Sarina Wiegman made it clear that not a single minute will be wasted w hen the Lionesses meet up next week ahead of a double-header in Spain to conclude their fixtures for a history-making year.
The 2023 World Cup sits just nine months away, and the England boss has brought in new and old faces to ensure that the squad she selects for the tournament in New Zealand and Australia is the most competitive yet. Wiegman has cut herself as a creature of habit in squad selection, but the strength in depth she possesses in her squad, coupled with a need to foster competition, could prove a perfect opportunity for those players eyeing a starting berth.
With a final weekend of domestic fixtures left before England’s clashes with Japan and Norway in Murcia, Mirror Football looks at the six players who need to deliver a convincing performance this weekend to play themselves into Wiegman’s starting XI.