England boss Sarina Wiegman is sure Tuesday’s match at home to Luxembourg will be a celebratory occasion – and has stressed she expects to see her side deliver a ruthless performance.
The game at Stoke’s bet365 Stadium, which has sold out, will be the Lionesses’ first on home soil since they won the Euros at Wembley in July.
It concludes their World Cup qualifying group fixtures, three days on after securing a place at next summer’s tournament in Australia and New Zealand via a 2-0 away win over Austria.
England have scored 70 goals and conceded none across their nine victories in Group D, which included beating Luxembourg – who are 117th in the world rankings – 10-0 in the reverse fixture last September.
Put to her that Tuesday would feel like something of a celebration, Wiegman told a press conference: “I think so. It’s really exciting. The support of the fans has been great in the Euros, but they keep coming now.
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