{"id":959,"date":"2026-04-07T10:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socialsport.online\/?p=959"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:22:47","slug":"who-has-been-called-up-for-aprils-internationals-international-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialsport.online\/?p=959","title":{"rendered":"Who has been called up for April\u2019s internationals? | International | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Over 20 Gunners will be going away to represent their nations during the April international break.<\/p>\n<p>Our six Lionesses &#8211; <strong>Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Taylor Hinds, Leah Williamson, <\/strong>and <strong>Beth Mead<\/strong> &#8211; will be going head-to-head with <strong>Mariona Caldentey <\/strong>and<strong> Laia Codina <\/strong>when England host Spain at Wembley at 7pm on Tuesday, April 14.<\/p>\n<p>Sarina Wiegman\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>England are currently top of Group C in the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup qualifiers with two wins from two, ahead of second-placed Spain on goal difference.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in World Cup qualifying, <strong>Katie McCabe<\/strong> is set to face a double header against Poland with Republic of Ireland, and the same goes for Frida Maanum against Slovenia with Norway.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden will tackle Denmark and Serbia, with <strong>Stina Blackstenius <\/strong>and<strong> Smilla Holmberg<\/strong> both called up for the former, and <strong>Daphne van Domselaar <\/strong>and <strong>Victoria Pelova <\/strong>are in contention for Netherlands\u2019 matches against France.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barbora Votikova <\/strong>is in the Czechia squad for their two World Cup qualifying games against Montenegro.<\/p>\n<p>The new FIFA Series tournament also kicks off this month, which will see <strong>Caitlin Foord <\/strong>for Australia come up against Malawi, as well as either Kenya or India, while Canada\u2019s <strong>Olivia Smith <\/strong>gets ready for matches with Zambia, South Korea and Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>USA have a trio of friendlies lined up with Japan, which <strong>Emily Fox <\/strong>is in the squad for.<\/p>\n<p>At youth level, <strong>Jessie Gale, Laila Harbert, <\/strong>and <strong>Vivienne Lia <\/strong>have all been called up to England\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>As for the under-19s, <strong>Niamh Peacock <\/strong>and <strong>Cecily Wellesley-Smith <\/strong>could feature in UEFA Women\u2019s U19 Championship qualifiers against Latvia, Wales and Switzerland, with <strong>Amy Liddiard <\/strong>taking part in training.<\/p>\n<h3>INTERNATIONAL FIXTURES<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Thursday, April 9<\/strong><br \/>England U19s (Peacock, Wellesley-Smith v Latvia <br \/>UEFA Women\u2019s U19 Championship qualifier | Biel | 4.30pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, April 11<\/strong><br \/>Australia (Foord) in Malawi<br \/>FIFA Series | Nairobi | 12pm<\/p>\n<p>Canada (Smith) v Zambia<br \/>FIFA Series | Cuiaba | 10.30pm<\/p>\n<p>USA (Fox) v Japan<br \/>Friendly | California | 10.30pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, April 12<\/strong><br \/>England U19s (Peacock, Wellesley-Smith v Wales <br \/>UEFA Women\u2019s U19 Championship qualifier | Vevey | 4.30pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, April 13<\/strong><br \/>England U23s (Gale, Harbert, Lia) v Netherlands<br \/>European U23 League semi-final | Murcia | 3pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, April 14<\/strong><br \/>Poland v Republic of Ireland (McCabe)<br \/>World Cup qualifier | Gdansk | 3pm<\/p>\n<p>Czechia (Votikova) to Montenegro<br \/>World Cup qualifier | Czechia | 4.30pm<\/p>\n<p>Norway (Maanum) v Slovenia<br \/>World Cup qualifier | Oslo | 5pm<\/p>\n<p>Sweden (Blackstenius, Holmberg) v Denmark<br \/>World Cup qualifier | Gothenburg | 6pm<\/p>\n<p>England (Russo, Kelly, Wubben-Moy, Hinds, Williamson, Mead) v Spain (Caldentey, Codina)<br \/>World Cup qualifier | Wembley | 7pm<\/p>\n<p>Netherlands (Van Domselaar, Pelova) v France<br \/>World Cup qualifier | Breda | 7.45pm<\/p>\n<p>Canada (Smith) v South Korea<br \/>FIFA Series | Cuiaba | 10.30pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, April 15<\/strong><br \/>USA (Fox) v Japan<br \/>Friendly | Washington | 3am<\/p>\n<p>Kenya or India v Australia (Foord)<br \/>FIFA Series | Nairobi | Time TBC<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland v England U19s (Peacock, Wellesley-Smith) <br \/>UEFA Women\u2019s U19 Championship qualifier | Biel | 12pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, April 17<\/strong><br \/>England U23s (Gale, Harbert, Lia) v Norway or Sweden<br \/>European U23 League final or third-place play-off | Murcia or Pinatar | 12pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, April 18<\/strong><br \/>USA (Fox) v Japan<br \/>Friendly | Colorado | 2am<\/p>\n<p>Spain (Caldentey, Codina) v Ukraine<br \/>World Cup qualifier | Cordoba | 3pm<\/p>\n<p>Republic of Ireland (McCabe) v Poland<br \/>World Cup qualifier | Dublin | 3pm<\/p>\n<p>Serbia v Sweden (Blackstenius, Holmberg)<br \/>World Cup qualifier | Solna | 3 p.m<\/p>\n<p>Slovenia v Norway (Maanum)<br \/>World Cup qualifier | Ptuj | 4pm<\/p>\n<p>Iceland v England (Russo, Kelly, Wubben-Moy, Hinds, Williamson, Mead)<br \/>World Cup qualifier | Reykjavik | 5.30pm<\/p>\n<p>France v Netherlands (Van Domselaar, Pelova)<br \/>World Cup qualifier | Auxerre | 8.10pm<\/p>\n<p>Montenegro to Czechia (Votikova)<br \/>World Cup qualifier | Montenegro | Time TBC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, April 19<\/strong><br \/>Brazil v Canada (Smith)<br \/>FIFA Series | Cuiaba | 2.30am<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2026 The Arsenal Football Club Limited. 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