korea
Friendly | Mandemakers Stadium | 7.45pm
_All times are in United Kingdom time_
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