England continues its campaign of the League of Nations of the Nations of the Nations of the UEFA on Friday evening when they welcome Belgium to Ashton Gate.
Currently, the lions are at the level with Portugal at the top of Group 3 after claiming a significant victory by 1-0 on the World Spain champions at the end of February. After drawing with Portugal the party day, England revenge the final defeat of the World Cup of 2023 by courtesy of a Jess Park shirt.
Belgium, meanwhile, sits at the bottom of the standings after successive defeats, with narrow losses in Spain and Portugal, leaving them in a difficult position. They will be desperate to disturb the odds of Bristol this week and will be able to achieve the defeat in England during their previous Nations League campaign.
England against Belgium Record from head to head (last five games)
Current Form
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England 1-0 Spain – 26/02/25 |
Belgium 0-1 Portugal – 26/2/25 |
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Portugal 1-1 England – 02/21/25 |
Spain 3-2 Belgium – 02/21/25 |
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England 1-0 Switzerland – 12/03/24 |
Belgium 2-1 Ukraine – 12/03/24 |
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England 0-0 United States – 11/30/24 |
Ukraine 0-2 Belgium – 29/11/24 |
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England 2-1 South -Africa -29/10/24 |
Belgium 5-0 Greece – 29/10/24 |
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UK |
ITV 1, ITVX, STV, Player STV, UTV |
Sarina Wiegman has welcomed Beth Mead and Fran Kirby again to England squad After the injuries prevented them from joining the national team in February. Manchester City goalkeeper Khiara Keating also does its way up.
Maisie Symonds has won a first senior call after impressed with Brighton & Hove Albion and children under 23 years old in England and joins a band of family faces.
Symonds will rub your shoulders with the tastes of Park, Keira Walsh and she Toone in the middle field, while Lauren James, Alessia Russo and Chloe Kelly have been included in the final third. Chelsea’s trio, Millie Bright, Lucy Bronze and Niamh Charles, are little amazing inclusions and they could all start.
England predicted the VS Belgium line (4-3-3): Ears; Bronze, Williamson, Bright, Charles; Clinton, Walsh, Toone; Kelly, Russo, James.
Anderlecht’s Laura de Neve was initially called to Elisabet Gunnarsdottir, but has since been replaced by Jasmien Mathys due to injuries.
Leicester City Duo, Janice Cayman and Sari Kees, are included, the first to enjoy a particularly impressive campaign in the Eastern Midlands, while Amber Tysiak and Justine Vanhaevermaet of West Ham United are other representatives of the women’s Super League.
Belgium will be based on the goal capacity of veteran Tessa Wullaert, the veteran veteran. He scored his 88th international goal against Spain in February and made a strong one the last time he played in England.
Belgium predicted the line against England (4-3-3): Evrard; Janssens, Tysiak, Kees, Cayman; Abdulai, Vanhaevermaet, Missipo; Janssen, Wullaert, Eurlings.
England will be a favorite for Friday’s crash, but its recent outings against Belgium suggest that this could be a narrower adventure than many expect. A narrow victory by 1-0 and the defeat of 3-2 in the previous Nations League campaign shows that the lions cannot afford any complacency in Ashton Gate.
However, Wiegman’s side will fly high after his impressive victory over Spain last time and should have too many fire force for Belgium this time.
