The slope of the continent! China is going to Wembley...November's friendly with England's 女 team

Jul 31, 2025

The slope of the continent! China is going to Wembley...November's friendly with England's 女 team
◇photo courtesy of the Korea Football Association



Will Chinese soccer build the pride of the continent at Wembley.

The Chinese women's national team will play a warm-up match against England at Wembley Stadium in London on November 29 (Korea time). The BBC reported on the 31st that England's women's team coach, Sarina Wiegmann, plans to use the match against China as part of preparations for the 2027 World Cup qualifying round. Wiegmann said "It will be special to spend the last part of the year at Wembley. There are not many opportunities to play against non-European teams. I'm happy to meet the best team in Asia like China."

England's women's team recently won the Euro 2025, beating World Cup champion Spain. In the FIFA Women's World Rankings announced in June, it was ranked 5th, ranking 3rd in Europe after Spain (2nd) and Germany (3rd). With the victory in Euro 2025, the world ranking is expected to rise.




The slope of the continent! China is going to Wembley...November's friendly with England's 女 team
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China is proud of itself in men's soccer, but it is different on the women's stage. Asia's fourth (17th), following Japan (7th), North Korea (9th), and Australia (15th) in the FIFA rankings. He is ahead of Korea (21st). In the last East Asian Cup, they failed to win the title with one win and two draws, but China is still considered to be ahead of them in overall performance.

England and China faced each other two years ago in the group stage of the 2023 Australia-New Zealand Women's World Cup. At that time, England scored three goals each in the first and second half, defeating China 6-1. England, which reached the round of 16 with all three group matches, beat Nigeria, Colombia and Australia to reach the final, but lost 0-3 to Spain to finish second. China was eliminated from the group stage.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.