International
[Stephen Wright](/author/stephen-wright-0) 07 Apr 2026
Over 20 Gunners will be going away to represent their nations during the April international break.
Our six Lionesses - **Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Taylor Hinds, Leah Williamson,** and **Beth Mead** - will be going head-to-head with **Mariona Caldentey** and **Laia Codina** when England host Spain at Wembley at 7pm on Tuesday, April 14.
Sarina Wiegman’s side will then face Iceland at Reykjavik at 5.30pm on Saturday, April 18, while Spain welcome Ukraine to Cordoba at 3pm on the same day.
England are currently top of Group C in the FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers with two wins from two, ahead of second-placed Spain on goal difference.
Elsewhere in World Cup qualifying, **Katie McCabe** is set to face a double header against Poland with Republic of Ireland, and the same goes for Frida Maanum against Slovenia with Norway.
Sweden will tackle Denmark and Serbia, with **Stina Blackstenius** and **Smilla Holmberg** both called up for the former, and **Daphne van Domselaar** and **Victoria Pelova** are in contention for Netherlands’ matches against France.
**Barbora Votikova** is in the Czechia squad for their two World Cup qualifying games against Montenegro.
The new FIFA Series tournament also kicks off this month, which will see **Caitlin Foord** for Australia come up against Malawi, as well as either Kenya or India, while Canada’s **Olivia Smith** gets ready for matches with Zambia, South Korea and Brazil.
USA have a trio of friendlies lined up with Japan, which **Emily Fox** is in the squad for.
At youth level, **Jessie Gale, Laila Harbert,** and **Vivienne Lia** have all been called up to England’s under-23s for a European U23 League semi-final against Netherlands at 3pm on Monday, April 13 in Murcia, followed by a potential final v Sweden or Norway at 12pm on Friday, April 17.
As for the under-19s, **Niamh Peacock** and **Cecily Wellesley-Smith** could feature in UEFA Women’s U19 Championship qualifiers against Latvia, Wales and Switzerland, with **Amy Liddiard** taking part in training.
### INTERNATIONAL FIXTURES
**Thursday, April 9**England U19s (Peacock, Wellesley-Smith v Latvia
UEFA Women’s U19 Championship qualifier | Biel | 4.30pm
**Saturday, April 11**Australia (Foord) v Malawi
FIFA Series | Nairobi | 12pm
Canada (Smith) v Zambia
FIFA Series | Cuiaba | 10.30pm
USA (Fox) v Japan
Friendly | California | 10.30pm
**Sunday, April 12**England U19s (Peacock, Wellesley-Smith v Wales
UEFA Women’s U19 Championship qualifier | Vevey | 4.30pm
**Monday, April 13**England U23s (Gale, Harbert, Lia) v Netherlands
European U23 League semi-final | Murcia | 3pm
**Tuesday, April 14**Poland v Republic of Ireland (McCabe)World Cup qualifier | Gdansk | 3pmCzechia (Votikova) v MontenegroWorld Cup qualifier | Czechia | 4.30pmNorway (Maanum) v SloveniaWorld Cup qualifier | Oslo | 5pmSweden (Blackstenius, Holmberg) v DenmarkWorld Cup qualifier | Gothenburg | 6pmEngland (Russo, Kelly, Wubben-Moy, Hinds, Williamson, Mead) v Spain (Caldentey, Codina)
World Cup qualifier | Wembley | 7pm
Netherlands (Van Domselaar, Pelova) v France
World Cup qualifier | Breda | 7.45pm
Canada (Smith) v South Korea
FIFA Series | Cuiaba | 10.30pm
**Wednesday, April 15**USA (Fox) v Japan
Friendly | Washington | 3am
Kenya or India v Australia (Foord)
FIFA Series | Nairobi | Time TBC
Switzerland v England U19s (Peacock, Wellesley-Smith)
UEFA Women’s U19 Championship qualifier | Biel | 12pm
**Friday, April 17**England U23s (Gale, Harbert, Lia) v Norway or Sweden
European U23 League final or third-place play-off | Murcia or Pinatar | 12pm
**Saturday, April 18**USA (Fox) v JapanFriendly | Colorado | 2amSpain (Caldentey, Codina) v Ukraine
World Cup qualifier | Cordoba | 3pm
Republic of Ireland (McCabe) v Poland
World Cup qualifier | Dublin | 3pm
Serbia v Sweden (Blackstenius, Holmberg)World Cup qualifier | Solna | 3pmSlovenia v Norway (Maanum)World Cup qualifier | Ptuj | 4pmIceland v England (Russo, Kelly, Wubben-Moy, Hinds, Williamson, Mead)
World Cup qualifier | Reykjavik | 5.30pm
France v Netherlands (Van Domselaar, Pelova)
World Cup qualifier | Auxerre | 8.10pm
Montenegro v Czechia (Votikova)
World Cup qualifier | Montenegro | Time TBC
**Sunday, April 19**Brazil v Canada (Smith)
FIFA Series | Cuiaba | 2.30am
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