England Women to take on Denmark in final warm-up for UEFA Women's Euro 2017
Thursday 7 November 2019 13:19, UK
England Women will play Denmark in their final warm-up game before this summer’s European Championships.
England will travel to Denmark's Gladsaxe Stadium on Saturday July 1 ahead of their meeting with Scotland in their opening game of the Women's Euros in Utrecht on July 19.
Denmark currently sit 11 places below England in the FIFA World Rankings and they will also compete in the Netherlands this summer.
England head coach Mark Sampson believes the encounter will be a good test for his players before their bid for European glory.
"Demark are a team who will have genuine ambitions of going a long way in the summer, so it will be a good challenge for us leading into the Euros," Sampson said.
"It will be our last game before the tournament so we will prepare well for the match and look to get a win as we head into the final phase of our Euros preparation."
It will be the first time England has played Denmark under the leadership of Sampson, with the last meeting between the two nations coming in 2009.
On that occasion, a goal from Jody Handley was enough to see Hope Powell's side earn a 1-0 victory.
Sampson's squad will meet up on 5 June for the start of their Euros training camp before a trip to Biel to take on Switzerland five days later.
England's preparations for the finals are well underway with Sampson already testing out his squad during two friendlies in April, which saw the Lionesses secure a 3-0 win over Austria and a 1-1 draw with Italy.
