England Women will travel to Spain for two Euro warm-up friendlies in January

England Women will play friendlies against Sweden and Norway in Murcia in the new year.

Mark Sampson's side will warm-up for next summer's European Championships by taking on Norway in La Manga on January 22 and then two days later take on Sweden at the Pinatar Arena.

England defeated Norway 2-1 in the last 16 of the 2015 World Cup, with goals from Steph Houghton and Lucy Bronze, before going on to finish third at the tournament.

The Lionesses last faced Sweden in Hartlepool in August 2014 when a brace from Karen Carney and a goal apiece from debutant Fran Kirby and Lianne Sanderson secured a comprehensive 4-0 win.

Sampson said: "These matches will be a vital part of our preparation for the Euros on and off the pitch.

"Sweden and Norway are excellent sides who will both be considered contenders for European Championship. They will provide tough tests for us and we'll need to be playing at our best in these games.

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"We've been working to secure matches against a variety of European opposition ahead of the tournament, so we can be as ready for anything we might come up against next summer as possible."

The Lionesses will open their Euro 2017 campaign against Scotland in Utrecht (19 July), before facing Spain in Breda (23 July) and Portugal in Tilburg (27 July).