International Diary: February

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A number of Aston Villa Women players will be in action for their countries across the world during the international break.

Villans will be involved in the UEFA Women’s Nations League Finals, the Pinatar Cup, CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup and friendly matches.

Below you can find out which Villans are playing for their countries, who they’re playing and when…

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Netherlands

Daphne van Domselaar’s superb form at club level has seen her retain her spot in the Netherlands national team.

The goalkeeper will hope to feature in her country’s UEFA Women’s Nations League semi-final against Spain on Friday, February 23 (KO 8pm).

Dependent on the result in that match, van Domselaar and co. will either play in the third place play-off or they will contest the final with a chance of silverware as well as a place in this summer’s Olympic Games.

Scotland

Fresh from helping Villa to a 2-1 away win at Tottenham on Sunday, Rachel Corsie and Kirsty Hanson are set to represent Scotland in the 2024 edition of the Pinatar Cup.

The Tartan Army play the Philippines in their respective semi-final on Saturday, February 24 (KO 1.05pm) in the hopes of contesting the final three days later.

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Switzerland

Alisha Lehmann and Noelle Maritz feature in Switzerland’s squad for a pair of friendlies.

The Red Crosses face Poland in Marbella on Friday, February 24 (KO 4pm) and once more on Tuesday, February 27 (KO 4pm).

England

Rachel Daly will be looking to help her country to a couple of warm-weather friendly victories in the next few days.

The Lionesses take on Austria in Cádiz on Friday, February 24 (KO 7.45pm) before playing Italy in the same location on Tuesday, February 27 (KO 5pm).

France

Kenza Dali and France also have Olympic qualification on their minds as they embark on the inaugural Nations League Finals.

Dali and her compatriots play Germany in their semi-final on Friday, February 23 (KO 8pm) where they could progress to the final and, thus, set up a meeting with van Domselaar and the Netherlands.

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New Zealand

Anna Leat and New Zealand have already secured qualification for the Olympic games, and in some style too.

The Ford Football Ferns faced off against the likes of Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, Fiji and Solomon Islands across a two-week span.

With the winners of the knockout-style tournament guaranteed a spot at Paris 2024, New Zealand were in determined mood.

Scoring 32 goals in just five games, Leat and co. booked their place with dominant display after dominant display.

Northern Ireland

Simone Magill will hope to help Northern Ireland retain their place in League B of the Women’s Nations League.

The Green and White Army will face Montenegro in a two-legged tie to determine whether they remain in League B or face relegation to League C.

The first leg will take place in Podgorica on Friday, February 23 (KO 1pm) before the two teams return to Belfast for the second leg on Tuesday, February 27 (KO 7pm).

Canada

Adriana Leon links up with Canada for the 2024 edition of the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup.

Canada have been placed in Group C alongside Costa Rica, Paraguay and El Salvador, with the best two teams guaranteed to progress to the quarter-finals.

Leon and co. will have their sights firmly set on making it all the way to the final in San Diego on Sunday, March 10.



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