Southampton's St Mary's Stadium will host England Women's first match under new head coach Sarina Wiegman, who left her role as Netherlands boss after Tokyo 2020; the Lionesses begin life under Wiegman against North Macedonia in a World Cup Qualifier on September 17
Tuesday 10 August 2021 14:18, UK
England Women's first match under new head coach Sarina Wiegman will take place at Southampton's St Mary's Stadium next month.
The Lionesses host North Macedonia in their first World Cup Qualifier on Friday, September 17 - 7pm kick-off.
Wiegman was confirmed as Phil Neville's replacement last year, but did not leave her role with the Netherlands until Tokyo 2020 finished.
The Dutch were knocked out at the quarter-final stage by USA, while Team GB also lost their last-eight match to Australia.
Hege Riise had overseen Team GB's Olympic campaign, having also filled in as England's interim manager after Neville left.
Wiegman will soon take the reins, with just over a month until her first game in charge of the Lionesses.
With a view to qualifying for the 2023 World Cup, England face North Macedonia in Southampton and then head to Luxembourg later in September - with the venue still to be confirmed.
St Mary's is one of 10 stadia set to host matches at the 2022 Women's European Championship in England from July 6 to 31 next year.
