Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium is landing another major sporting event with England set to face Ukraine in a FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifier
England Women are the latest non-Everton big attraction to have been enticed to Hill Dickinson Stadium in what is another major coup for the club.
As first reported by the Guardian, the ECHO understands England will face Ukraine in a FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifier by the banks of the Mersey on Tuesday, June 9.
The match marks the the Lionesses’ final qualifier as they attempt to back up their back-to-back European Championship wins by making it through to the 2027 finals in Brazil.
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Sarina Wiegman’s side will also face Iceland and Spain, who beat them in the 2025 FIFA Women's World Cup final, in the qualifiers.
Following the Blues’ move from Goodison Park – the first purpose-built football ground in England and their home for the previous 133 years – last August, Hill Dickinson Stadium staged its first major non-football event on November 1 when Australia defeated England 14-4 in a Rugby League Ashes Second Test Match.
Rugby League is returning to the venue for Magic Weekend on July 4-5 featuring all 12 UK-based Super League clubs.
While on Monday, it was confirmed that Fiji will play a rugby union ‘home’ game against England on July 11 in the Nations Championship, a fixture that sees their opponents play in this country away from Twickenham for the first time since 2019.
Before that, on March 31, Scotland face Ivory Coast in a World Cup warm-up which will be the first international football game staged at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
The Blues' new home – to be known as ‘Everton Stadium’ for the duration of the tournament due to a ban on sponsors’ names – has been awarded five matches at the 2028 European Championships and will host a last-16 knockout clash as well as four group games.
The group games will take place on Sunday, June 11, 2028 (Group D team 3 v Group D team 4); Wednesday, June 14, 2028 (Group A team 2 v Group A team 4); Saturday, June 17, 2028 (Group E team 2 v Group E team 4) and Tuesday, June 20, 2028 (Group C team 2 v Group C team 3). The last-16 fixture will be on Saturday, June 24, 2028.
Goodison Park staged five matches at the 1966 World Cup, including the semi-final between West Germany and the Soviet Union with its last international coming on June 6, 1995, when Brazil defeated Japan 3-0 in the Umbro Cup.
On Boxing Day 1920, Everton’s long-time home also hosted Preston-based Dick, Kerr Ladies’ 4-0 win over St Helens, a fixture that attracted a 53,000 crowd – a world record for a women’s club game that stood for over 98 years – with an estimated 10,000 to 14,000 more fans locked outside.
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