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April internationals: who's playing and when?

Victoria Pelova in action for the Netherlands

Many of our Gunners are in action for their respective national teams this month, with UEFA Women's Nations League fixtures and friendlies on the cards. 

Victoria Pelova has received her first international call-up for the Netherlands since sustaining an ACL injury in June 2024. Alongside Daphne van Domselaar, Pelova will go head-to-head with Manuela Zinsberger and Laura Wienroither's Austria twice (April 4 and April 8) in Nations League Group A1.

In Group 2, Lia Walti will captain Switzerland for their fixtures against France (April 4) and Iceland (April 8), whilst Frida Maanum's Norway face Iceland (April 4) and France (April 8).

Four of our Gunners will be in action for England as they play Belgium, home and away. Alessia Russo, Leah Williamson, Chloe Kelly and Beth Mead will feature for the Lionesses in Bristol (April 4) and Leuven (April 8). Elsewhere in the group, Mariona Caldentey and Spain play Portugal twice (April 4 and April 8).

Amanda Ilestedt is back with Sweden for the first time since returning from maternity leave. She joins Stina Blackstenius against Italy (April 4) and Wales (April 8). Rosa Kafaji, meanwhile, will play for Sweden's U23 side in two U23 European competition fixtures. 

In Nations League Group B, Katie McCabe will captain Ireland across home and away legs against Greece (April 4, April 8). Ireland are currently in second place after two games played. 

Emily Fox and the US Women's National Team have a friendly double header against Brazil this month (April 5, April 9), whilst Australia host South Korea twice (April 4, April 7). Steph Catley, Kyra Cooney-Cross and Caitlin Foord have all been called up for the Matildas.

Teyah Goldie and Freya Godfrey - both on loan at London City Lionesses - head to Spain to represent England U23s in the European competition finals. Their first fixture is against Spain (April 3), and depending on the outcome of that tie, they will then face either Sweden or Belgium (April 6). 

A host of our young Gunners will be in action for England U19s in their final round of U19 Euros qualifiers. Katie Reid, Vivienne Lia, Laila Harbert, Michelle Agyemang, Jessie Gale and Cecily Wellesley-Smith will line up for the young Lionesses against Belgium (April 2), Austria (April 5) and Ukraine (April 8). 

International fixtures in full

All times GMT

Wednesday, April 2
England U19 (Agyemang, Harbert, Lia, Reid, Gale, Wellesley-Smith) v Belgium
U19 Euros qualifiers | St. George’s Park | 2pm

Thursday, April 3
Sweden U23 (Kafaji) v Belgium
U23 European competition fixture | Murcia, Spain | 4pm

England U23 (Goldie, Godfrey) v Spain
U23 European competition fixture | Murcia, Spain | 6pm

Friday, April 4
Australia (Catley, Cooney-Cross, Foord) v South Korea
Friendly | Sydney, Australia | 10am

Greece v Ireland (McCabe)
UEFA Nations League B | Heraklion, Greece | 3pm

Iceland v Norway (Maanum)
UEFA Nations League | Reykjavik, Iceland | 4.45pm

Sweden (Blackstenius, Ilestedt) v Italy
UEFA Nations League | Solna, Sweden | 6pm

Netherlands (van Domselaar, Pelova) v Austria (Zinsberger, Wienroither)
UEFA Nations League | Almelo, Netherlands | 7pm

Switzerland (Walti) v France
UEFA Nations League | St.Gallen, Switzerland | 7pm

Portugal v Spain (Mariona)
UEFA Nations League | Pacos de Ferreira, Portugal | 7.45pm

England (Kelly, Mead, Russo, Williamson) v Belgium
UEFA Nations League | Bristol, England | 8pm

Saturday, April 5
England U19 (Agyemang, Harbert, Lia, Reid, Gale, Wellesley-Smith) v Austria
U19 Euros qualifiers | St. George’s Park | 2pm

USA (Fox) v Brazil
Friendly | Los Angeles, USA | 10pm

Sunday, April 6
England U23 (Goldie, Godfrey) v Sweden/Belgium TBC
U23 European competition fixture | Location and time TBC

Sweden U23 (Kafaji) v Spain/England TBC
U23 European competition fixture | Location and time TBC

Monday, April 7
Australia (Catley, Cooney-Cross, Foord) v South Korea
Friendly | Newcastle, Australia | 10.30am

Tuesday, April 8
England U19 (Agyemang, Harbert, Lia, Reid, Gale, Wellesley-Smith) v Ukraine
U19 Euros qualifiers | St. George’s Park | 2pm

Iceland v Switzerland (Walti)
UEFA Nations League | Reykjavik, Iceland | 4.45pm

Austria (Zinsberger, Wienroither) v Netherlands (van Domselaar, Pelova)
UEFA Nations League | Altach, Austria | 5.15pm

Norway (Maanum) v France
UEFA Nations League | Oslo, Norway | 6pm

Spain (Mariona) v Portugal
UEFA Nations League | Vigo, Spain | 6pm

Sweden (Blackstenius, Ilestedt) v Wales
UEFA Nations League | Gothenburg, Sweden | 6pm

Belgium v (Kelly, Mead, Russo, Williamson)
UEFA Nations League | Leuven, Belgium | 7.30pm

Ireland (McCabe) v Greece
UEFA Nations League | Dublin, Ireland | 7.30pm

Wednesday, April 9
USA (Fox) v Brazil
Friendly | San Jose, USA | 3.30am