Over 20 Gunners will be going away to represent their nations during the April international break.
Our six Lionesses – Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Taylor Hinds, Leah Williamson, and Beth Mead – will be going head-to-head with Mariona Caldentey and Laia Codina when England host Spain at Wembley at 7pm on Tuesday, April 14.
Sarina Wiegman’s side will then face Iceland at Reykjavik at 5.30pm on Saturday, April 18, while Spain welcome Ukraine to Cordoba at 3pm on the same day.
England are currently top of Group C in the FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers with two wins from two, ahead of second-placed Spain on goal difference.
Elsewhere in World Cup qualifying, Katie McCabe is set to face a double header against Poland with Republic of Ireland, and the same goes for Frida Maanum against Slovenia with Norway.
Sweden will tackle Denmark and Serbia, with Stina Blackstenius and Smilla Holmberg both called up for the former, and Daphne van Domselaar and Victoria Pelova are in contention for Netherlands’ matches against France.
Barbora Votikova is in the Czechia squad for their two World Cup qualifying games against Montenegro.
The new FIFA Series tournament also kicks off this month, which will see Caitlin Foord for Australia come up against Malawi, as well as either Kenya or India, while Canada’s Olivia Smith gets ready for matches with Zambia, South Korea and Brazil.
USA have a trio of friendlies lined up with Japan, which Emily Fox is in the squad for.
At youth level, Jessie Gale, Laila Harbert, and Vivienne Lia have all been called up to England’s under-23s for a European U23 League semi-final against Netherlands at 3pm on Monday, April 13 in Murcia, followed by a potential final v Sweden or Norway at 12pm on Friday, April 17.
As for the under-19s, Niamh Peacock and Cecily Wellesley-Smith could feature in UEFA Women’s U19 Championship qualifiers against Latvia, Wales and Switzerland, with Amy Liddiard taking part in training.
INTERNATIONAL FIXTURES
Thursday, April 9
England U19s (Peacock, Wellesley-Smith v Latvia
UEFA Women’s U19 Championship qualifier | Biel | 4.30pm
Saturday, April 11
Australia (Foord) in Malawi
FIFA Series | Nairobi | 12pm
Canada (Smith) v Zambia
FIFA Series | Cuiaba | 10.30pm
USA (Fox) v Japan
Friendly | California | 10.30pm
Sunday, April 12
England U19s (Peacock, Wellesley-Smith v Wales
UEFA Women’s U19 Championship qualifier | Vevey | 4.30pm
Monday, April 13
England U23s (Gale, Harbert, Lia) v Netherlands
European U23 League semi-final | Murcia | 3pm
Tuesday, April 14
Poland v Republic of Ireland (McCabe)
World Cup qualifier | Gdansk | 3pm
Czechia (Votikova) to Montenegro
World Cup qualifier | Czechia | 4.30pm
Norway (Maanum) v Slovenia
World Cup qualifier | Oslo | 5pm
Sweden (Blackstenius, Holmberg) v Denmark
World Cup qualifier | Gothenburg | 6pm
England (Russo, Kelly, Wubben-Moy, Hinds, Williamson, Mead) v Spain (Caldentey, Codina)
World Cup qualifier | Wembley | 7pm
Netherlands (Van Domselaar, Pelova) v France
World Cup qualifier | Breda | 7.45pm
Canada (Smith) v South Korea
FIFA Series | Cuiaba | 10.30pm
Wednesday, April 15
USA (Fox) v Japan
Friendly | Washington | 3am
Kenya or India v Australia (Foord)
FIFA Series | Nairobi | Time TBC
Switzerland v England U19s (Peacock, Wellesley-Smith)
UEFA Women’s U19 Championship qualifier | Biel | 12pm
Friday, April 17
England U23s (Gale, Harbert, Lia) v Norway or Sweden
European U23 League final or third-place play-off | Murcia or Pinatar | 12pm
Saturday, April 18
USA (Fox) v Japan
Friendly | Colorado | 2am
Spain (Caldentey, Codina) v Ukraine
World Cup qualifier | Cordoba | 3pm
Republic of Ireland (McCabe) v Poland
World Cup qualifier | Dublin | 3pm
Serbia v Sweden (Blackstenius, Holmberg)
World Cup qualifier | Solna | 3 p.m
Slovenia v Norway (Maanum)
World Cup qualifier | Ptuj | 4pm
Iceland v England (Russo, Kelly, Wubben-Moy, Hinds, Williamson, Mead)
World Cup qualifier | Reykjavik | 5.30pm
France v Netherlands (Van Domselaar, Pelova)
World Cup qualifier | Auxerre | 8.10pm
Montenegro to Czechia (Votikova)
World Cup qualifier | Montenegro | Time TBC
Sunday, April 19
Brazil v Canada (Smith)
FIFA Series | Cuiaba | 2.30am
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